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Jul 29, 2010

Brown says Portman to blame for economic woes

Dayton Daily News

The senator says the GOP hopeful was an ardent supporter of Bush’s policies.

Jul 29, 2010

Yost Vows to Continue Mary Taylor's Advice to Ohio Businesses: Move to Florida

Anti-Jobs, Big Spending Auditor is Not what Ohio Needs

Jul 29, 2010

Court asked to let judicial candidates identify party, raise money

Columbus Dispatch

Judicial candidates in Ohio will appear on the ballot as Democrats and Republicans this November and will be able to speak more freely on political issues if a coalition of liberal interests prevails in a court case filed by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Ohio Democratic Party and three candidates for judicial offices.

Jul 29, 2010

Second police group endorses Gov. Strickland for re-election

Dayton Daily News

The Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association has endorsed Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland for re-election.

Jul 29, 2010

Is Kasich’s Indiana really Ohio’s right role model?

Dayton Daily News

The last time Ohio had an election for governor, one candidate wanted to talk about another state: Florida.

Jul 28, 2010

Ohio Democratic Party Joins Free Speech Lawsuit Challenging Ohio Judicial Election Laws

The Ohio Democratic Party joined a lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, which challenges multiple restrictions imposed on judicial candidates by Ohio election law. The lawsuit seeks to overturn rules that prevent judicial candidates from disclosing their party affiliation and from soliciting funds.

Jul 28, 2010

Outsourced to Florida

Congressman Kasich's running mate Mary Taylor should come clean after her shocking admission that she counseled Ohio businesses to move to other states to avoid paying taxes. Speaking at a business roundtable discussion with Congressman Kasich and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, Taylor said, "As a CPA, obviously I spent 16 years working with businesses, entrepreneurs that were successful, created a great deal of wealth for themselves and their families. And you know, we counseled those individuals to consider, you know, moving to Florida or other states..." Mary Taylor owes Ohio some answers. Which Ohio businesses did she counsel to move to Florida? How many jobs did those companies outsource from Ohio? What was she paid for her work moving businesses to Florida?

Jul 27, 2010

New Web Video Calls on Mary Taylor to Come Clean about Counseling Businesses to Leave Ohio

The Ohio Democratic Party released a new web video calling on Congressman Kasich's running mate Mary Taylor to come clean after her shocking admission that she counseled Ohio businesses to move to other states to avoid paying taxes.

Jul 26, 2010

Debate continues over Taylor remarks

Columbus Dispatch

Gov. Ted Strickland's campaign continued to hammer away at the comments last week from Auditor Mary Taylor, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's running mate, that she previously counseled clients as an accountant to consider moving to lower-tax states.

Jul 26, 2010

Jackson Mayor Heath highlights Kasich's attempts to cut ARC

The Telegram

Jackson Mayor Randy Heath joined the chorus of elected officials from throughout Southeastern Ohio who have recently voiced concerns about Congressman John Kasich's numerous attempts to damage the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).

Jul 26, 2010

Why We're fighting

Ohioans talk about what they are fighting for.

Jul 26, 2010

Special Town

Congressman John Kasich (R-Wall Street) spends more time schlepping around New York to peddle his book than he does talking to Ohioans. New York is truly a special town for Congressman Johnny Wall Street.

Jul 26, 2010

Nevada?

Congressman John Kasich has proposed a reckless tax scheme that will devastate Ohio's working families. He cites Nevada as a top example of a state succeeding under a tax plan similar to his own. He forgot to mention that Nevada enjoys the highest unemployment rate in the country. Sounds like a dream, John.

Jul 23, 2010

Governor blasts Taylor's tax counseling comments

Columbus Dispatch

Gov. Ted Strickland is blasting comments made by Republican challenger John Kasich's running mate, a former accountant who said she counseled clients to move to Florida or other states to avoid paying taxes. Strickland, campaigning in northeast Ohio today, told The Dispatch in a telephone interview that the remarks from Auditor Mary Taylor are "appalling" and "unseemly."

Jul 23, 2010

Dems attack John Kasich's record in rural Ohio

Chillicothe Gazette

Local Democrats took to the Ross County Courthouse steps because they said they need to defend rural Ohio from Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich.

Jul 23, 2010

Meeting Maryellen

Toledo Free Press

On July 19, we had the pleasure of hosting Secretary of State candidate Maryellen O’Shaughnessy for an hour of talking politics, development, ethics and how those concepts are faring in Northwest Ohio.

Jul 22, 2010

Sherrod Brown gets spot on Senate spending committee

Plain Dealer

Ohio just gained more clout on a key congressional panel in charge of spending taxpayer money. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, was picked for a seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Jul 22, 2010

Previously unrevealed pitch by Kasich for Lehman Brothers surfaces

Columbus Dispatch

Although John Kasich's campaign said earlier this year he only had two contacts with Ohio's pension systems trying to drum up business for Lehman Brothers, the State Teachers Retirement System now says the former Lehman managing director called them as well.

Jul 21, 2010

Dispatch: Two Views of Wall Street Reform

Columbus Dispatch

On the day President Obama signed a wide-ranging package of financial regulations, a critic of the reforms, congressional candidate Steve Stivers, turned to Wall Street interests to help raise money for his campaign.

Jul 21, 2010

Soul Brothers

In this web ad, Congressman John Kasich, in his own words, aligns himself with President Bush on economic policies that failed Ohio and stated that Bush is his “Soul Brother” who “sees the future of America the same way I do.”

Paid for and authorized by the Ohio Democratic Party, not authorized by any federal candidate or campaign committee. Chris Redfern, Chairman, 340 East Fulton St, Columbus, Ohio 43215.

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