Ohio Politics

IRONY: Gov't says ''Citizens key to homeland security program''

1:23pm Friday, July 25, 2003

State hopes to train thousands of people to watch for signs of terrorist activity Friday, July 25, 2003 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State officials want to train Ohioans to help seek out terrorists through a program unveiled yesterday. The theory is that the average citizen knows his neighborhood better than the average police officer, so it’s a good bet he’ll notice suspicious activity, said Domingo...

Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

11:13am Thursday, July 24, 2003

In the span of time it took for it to be revealed that Ohio State Highway Patrol bureaucrats improperly used $41,000 of tax money to buy an antique car , and that action was necessary to suspend or fire no less than TEN troopers for violations of various laws and policies, ZERO troopers were killed by law-abiding citizens with concealed firearms. In recent weeks, we've told you about: Trooper...

DDN: Jacobson may be next president of Ohio Senate

4:26pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003

By Laura A. Bischoff [email protected] COLUMBUS | State Sen. Jeff Jacobson is in a strong position to become Senate president in January 2005, with the next legislative session, three well-placed Republican sources said. Jacobson, R-Butler Twp., is up against state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, for the presidency, one of the most powerful elected positions in state government...

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Patrol bureaucracy under scrutiny for buying '38 Ford

3:43pm Tuesday, July 22, 2003

Saturday, July 19, 2003 By Jon Craig THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH State Highway Patrol officers dodged legislative scrutiny when they bought a 1938 Ford Cabriolet two years ago for display at their training academy, a newly reported investigation found. Buying the rare convertible with $41,000 in drug-forfeiture money did not violate Ohio's purchasing laws, Inspector General Thomas P. Charles said. "...

Op Ed: Taft’s troubles aren’t unlike those faced by Gray Davis

10:41am Friday, July 18, 2003

Columbus Dispatch Friday, July 18, 2003 DARREL ROWLAND This ought to sound a wee bit familiar to anyone who has followed Ohio politics over the past year. The incumbent governor acknowledges that the state faces severe financial problems but refuses to offer even an estimate of the coming shortfall. A couple of months before November’s general election, his challenger tosses out a projected...

Delay-tactics on HB12 costing lives

3:49pm Wednesday, July 16, 2003

It's been nearly four weeks since the Senate adjourned for summer break without appointing conferees to work out differences on Am. Sub. HB12. As Senate leaders enjoy another week in their home districts, the defenseless victim list in Ohio continues to grow. Akron kidnapping, rape investigated Columbus woman murdered in road-rage incident Shaker Heights woman shot in face during purse-snatching...

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Early decisions show solidarity among Supreme Court justices

11:20am Monday, July 14, 2003

JEREMY HOLDEN Daily Reporter Staff Writer 07/14/2003 Judging by a Columbus Daily Reporter study of Supreme Court of Ohio decisions issued in the first half of the calendar year, unanimity could be the catchphrase to mark the current court's makeup. A look at 71 of the decisions issued since the court added Associate Justice Maureen O'Connor to the bench in January showed 44 unanimous decisions,...

State's largest municipalities losing residents to suburbs

9:18am Thursday, July 10, 2003

Ohio's suburban and rural communities continue to grow at the expense of the state's large urban areas, according to the latest census population estimates. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more of the story, and for the impact these changes will continue to have on gun ownership and self-defense. Of the state's five largest cities, Cincinnati shrank the most, losing 2.2 percent of its...

Ohio Politics

IRONY: Gov't says ''Citizens key to homeland security program''

Abuse of Power: Growing concern about Ohio State Highway Patrol

DDN: Jacobson may be next president of Ohio Senate

Patrol bureaucracy under scrutiny for buying '38 Ford

Op Ed: Taft’s troubles aren’t unlike those faced by Gray Davis

Delay-tactics on HB12 costing lives

Early decisions show solidarity among Supreme Court justices

State's largest municipalities losing residents to suburbs

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