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Gov. John Kasich touts contacts with companies to create, retain jobs

By Reginald Fields

October 3, 2011

"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs…

Has Gov. John Kasich veered from his vow to use turnpike proceeds for infrastructure improvements?

By Reginald Fields

August 11, 2011

On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used

Gov. John Kasich says consumer spending has actally increased the last eight months

By Reginald Fields

August 1, 2011

"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."

State Sen. Nina Turner says more than 14,000 voters cast ballots in the wrong precinct in 2008

By Reginald Fields

July 4, 2011

"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."

Gov. John Kasich still claiming Obama made a dozen campaign trips to Ohio

By Reginald Fields

June 17, 2011

"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."

State Rep. Armond Budish says Kasich’s budget amounts to Ohio’s second largest spending increase

By Reginald Fields

June 9, 2011

"Kasich’s budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history."

Gov. John Kasich says Ohio near bottom in classroom spending, but near top in administrative costs

By Reginald Fields

May 30, 2011

"We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."

State Rep. Matt Lundy says House GOP added extra tax breaks to sweeten sales pitch on prisons

By Reginald Fields

May 12, 2011

"The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons."

State Rep. Cheryl Grossman says GOP saved the state $250,000 with cuts to standing committees

By Reginald Fields

April 27, 2011

"As far as standing committees, we have 10 fewer standing committees. So we’ve saved the state about a quarter-of-a-million dollars through the reduction of the…

David Pepper says budget woes in states without public employee collective bargaining top Ohio’s

By Reginald Fields

April 11, 2011

"Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio."

State Sen. Tom Niehaus accuses protesters of defecating in Statehouse

By Reginald Fields

March 1, 2011

"Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."

Gov. John Kasich says some toll workers make $66,000 a year to do the work machines could do

By Reginald Fields

February 17, 2011

Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect.

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Gov. John Kasich touts contacts with companies to create, retain jobs

Has Gov. John Kasich veered from his vow to use turnpike proceeds for infrastructure improvements?

Gov. John Kasich says consumer spending has actally increased the last eight months

State Sen. Nina Turner says more than 14,000 voters cast ballots in the wrong precinct in 2008

Gov. John Kasich still claiming Obama made a dozen campaign trips to Ohio

State Rep. Armond Budish says Kasich’s budget amounts to Ohio’s second largest spending increase

Gov. John Kasich says Ohio near bottom in classroom spending, but near top in administrative costs

State Rep. Matt Lundy says House GOP added extra tax breaks to sweeten sales pitch on prisons

State Rep. Cheryl Grossman says GOP saved the state $250,000 with cuts to standing committees

David Pepper says budget woes in states without public employee collective bargaining top Ohio’s

State Sen. Tom Niehaus accuses protesters of defecating in Statehouse

Gov. John Kasich says some toll workers make $66,000 a year to do the work machines could do