I wonder if the thousands of Ohioans who have started to count on unemployment checks since Gov. Strickland took office agree with this in his year-end interview with The Plain Dealer:
Asked to grade his performance this year, the Democratic leader, heading into a crucial 2010 [...]
Petition circulators misled Ohioans into thinking they were supporting Gov. Ted Strickland's plan for slot machines at racetracks by signing the petition, a racetrack official charged today.
The petition, which was submitted to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office yesterday, calls for a November vote on the governor's' [...]
Don't look for Governor Ted Strickland to anytime soon endorse the Health Care for All Ohioans Act anytime during his administration says Green Party Candidate for Governor Dennis Spisak.
"Ted Strickland, controlled by coal and nuke lobbyists, also is a puppet when it comes to health care insurance lobbyists" said Spisak.
Spisak [...]
The Ohio Green Party and the candidate for Governor, Dennis Spisak, supports the Health Care for all Ohioans Act that would provide coverage for the full range of inpatient and outpatient hospital care, preventive care, mental health,vision,hearing, prescription drugs,dental,emergency services,rehabilitation services, hospice care, home care, healthy maitenance care, medical devices, [...]
Community leaders, residents to urge Sen. Voinovich to give Ohioans the vote they deserve on health care reform.
A group of concerned citizens visited the Office of Senator George Voinovich in Columbus, Ohio today to talk about health care reform. The Senator wasn't available, so we left him a message to' [...]
Community leaders, residents to urge Sen. Voinovich to give Ohioans the vote they deserve on health care reform.
Columbus, Ohio - On Thursday December 17 at the Office of Senator George Voinovich, community leaders and local residents will ‘Carol for Health Care’ urging Senator Voinovich to [...]
This was a bit odd to receive with the recent media reports that it was feared there would be vaccines left over? But? This in via e-mail from the Ohio Department of Health:
ODH ORDERS ADDITIONAL H1N1 FLU VACCINE
Restrictions lifted; H1N1 vaccine available to all Ohioans
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of [...]
Ohio Right to Life today became the first prominent group to oppose a plan by Ohio's top jurist and the League of Women Voters to change how justices are elected to the Ohio Supreme Court.
The league, the Ohio State Bar Association and Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer [...]
When I was first elected to serve in the House of Representatives, I made a promise to Ohioans that I would not accept the Congressional health insurance plan until all Americans had affordable health insurance. Even though I'm serving in the United States Senate now, I'm keeping [...]
72 times.State officials are warning jobless Ohioans of a national scam targeting those receiving unemployment benefits.
Victims have received fraudulent text message on their cell phones claiming to be from state unemployment agencies, according to Attorney General Richard Cordray and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, which [...]
Over the last few days, we've recommended great Ohio-made products you can give for the holidays. A complete listing is here in our fancy Buy Ohio, Give Ohio holiday shopping section.
Today, let's talk about food. Ohioans love food. We especially love chocolate. And as most of us know,' [...]
Out-of-work Ohioans will now be able to continue to receive unemployment benefits while enrolled full-time in education and training programs, the Strickland administration announced Monday, Dec. 7.
“This policy change will help those Ohioans hardest hit by the recession to obtain job training skills without sacrificing their ability [...]
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland:
Governor Announces New Unemployment Compensation Eligibility to Educate More Ohioans for Jobs
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Doug Lumpkin and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut today announced that [...]
Watch out for those parentheses!:
Here’s the deal with Statehouse shrieking over when to renew the Third Frontier, Ohio’s job-development program:
In 2011, Ohio will run out of Third Frontier money. Gov. Ted Strickland and House Speaker Armond Budish of Beachwood, want to ask Ohioans in May 2010 to extend the [...]
The madness of distorting the marketplace with helicopter money dumps never ends:
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved $11 million to fund rebates for Ohioans who purchase energy efficient appliances.
The money, which comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), will provide nearly 90,000 rebates to residential consumers who [...]
Low-and middle-income Ohioans pay a much greater share of their income in state and local taxes than the state’s most affluent do, according to a study released last month by Policy Matters Ohio.
Brad Blog reports on the story which we first posted on Monday.
ACORN Lawsuit in OH a Victory for Democracy
Republican Secretary of State defied federal electon law
Hundreds of thousands of voters likely to benefit from settlement...
Congratulations to Equality Ohio contest winners Hallie Bourne & Jeannette Birkoff!
Their video "Bits and Pieces" is the fifth installment of Equality Ohio Education Fund’s Our Stories project; a real story from real Ohioans about what it could be like if Ohio were to become a state where everyone can [...]
Jobless Ohioans were jamming state phone lines this morning to find out why they didn't receive their unemployment benefits as expected.
Brian Harter, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, said there was a computer system failure over the weekend which has been corrected, however' [...]
Hundreds of Thousands of Low-Income Ohioans to Benefit
Cleveland, OH--Low-income Ohio citizens will be ensured access to voter registration at Ohio public assistance offices as a result of a settlement agreement submitted to Federal District Court Judge Patricia A. Gaughan over this past holiday weekend.
The settlement successfully [...]
I implore Senators Carey, Goodman & Niehaus (along with two yet to be named/outed GOP State Senators) to NOT go along with Strickland and Budish's plan to increase taxes on already overtaxed Ohioans.
Please give Former Senator Mike DeWine a call and ask him [...]
Calls for help to the Ohio Benefit Bank hotline reveal how bad things have gotten for some Ohioans.
The Benefit Bank surveys about one of every 10 callers about their personal situation. Here is information from roughly 500 calls in October. The vast majority were seeking help with [...]
