Gov. John Kasich touts contacts with companies to create, retain jobs
"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…
"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…
On how money from a possible lease of the Ohio Turnpike would be used
"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."
"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."
"The president came in and campaigned against me 12 times."
"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."
"We are in the bottom 10 in dollars in the classroom and the top 10 in dollars in the bureaucracy and red tape."
"The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons."
"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…
"Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio."
"Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."
Says there are Ohio Turnpike workers getting paid $66,000 a year to collect tolls that machines might collect.