Ohio Politics

AG Petro says GOP infighting hurting Bush reelection (you heard it here first)

9:22am Wednesday, December 03, 2003
According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , a Nov. 26 letter from Attorney General Jim Petro, one of three Republicans vying to be governor in 2006, told 400 party leaders "I fear we are losing sight of our immediate goals and committing a mistake that could cost us everything during the next three years." In the same letter, Petro announced that he would suspend major fundraising activities until...

Legislature finally ready to override Taft veto - but on HB12?

8:26am Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Gongwer News Service Tuesday, December 2, 2003 LEGISLATURE FORCES VETO SHOWDOWN OVER LONG-DELAYED MR/DD VICTIMS OF CRIME BILL The first legislative override of a veto by Governor Bob Taft moved closer to reality Tuesday with the General Assembly's attempt to impose an outside review on the executive branch authority to shutter state developmental centers. Itself a victim of political maneuvering...

Op-Ed: Events erode the willingness of legislators to work with governor

12:01pm Friday, November 28, 2003
by State Rep. Tom Niehaus published in The People's Defender Legislators will return from a two-week Thanksgiving break Dec. 2, and one of the hottest topics is likely to be Governor Bob Taft’s latest announcement about conceal carry legislation. Whether you support the right of citizens to carry concealed guns or not, the governor’s announcement November 18 may have ramifications far beyond this...

Home invaders steal firearms: Sign of things to come?

10:04am Wednesday, November 26, 2003
Fairborn man assaulted, robbed answering door Dayton Daily News November 26, 2003 FAIRBORN | A 20-year-old man told police that four masked men rushed into his apartment Monday and put a gun to his head before stealing two handguns, Fairborn police reported. The man said he opened the door of his apartment, in the 200 block of Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, about 9 p.m. believing a neighbor was...

Op-Ed: So you want to recall the governor

12:07pm Saturday, November 22, 2003
Note: The following was published prior to Arnold Schwarzenegger's California victory. As fun as California's recall circus may look, Ohio is stuck with its answer to Gray Davis by J. Caleb Mozzocco Say you're the governor of a state that's experiencing economic crisis and, though you won reelection nine months ago, you're not terribly popular or especially well-liked, even among some members of...

Will the next Senate President be willing to override Taft?

9:30am Friday, November 21, 2003
In the wake of Gov. Taft's lie on concealed carry, many citizens have begun telling their Senators that they expect the Senate to send a bill to Taft, regardless of his threats. Following is a correspendence between a constituent, and Senator Randy Gardner, who is one of two Senators in contention for the Senate Presidency in 2005. -----Original Message----- From: R.H. Sent: Thursday, November 20...

Asked and Answered. Tracking the Taft "invasion of privacy" conspiracy

4:52pm Thursday, November 20, 2003
We first learned of Taft's new "concern" with HB12 in early November. His attempts to insert yet another poison pill into the bill were dashed by committee leadership, who told him they would stick to Article 19 of the rules, which authorizes conferees only to address differences between the two versions of the bill. Taft realized he hit a dead-end in asking the committee to break the rules. So...

Invasion of Privacy: Taft's latest attempt to block your right to self-defense

12:20pm Thursday, November 20, 2003
Ohio Newspaper Association toting hidden agenda, concealing the details Gun owner identity privacy a matter of common sense and personal safety, not secrecy by Jeff Garvas Bob Taft and the editors of some Ohio newspapers have opposed concealed carry legislation since first proposed. The tireless opposition is always based on some illogical pre-conception or emotional rhetoric previously defeated...

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