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Opponents of a proposal to phase out the state income tax had a big platform to make their case this week before a House committee this week. But supporters of the plan say they were short-changed. A new poll shows Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland is back in front of Republican challenger John Kasich, but not by much. And the Quinnipiac poll shows Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher leading Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, but they both lose to Republican candidate Rob Portman. An opponent of Ohio's indoor smoking ban a judge's ruling for a Columbus bar that challenged it says the decision means other establishments cited for smoking could have their violations tossed out too.
Ohio needs to build an export-based, lower-carbon economy, and must cut local government to compete in the future, according to a report from a pair of think-tanks. The report from the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center has 39 recommendations on developing jobs, reforming government and competing for federal funds. Among the recommendations - cut Ohio's more than 600 school districts by a third. The report also recommends the state continue its Third Frontier high-tech jobs creating initiative.
There are few things that politicians of both parties agree on in an election year, but one of them seems to be that the Third Frontier program is worth supporting. But the program does have its critics, who wonder how the claims of jobs created or retained can be proved when the state has lost a state that has lost more than a half a million jobs since 2000. Discussing the Third Frontier - what will be Issue 1 on the May ballot - are two experts with strong opinions. Brian Hicks, the former chief of staff for Governor Bob Taft and the creator of the Third Frontier program, is now the president and CEO of Brian Hicks Partners, which helps companies through the process of applying for Third Frontier funds. Former state representative Tom Brinkman is a Republican from Cincinnati, and a longtime critic of the Third Frontier. Most recently he's been working with COAST, the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes that's been active in southwest Ohio, and with LetOhioVote.org to put the governor's slots-at-racetracks plan on the ballot.
Ohio needs to build an export-based, lower-carbon economy, and must cut local government to compete in the future, according to a report from a pair of think-tanks. The report from the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center has 39 recommendations on developing jobs, reforming government and competing for federal funds. Among the recommendations - cut Ohio's more than 600 school districts by a third. The report also recommends the state continue its Third Frontier high-tech jobs creating initiative.
There are few things that politicians of both parties agree on in an election year, but one of them seems to be that the Third Frontier program is worth supporting. But the program does have its critics, who wonder how the claims of jobs created or retained can be proved when the state has lost a state that has lost more than a half a million jobs since 2000. Discussing the Third Frontier - what will be Issue 1 on the May ballot - are two experts with strong opinions. Brian Hicks, the former chief of staff for Governor Bob Taft and the creator of the Third Frontier program, is now the president and CEO of Brian Hicks Partners, which helps companies through the process of applying for Third Frontier funds. Former state representative Tom Brinkman is a Republican from Cincinnati, and a longtime critic of the Third Frontier. Most recently he's been working with COAST, the Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes that's been active in southwest Ohio, and with LetOhioVote.org to put the governor's slots-at-racetracks plan on the ballot.
February 26, 2010