Category archive for ‘House Amendments’ rss

  • Kasich failure to reach out to GOP colleagues puts tax plan in jeopardy

    Legislative Outreach 101: Governor Kasich leaked his plan to cut the state’s income tax by raising taxes on oil companies to any newspaper that would print it. What he didn’t do was reach out to lawmakers who promptly responded by dumping his plan from the budget. Oops.

    3/19/12 • (0)

  • My Top Veto Recommendations

    Governor Kasich was so happy with how well the budget process went he thinks his veto list will have so few items on it that it will be historic. Of course this is nonsense so I thought I would go ahead and put together a veto list for him.

    6/29/11 • (4)

  • What are the big issues facing the Conference Committee?

    Seeing how today was the first day that the conference committee in charge of hashing out the differences between the Senate and House version met I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the more controversial issues they will be faced with reaching a consensus on.

    6/15/11 • (0)

  • Revisionist history from Rep. Amstutz in the Dispatch this weekend

    This weekend the Dispatch published a letter from Chairman Amstutz attacking former Speaker Budish for the current budget hole. Problem is Chairman Amstutz’s letter is filled with half-truths and cherry picked information that it is really hard to take him seriously at all.

    5/31/11 • (0)

  • Kasich’s Casino Strategy – Worst Extortion Ever?

    The Governor’s gambling advisors are using video lottery terminals as leverage to get more money from casinos. About one-tenth as much as he would get if he would simply move forward with video lottery terminals. Yeah, we can’t figure it out, either. Read on…

    5/25/11 • (2)

  • House Republicans still refuse to say who included controversial charter amendments in House budget

    Looks like there is trouble in paradise. Leading House Republicans again refuse to say who sponsored the controversial charter amendments that removed oversight of these schools. Charter school supporters and the administration are once again denouncing the changes. Will House Republicans ever release who put these changes in?

    5/13/11 • (4)

  • New report highlights wasteful state spending on E-schools

    A new report out today by Innovation Ohio once again shows the horrible return on investment the state receives from funding E-schools. Once viewed as an viable alternative for students this report shows that these schools are failing students at alarmingly high rate and cost the state twice as much.

    5/12/11 • (2)

  • Republicans use faulty logic for supporting the repeal of the estate tax

    The Plain Dealer ran an editorial this morning distorting the facts surrounding the estate tax here in Ohio and the much needed revenue that local governments receive from it. Oh, and once again Ohio Republicans rely upon political operatives from out of state to do their work for them.

    5/09/11 • (0)

  • Plain Dealer on Charter School Amendments

    If you missed Brent Larkin’s Saturday editorial in the Plain Dealer, decrying the House Republicans and the sweetheart package of amendments inserted into the State budget on behalf of White Hat Management’s David Brennan, you need to read it now. We eagerly look forward to the Senate debate to see if education advocates can win the day over profiteers.

    5/09/11 • (0)

  • House Provides Aid to Appalachia in Budget Amendments

    One little-told story in the Kasich budget is the hit that Appalachian Ohio takes. The Office of Appalachia sees an 18 percent cut in year 1 and may see all its funding eliminated in the second year. The House added a number of amendments that limit the impact of Kasich’s cuts to the region, and we have a rundown.

    5/08/11 • (0)