The Cleveland Plain Dealer asks the relevant question: Strickland said that although publicly offering a detailed fix even as a Senate-House budget conference toils is a break with tradition, Ohio’s economy is the worst it has been in 80 years. That’s why, aside from questions about the specifics of his slots plan, it’s fair to …
Tag Archive: Bob Taft
Jun
12
Party of Corruption Alert
Remember when the Democrats charged into power accusing the GOP of being corrupt after too much time under “One Party Rule”? During those heady days Democratic politicians seemingly couldn’t talk about an issue without using the phrase “party of corruption.” But then their standard bearer and inspiration turned out to have some problems of his …
Jun
11
The end of the "Golden Age" of school funding?
The Education Gadfly at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation has a provocative post on the “Golden Age” of school funding in light of the budget realities Ohio is facing: The fact is, however, that we may very well come to see the last decade as a “golden age” for funding Ohio public schools. Consider figure …
Jun
10
25 on the 25th
Kasich supporters aren’t ‘t resting on their laurels basking in the glow of all the buzz from the announcement last week. They want to take that energy and build on it. So they have created 25 on 25th. The premise is to get as many people as possible to pledge $25 on June 25th: Ohio’s …