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Taft State of the State: Protecting 'our most vulnerable populations'

1:10pm Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Bob Taft delivered his gave his 2003 State of the State address last evening, and focused his remarks on repairing Ohio's budget woes. But we wish he'd be a bit more consistent with his values, and focus a couple of his quotes on the issue of concealed carry reform as well. "We'll continue to protect our most vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant women." "In the difficult days...

U.S. Supreme Court declines to review financial limits for Akron campaigns

12:28pm Wednesday, January 22, 2003

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted not to review the strict campaign finance restrictions approved by Akron voters in 1998 -- meaning those long-abated rules might finally go into effect for this year's city elections. Because the case never actually went to trial -- U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster found the charter change had constitutionality problems and threw it out before a trial...

AP: Two OH Democrats leave party over Washington appointment

10:42am Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Mayor, commissioner leave party over Washington appointment The Associated Press 1/21/03 8:51 PM Two northwest Ohio elected officials have switched their political parties in protest of a congressional Democratic leader's appointment, The Lima News reported Wednesday. John Bergman, who will run for a third term as an Auglaize County commissioner in November, said he changed from a Democrat to a...

Tale of Two Cities: Toledo woman dies, Charlottesville man lives

12:11pm Tuesday, January 21, 2003

John Franks remembered his daughter, Cathy McCune, as a good person who wouldn’t hurt anyone. That’s why it’s so difficult for him to understand how someone could shoot and kill her and wound her husband, Richard, during an apparent robbery at their North Toledo auto parts business. "She was a gift from God, and she’s with Him now," Mr. Franks said yesterday of his daughter, Toledo’s first...

DDN: Asian upbringing influenced Stratton

10:34am Tuesday, January 21, 2003

The Dayton Daily News has published an excellent in-depth look at Justice Evelyn Lundberg-Stratton's upbringing and legal background. OFCC PAC endorsed Stratton's re-election bid in 2002, against a very liberal opponent: Supreme Court justice raised in Thailand By Laura A. Bischoff e-mail address: [email protected] Dayton Daily News While most baby boomers grew up on rock ’n’ roll, TV and...

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Senator Robert Gardner (R) foregoes county post to remain in Senate

4:30pm Monday, January 20, 2003

The Gonger News Service is reporting that (pro-CCW) Senator Robert Gardner (R-Bowling Green) had made the decision not to resign his seat in the Ohio Senate in order to accept the position of Lake County Commissioner. As OFCC PAC reported last week , Gardner, the Senate's president pro tem, was repotedly weighing his options on whether he would withdraw from consideration for the Lake County post...

Enquirer: More jail time for gun crimes

3:22pm Monday, January 20, 2003

Criminals could spend an average of six times longer behind bars if convicted of gun-related charges under a new Cincinnati program aimed at sending them to federal prison. Project Disarm was launched in late 2001 as a joint effort by Cincinnati police and several federal agencies to crack down on increasing gun violence in the city. The project's first 20 cases reveal a sharp difference in the...

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Dispatch: Survey tabs Mayor Coleman as favorite among Dems in race for governor

2:11pm Monday, January 20, 2003

As it did last week concerning Republicans and the governorship , the Columbus Dispatch has published a story examining who among Democrats emerge as early picks for U.S. Senate in 2004, and for governor in 2006. A poll suggests that among Democrat political leaders in Ohio, Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman ranks third highest, but emerges as the front-runner because the Democrats' first two...