A story from the Dayton Daily News on John Kasich’s reaction to the Ohio budget deal highlights just how lame Chris Redfern really is these days. First Kasich’s statement: “Today’s agreement is strictly stopgap and turns a blind eye to the massive shortfalls we will be facing during the next budget cycle,” Kasich said in …
Tag Archive: budget
Aug
18
Government funding conundrum
The Dispatch offers yet another story about how the stimulus is affecting local communities. The angle is clearly aimed at making the funding distribution controversial: With budget cuts already forcing layoffs this year, Union County Sheriff Rocky Nelson was certain that he could qualify for federal stimulus money to hire and retain deputies. So were …
Aug
12
Despite budget crisis Strickland gives $2M to AFL-CIO
Image by aflcio2008 via Flickr First is was turning to labor unions to fix the auto industry, now Ted Strickland is looking to his labor union cronies supporters to help job seekers find government help. You read that right. Strickland is sending two million dollars to the AFL-CIO so they can help those out of …
Aug
08
Mike DeWine was right
Say what you will about Mike DeWine, and there is much that can be said, but he was right about the budget and about the stimulus back in February. On the stimulus: Whatever you think about the federal economic-stimulus plan, this much is clear: It’s going to be the most costly “free” money Ohio ever …
Aug
05
Bob Taft is feeling pretty good these days
What with Ted Strickland taking all the heat from left and right while the economy makes Taft’s time in office seem like an oasis of prosperity. The folks over at the Education Gadfly had the bright idea of talking to him about his new found perspective. And it produced some interesting quotes. These two in …