| 00:00:00 | >> SUPPORT FOR THE STATEWIDE
BROADCAST OF THE "STATE OF |
| 00:00:07 | OHIO" COMES FROM --
AND FROM THE OHIO EDUCATION |
| 00:00:22 | ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING 131,000
TEACHERS, SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, |
| 00:00:27 | AND FACULTY WORKING FOR GREAT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD. |
| 00:00:31 | ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS MADE
POSSIBLE BY E-TECH OHIO. |
| 00:00:39 | >> THE HOUSE AND SENATE WRAP UP
THEIR TWO YEAR SESSION WITH A |
| 00:00:44 | FEW LAST MINUTE BILLS -- BUT
SOME DON'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY |
| 00:00:46 | THROUGH.
AND THE GOVERNOR REVEALS HIS |
| 00:00:48 | LONG-AWAITED PLAN FOR THE OHIO
TURNPIKE, AND IT'S NOT WHAT MANY |
| 00:00:50 | PEOPLE EXPECT.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN |
| 00:00:52 | EVERYONE'S HAPPY WITH IT.
ALL THIS WEEK IN "THE STATE OF |
| 00:00:54 | OHIO."
>> FOR MANY MONTHS, THERE'S |
| 00:00:59 | BEEN TALK THAT THE STATE WOULD
LEASE OR PRIVATIZE THE OHIO |
| 00:01:01 | TURNPIKE.
GOV. JOHN KASICH PREVIEWED THE |
| 00:01:05 | PLAN IN VAGUE TERMS WHEN HE
ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY THAT IT |
| 00:01:08 | WOULD BE RELEASED THIS WEEK.
>> IT'S DEFINITELY A JOBS |
| 00:01:12 | PROGRAM AND WE ALSO ARE TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF THE |
| 00:01:16 | CONCERNS THAT WE HEARD UP
NORTH, SO WE THINK WE'VE ARRIVED |
| 00:01:20 | AT THE RIGHT PLACE.
>> THE GOVERNOR HAS LONG |
| 00:01:23 | CONSIDERED THE TURNPIKE AN
UNDERUTILIZED ASSET, AND WITH |
| 00:01:26 | THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION FACING A BILLION |
| 00:01:29 | DOLLAR BUDGET HOLE, THE
TURNPIKE'S APPEAL WAS |
| 00:01:33 | CONSIDERABLE.
AND FOR AS LONG AS THE GOVERNOR |
| 00:01:36 | HAS DROPPED HINTS ABOUT HIS
PLAN, THERE HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD |
| 00:01:39 | OPPOSITION THROUGHOUT NORTHERN
OHIO TO A LEASE OR A DEAL TO |
| 00:01:41 | PRIVATIZE THE 241-MILE TOLL
ROAD. |
| 00:01:44 | ON WEDNESDAY, GOV. KASICH STOOD
WITH HIS KENTUCKY COUNTERPART, |
| 00:01:49 | GOV. STEVE BESHEAR, TO ANNOUNCE
A DEAL THAT CREATES A BI-STATE |
| 00:01:52 | MANAGEMENT TEAM TO INVESTIGATE
FUNDING OPTIONS TO REPLACE THE |
| 00:01:55 | NEARLY 50-YEAR-OLD SPAN BETWEEN
THE TWO STATES -- WHICH IS |
| 00:02:00 | ESTIMATED TO COST AROUND $2.6
BILLION. |
| 00:02:02 | THE TWO GOVERNORS AND U.S.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY |
| 00:02:06 | LAHOOD, WHO WAS ALSO AT THE
EVENT, ALL AGREED THAT TOLLS |
| 00:02:09 | WOULD NEED TO BE PART OF A
FUNDING PLAN. |
| 00:02:11 | THEN ON THURSDAY, THE GOVERNOR
RELEASED HIS TURNPIKE PLAN, IN |
| 00:02:16 | THREE STOPS IN COMMUNITIES NEAR
THE TOLL ROAD -- TOLEDO, |
| 00:02:18 | CLEVELAND, AND YOUNGSTOWN.
THE STATE WILL NOT LEASE THE |
| 00:02:22 | TURNPIKE, AND INSTEAD THE
GOVERNOR WANTS TO RAISE $1.5 |
| 00:02:25 | BILLION IN BONDS BACKED BY
FUTURE TOLL REVENUES TO FUND |
| 00:02:29 | LOCAL ROAD PROJECTS.
AND ANOTHER $1.5 BILLION COULD |
| 00:02:32 | BE GENERATED BY MATCHING LOCAL
AND FEDERAL FUNDS. |
| 00:02:35 | THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN CAPS TOLL
INCREASES ON TRUCKS AT |
| 00:02:39 | INFLATION, FREEZING RATES FOR
10 YEARS ON LOCAL TRIPS PAID |
| 00:02:42 | FOR WITH EZ PASSES.
AND 90% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM |
| 00:02:46 | BOND SALES WOULD GO TO NORTHERN
OHIO PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE |
| 00:02:49 | TURNPIKE.
>> WE MAY HAVE GIVEN UP SOME |
| 00:02:56 | MONEY BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO
MAINTAIN CONTROL. |
| 00:02:59 | IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME AS A SLAM
DUNK ON WHAT THE DECISION SHOULD |
| 00:03:03 | BE.
WE GET THE MATCHING MONEY. |
| 00:03:05 | WE MOVE THE PROJECTS UP AND
STILL HOLD THE ASSETS THAT WILL |
| 00:03:09 | CONTAIN A VALUE WELL INTO THE
FUTURE. |
| 00:03:11 | IT ALSO RESPONDS TO SOME OF THE
CONCERNS OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN |
| 00:03:15 | THE NORTHERN PART OF OHIO WHO
ARE EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THE |
| 00:03:21 | ROAD.
>> HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF |
| 00:03:24 | THE TURNPIKE PLAN FROM ODOT.
NO LONG-TERM, PRIVATE LEASE. |
| 00:03:27 | A CONTINUED PUBLIC, INDEPENDENT
TURNPIKE WITH EXPANDED |
| 00:03:29 | AUTHORITY AND RENAMED THE "OHIO
TURNPIKE AND INFRASTRUCTURE |
| 00:03:33 | COMMISSION."
MORE THAN 90% OF NEW BOND MONEY |
| 00:03:35 | WILL GO DIRECTLY TO NORTHERN
OHIO HIGHWAY PROJECTS, |
| 00:03:38 | INCLUDING THE TURNPIKE ITSELF.
REBUILDING THE OHIO TURNPIKE |
| 00:03:41 | WILL OCCUR DECADES SOONER THAN
PLANNED. |
| 00:03:43 | TOLLS FOR LOCAL TRIPS PAID WITH
AN EZ PASS ARE FROZEN FOR 10 |
| 00:03:46 | YEARS.
ALL OTHER TOLL RATES ARE CAPPED |
| 00:03:49 | AT INFLATION, WHICH IS
SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN |
| 00:03:51 | HISTORIC TOLL INCREASES.
NO TURNPIKE EMPLOYEE LAY-OFFS |
| 00:03:55 | ARE ANTICIPATED.
AFTER THE GOVERNOR RELEASED THE |
| 00:03:58 | PROPOSAL, ODOT BEGAN SENDING
OUT ENDORSEMENTS FROM PEOPLE IN |
| 00:04:01 | NORTHERN OHIO.
A STATEMENT FROM FULTON COUNTY |
| 00:04:05 | RECORDER AND OHIO TURNPIKE
COMMISSION MEMBER SANDY BARBER, |
| 00:04:08 | WHO'S ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE
FULTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, |
| 00:04:10 | READS IN PART:
"THIS PLAN IS GOING TO HELP |
| 00:04:14 | CREATE NEW JOBS AND I LIKE THAT
THE FUNDING WILL HELP MAINTAIN |
| 00:04:16 | OHIO'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AS
WELL AS ALLOW US TO CONTINUE |
| 00:04:19 | MAKING IMPROVEMENTS."
A STATEMENT FROM REPUBLICAN |
| 00:04:23 | PORTAGE COUNTY AUDITOR JANET
ESPOSITO INCLUDES THIS: |
| 00:04:26 | "WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S PLAN SINCE IT |
| 00:04:30 | PRESERVES THE INTEGRITY OF THE
TURNPIKE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME |
| 00:04:33 | WILL BOOST ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT." |
| 00:04:35 | REMARKS FROM REPUBLICAN
CUYAHOGA FALLS MAYOR DON ROBART |
| 00:04:38 | READ IN PART:
"I APPLAUD GOVERNOR JOHN |
| 00:04:41 | KASICH'S PLAN FOR LEVERAGING
THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHICH WILL |
| 00:04:43 | PROVIDE $1.5 BILLION TO IMPROVE
OUR AGING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM |
| 00:04:46 | AND PRESERVE OUR COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE THESE HIGHWAYS |
| 00:04:50 | PROVIDE.
HIS PLAN DOES THIS WHILE |
| 00:04:53 | KEEPING THE OHIO TURNPIKE
COMMISSION INTACT, KEEPS TOLLS |
| 00:04:56 | ON THE TURNPIKE AMONGST THE
LOWEST IN THE NATION, KEEPS OUR |
| 00:04:59 | LOCAL RESIDENTS EMPLOYED BY THE
COMMISSION, AS WELL AS REBUILDS |
| 00:05:01 | THIS IMPORTANT ASSET IN THE
PROCESS." |
| 00:05:04 | A STATEMENT FROM DAN WHITE, THE
PRESIDENT OF NORWALK FURNITURE |
| 00:05:08 | AND A FORMER REPUBLICAN STATE
REPRESENTATIVE, READS IN PART: |
| 00:05:10 | "AS A BUSINESSMAN VERY
INTERESTED IN ECONOMIC |
| 00:05:14 | DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND
THE ENTIRE STATE, I'M EXTREMELY |
| 00:05:17 | PLEASED WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
PLAN... THE DECISION TO |
| 00:05:19 | PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
TURNPIKE WHILE ALSO COMING UP |
| 00:05:22 | WITH AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO FUND
OTHER CRITICAL PROJECTS SHOULD |
| 00:05:25 | BE APPLAUDED."
AND THERE WERE STATEMENTS FROM |
| 00:05:28 | DEMOCRATS, INCLUDING CLEVELAND
MAYOR FRANK JACKSON. HIS READS |
| 00:05:31 | IN PART:
"[KASICH'S PLAN] IS THE BEST |
| 00:05:33 | OUTCOME AROUND A VERY ANXIOUS
DECISION HE THAT HAD TO MAKE. |
| 00:05:36 | AND A VERY POTENTIALLY
CONTROVERSIAL DECISION AROUND |
| 00:05:39 | THE TURNPIKE.
WHAT HE HAS DONE IN HIS |
| 00:05:42 | CONCLUSION, REALLY GIVES US THE
RESOURCES WE NEED TO INVEST IN |
| 00:05:45 | THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
TURNPIKE TO INSURE ITS LIFE. |
| 00:05:47 | IT GIVES US THE ABILITY NOT
ONLY TO RETAIN JOBS, BUT TO |
| 00:05:50 | CREATE ADDITIONAL JOBS.
AND THE FUNDING THAT IS SO |
| 00:05:54 | NEEDED TO MOVE PROJECTS UP THAT
WERE YEARS AWAY BASED ON THE |
| 00:05:57 | SHORTAGE OF FUNDING AT ODOT AND
MOVE THEM UP TO A MUCH CLOSER |
| 00:06:01 | DATE."
ALSO WEIGHING IN -- THE OHIO |
| 00:06:03 | TRUCKING ASSOCIATION, THOUGH IT
DIDN'T SEND ITS RELEASE OUT VIA |
| 00:06:06 | ODOT.
THE GROUP, WHICH REPRESENTS |
| 00:06:08 | MORE THAN 900 TRUCKING AND
SUPPLIER COMPANIES THROUGHOUT |
| 00:06:11 | OHIO, SENT OUT A STATEMENT WHICH
READS IN PART: |
| 00:06:13 | "OF ALL THE POSSIBLE SCENARIOS
REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE |
| 00:06:17 | OHIO TURNPIKE THAT HAVE BEEN
PUT FORTH IN THE PAST YEAR, THE |
| 00:06:20 | OHIO TRUCKING ASSOCIATION (OTA)
BELIEVES GOVERNOR KASICH HAS |
| 00:06:23 | CHOSEN THE BEST ONE FOR ALL
TRAVELERS IN THE STATE.... |
| 00:06:26 | 'WE HAVE A TOP-NOTCH TURNPIKE
NOW WITH A STABLE AND FAIRLY |
| 00:06:29 | PREDICTABLE FUNDING SOURCE,'
[OTA PRESIDENT LARRY] DAVIS |
| 00:06:32 | SAID.
'IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO |
| 00:06:34 | LEVERAGE THE VALUE OF WHAT WE
ALREADY HAVE TO BETTER OUR |
| 00:06:37 | STATE'S ROADS AND BRIDGES THAN
TO ROLL THE DICE ON AN OUTSIDE |
| 00:06:40 | OPERATOR WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE
BEST INTERESTS OF EFFICIENT |
| 00:06:43 | TRANSPORTATION IN MIND.'"
THE PLAN KEEPS THE TURNPIKE IN |
| 00:06:48 | THE STATE'S CONTROL, BUT
DIVERTING TOLL REVENUE AWAY |
| 00:06:51 | FROM THE TURNPIKE WILL REQUIRE
APPROVAL FROM LAWMAKERS. |
| 00:06:54 | AMONG THEM -- CONSERVATIVE
REPUBLICAN REP. JAY HOTTINGER |
| 00:06:58 | OF NEWARK.
I ASKED REP. HOTTINGER IF HE |
| 00:07:01 | SUPPORTS THE PLAN TO ISSUE
BONDS AGAINST FUTURE TOLL |
| 00:07:04 | REVENUES.
>> THIS IS WHAT OHIOANS AND |
| 00:07:13 | ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL HAVE TO
ANSWER. |
| 00:07:15 | THE NEEDS ARE OUT THERE.
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE |
| 00:07:18 | UNDERFUNDING OF $1.6 MILLION.
THOSE ARE PROJECT READY TO GO. |
| 00:07:23 | COMMUNITIES ARE SAYING TO DO
THEM NOW. |
| 00:07:26 | WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR
THEM. |
| 00:07:27 | THE SECOND TIER ARE THOSE THE
STATE HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ALL THE |
| 00:07:32 | FUNDING FOR.
THEY ARE IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR |
| 00:07:35 | JOBS AND SAVE THE -- SAFETY.
WE NEED TO GET THE PROJECTS |
| 00:07:40 | GOING IMMEDIATELY.
DOLLARS AND 2.6 BILLION |
| 00:07:45 | SHORTFALL THERE.
IF WE SAY WE GO WITH THE STATUS |
| 00:07:48 | AND WILL NOT GET THESE PROJECTS
FOR 15 YEARS, WE CAN LOOK FOR |
| 00:07:57 | REVENUES AND EFFICIENCIES.
WE CAN DO SOME LONG-TERM BOND |
| 00:08:00 | AND SO WE CAN GET TO THOSE
PROJECTS IMMEDIATELY. |
| 00:08:03 | THESE PROJECTS DO A LOT OF
THINGS. |
| 00:08:07 | THEY IMPROVE THE ECONOMY.
THEY CREATE JOBS. |
| 00:08:11 | IN MANY INSTANCES, THEY IMPROVE
SAFETY IN COMMUNITIES. |
| 00:08:14 | NOT LOST IS THE ROLE THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND JOBS PLAY. |
| 00:08:21 | THEY OPEN UP ENTIRE AREAS FOR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. |
| 00:08:25 | THE QUESTION WE WILL HAVE TO
ANSWER IS IF WE WANT TO GO WITH |
| 00:08:30 | THE STATUS QUO AND SAY THE
PROJECTS HAVE TO WAIT OR LOOK |
| 00:08:34 | FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
>> YEAR REPRESENT NEWARK. |
| 00:08:39 | MUCH OF THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT
IN NORTHERN OHIO. |
| 00:08:43 | ARE YOU OK WITH THAT?
>> 100% OF THE REVENUES |
| 00:08:49 | GENERATED FROM THE TURNPIKE HAVE
TO BE SPENT WITHIN 1 MILE OF THE |
| 00:08:53 | TURNPIKE.
THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE |
| 00:08:56 | LEGISLATIVE CHANGES SO SOME OF
THE MONEY CAN BE SPENT IN |
| 00:09:01 | CENTRAL OHIO AND CINCINNATI.
THE GOVERNOR HAS INDICATED MOST |
| 00:09:08 | OF THE MONEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE
SPENT IN NORTHERN OHIO. |
| 00:09:10 | HE HAS 241 MILES THAT RUN ACROSS
THE STATE OF OHIO. |
| 00:09:15 | THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES
OF THERE. |
| 00:09:18 | LEGISLATORS OF THEIR WILL NOT
TOLERATE -- LEGISLATORS UP THERE |
| 00:09:23 | WILL NOT TOLERATE A 50% SPLIT.
WILL THEY STOMACH? |
| 00:09:32 | THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WILL HAVE
TO BE DETERMINED. |
| 00:09:34 | >>OTHER LAWMAKERS ARE FAR LESS
WELCOMING IN THEIR RECEPTION OF |
| 00:09:41 | THE GOVERNOR'S TURNPIKE PLAN.
AS THE GOVERNOR WAS RELEASING |
| 00:09:44 | HIS PLAN IN TOLEDO, DEMOCRATS
WERE HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE |
| 00:09:46 | AT THE STATEHOUSE, BLASTING THE
PROPOSAL AS A PLAN TO "RAID" |
| 00:09:48 | THE OHIO TURNPIKE AND ITS ASSETS
-- AND THEY PREDICTED IT WOULD |
| 00:09:51 | BRING JOB LOSS ACROSS THE
STATE, ALONG WITH INCREASED |
| 00:09:53 | TOLLS, TAX HIKES FOR ALL
OHIOANS, AND WHAT THEY CALLED A |
| 00:09:56 | "SLUSH FUND" FOR KASICH'S RE-
ELECTION IN 2014. |
| 00:09:58 | AT THAT PRESS CONFERENCE --
REP. RON GERBERRY AND REP. BOB |
| 00:10:02 | HAGAN, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND
VETERAN LEGISLATORS -- AND BOTH |
| 00:10:06 | ARE FROM YOUNGSTOWN, ALONG THE
OHIO TURNPIKE. HAGAN IS ALSO ON |
| 00:10:09 | THE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC
SAFETY, AND HOMELAND SECURITY |
| 00:10:12 | COMMITTEE.
I ASKED THEM TO SHARE THEIR |
| 00:10:14 | THOUGHTS ON THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN
FOR THE TURNPIKE. |
| 00:10:17 | >> I THINK THE GOVERNOR WAS
DISRESPECTFUL TO THE DEMOCRATIC |
| 00:10:27 | LEGISLATORS, PARTICULARLY IN THE
NORTHERN SECTION. |
| 00:10:30 | NOT ONLY THEM DEMOCRATS, BUT ALL
THE LEGISLATORS IN THE NORTHERN |
| 00:10:34 | PART OF THE STATE.
IF HE HAS THIS FINANCIAL |
| 00:10:40 | ACCOUNTING HE THINKS WILL SELL
TO THE REST OF THE STATE, THIS |
| 00:10:44 | IS OUR AREA.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE REPRESENTED |
| 00:10:48 | FOR A LONG TIME.
BOTH OF US HAVE SERVED ON THE |
| 00:10:51 | TURNPIKE COMMISSION.
WE KNOW HOW IT WORKS. |
| 00:10:52 | THIS TURNPIKE IS NOT BROKEN.
WHY IS HE FIXING IT? |
| 00:10:57 | HE IS TRYING TO DO SOMETHING
THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE DONE |
| 00:11:01 | AND IGNORING THE FACT THAT
LEGISLATORS NEED TO BE TALKED TO |
| 00:11:08 | ABOUT IT.
HE IS NOT DOING THAT. |
| 00:11:09 | >> IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE
GOVERNOR IS TROLLING FOR |
| 00:11:16 | DOLLARS.
FIRST IT WAS WE WERE GOING TO |
| 00:11:18 | LEASE THE TURNPIKE.
OBVIOUS WE COULD NOT FIND A HIGH |
| 00:11:23 | ENOUGH BIDDER.
I BELIEVE IF THERE WAS A HIGH |
| 00:11:26 | ENOUGH BID, IT PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE GONE THAT WAY BECAUSE THE |
| 00:11:31 | UP FRONT MONEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
BIGGER. |
| 00:11:33 | HE COULD HAVE PULLED IT OUT --
DOLED IT OUT AND BUILT A LOT OF |
| 00:11:41 | HIGHWAYS.
THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR |
| 00:11:42 | CONSTRUCTION.
I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED. |
| 00:11:47 | I HAVE BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN ALONG
WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE GROWN UP |
| 00:11:56 | WITH THE TURNPIKE.
THIS IS ABOUT MONEY. |
| 00:12:00 | >> ODOT IS REALLY NEEDING MONEY.
THAT IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM. |
| 00:12:11 | THERE IS A HOLE IN THE BUDGET.
IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN |
| 00:12:15 | TERMS OF FUNDING IN THE STATE.
WHY IS THIS NOT A GOOD WAY TO |
| 00:12:19 | SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE?
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE |
| 00:12:23 | PRIVATIZED.
THE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR OTHER |
| 00:12:25 | PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE, AND
MOST OF IT IN NORTHERN OHIO. |
| 00:12:28 | WHY IS THIS BAD?
>> WE ARE PLAYING A SHELL GAME |
| 00:12:32 | WITH MONEY LIKE WE DO THE
LOTTERY. |
| 00:12:35 | IT IS JUST A SHELL GAME.
NORTHERN OHIO WILL GET 90%. |
| 00:12:41 | BUT WHAT HAPPENS TO THE OTHER
MONEY NO. OHIOANS PAY FOR GAS |
| 00:12:48 | TAX THAT GOING TO THE POT FOR
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? |
| 00:12:51 | WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE
GETTING OUR FAIR SHARE OF THAT |
| 00:12:55 | MONEY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET
THE TURNPIKE MONDAY. |
| 00:12:59 | IT IS A SHELL GAME.
MAYBE IF THERE WAS A TURNPIKE IN |
| 00:13:05 | SOUTHERN OHIO AND CENTRAL OHIO
WHERE EVERYONE WAS |
| 00:13:11 | CONTRIBUTING, THEN THERE MIGHT
BE A GOOD ARGUMENT TO SAY WE'RE |
| 00:13:17 | ALL GOING TO SHARE IT.
WE ARE ONE STATE. |
| 00:13:20 | WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
THE REALITY IS THE PEOPLE OF |
| 00:13:23 | NORTHERN OHIO, I HOPE ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE SIGNED THE |
| 00:13:29 | NEW TAX PLEDGE REALIZE IF THIS
IS IMPLEMENTED AND IS THE |
| 00:13:34 | SHARING OF DOLLARS ACROSS OHIO,
THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN OHIO WILL |
| 00:13:39 | BE DOUBLE TAXED.
THEY WILL BE PAYING THE GAS TAX |
| 00:13:43 | TO DRIVE LOCAL ROADS.
THEY WILL ALSO BE PAYING FOR IT |
| 00:13:50 | ON THE TURNPIKE.
>> THE GOVERNOR IS BEING |
| 00:13:54 | DISINGENUOUS IN THE PROCESS.
I SAY THAT BECAUSE THE COURT |
| 00:14:02 | JUST RULED THAT EXCISE TAX ON
FUEL, $140 MILLION A YEAR, IS |
| 00:14:09 | SUPPOSED TO GO BACK TO ROAD
CONSTRUCTION. |
| 00:14:11 | HE IS BEING DISINGENUOUS.
HE IS NOT TELLING PEOPLE THE |
| 00:14:14 | TRUTH.
IN A CREATIVE WAY, HE IS SAYING |
| 00:14:19 | LET'S ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL WHEN
PAUL ALREADY HAS THE MONEY. |
| 00:14:23 | WE HAVE JUST WITNESSED HOW
DISHONEST THE PROCESS IS. |
| 00:14:26 | YOU CANNOT TRY TO FIX A SYSTEM
THAT IS NOT BROKEN BY READING -- |
| 00:14:31 | RAIDING ITS FINANCES TO TAKE
CARE OF SOMETHING ELSE. |
| 00:14:37 | SPEND THE MONEY NOW IN
TRANSPORTATION. |
| 00:14:39 | HAVE A PLAN AND MAKE SURE THE
MONEY IS SPENT TO TAKE CARE OF |
| 00:14:43 | THE BIGGEST NEEDS IN
TRANSPORTATION. |
| 00:14:44 | LEAVE THE TURNPIKE ALONE.
I DO NOT THINK WE'RE ASKING |
| 00:14:47 | ANYTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE HIM
BE FAIR ABOUT IT. |
| 00:14:50 | HE HAS THIS EZ PASS MENTALITY OF
ACCOUNTING. |
| 00:14:56 | THE FACT IS IT IS HURTING NO.
OHIOANS. |
| 00:15:03 | WE HAVE BEEN ON THE TURNPIKE
COMMISSION. |
| 00:15:04 | WE UNDERSTAND IT.
WHY HE WOULD NOT COME TO US TO |
| 00:15:09 | SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS IT, YOU
KNOW WHY? |
| 00:15:13 | POWER CORRUPTS.
ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF THE STATE BY |
| 00:15:16 | REPUBLICANS IS CORRUPTING THE
ENTIRE STATE. |
| 00:15:19 | I AM LOOKING AT CORRUPTION.
I AM LOOKING AT HIM AND THE |
| 00:15:26 | DOLLARS HE SPENT FOR THE STUDY.
THE $3 MILLION FOR THE STUDY WAS |
| 00:15:30 | A WASTE OF MONEY.
HE SHOULD ANSWER TO PEOPLE FOR |
| 00:15:32 | THAT AS WELL.
>> YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE |
| 00:15:35 | DESCRIBING THIS AS A WAY FOR THE
GOVERNOR TO GET A RE-ELECTION |
| 00:15:37 | SLUSH FUND.
EXPLAIN HOW THAT WILL WORK. |
| 00:15:41 | >> EVERY GOVERNOR LIKES TO HAND
OUT CHECKS. |
| 00:15:43 | THERE ARE PROJECTS ON THE BOOKS.
IF YOU THROW IN AN EXTRA $1 |
| 00:15:52 | BILLION, YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD
$1 BILLION WORTH OF BRIDGES AND |
| 00:15:57 | ROADS.
YOU START HANDING OUT CHECKS. |
| 00:16:00 | THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
IF YOU GET THE MONEY, YOU HAVE |
| 00:16:06 | THE CASH IN HAND.
YOU PAY IT OFF WITH THE REVENUE |
| 00:16:09 | STREAM.
IT DOES NOT HURT ANY POLITICIAN |
| 00:16:15 | TO HAVE MONEY TO HAND OUT DURING
THE ELECTION CYCLE. |
| 00:16:17 | >> ODOT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A
PROBLEM IN TERMS OF NOT ENOUGH |
| 00:16:23 | MONEY FROM THE GAS TAX TO FUND
PROJECTS AROUND THE STATE. |
| 00:16:25 | WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER SEE THE
STATE DUE TO FUND THESE |
| 00:16:30 | PROJECTS THAT ARE EVERYWHERE?
WE HAVE THE BRIDGE IN CINCINNATI |
| 00:16:37 | THAT WILL START HAVING TOLD.
WHAT OTHER IDEAS ARE THERE? |
| 00:16:41 | >> HE PROMISED THE PEOPLE OF
CINCINNATI HE WOULD USE THE |
| 00:16:44 | TURNPIKE DOLLARS TO PUT THE NEW
BRIDGE IN. |
| 00:16:47 | THERE IS INCREDIBLE GROWTH OF AN
INDUSTRY PEOPLE CANNOT GET THEIR |
| 00:16:53 | HANDS AROUND.
THAT IS THE GAS AND OIL |
| 00:16:56 | INDUSTRY.
IF WE START TAXING THEM AT THE |
| 00:16:57 | RATE THAT TEXAS TAXES THE
INDUSTRY INSTEAD OF 1.5%, BUT HE |
| 00:17:07 | IS GOING TO GIVE IT BACK AS
INCOME TAX REFUNDS. |
| 00:17:09 | HE CUTS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FUND BY 50%. |
| 00:17:13 | HE CUT SCHOOL FUNDING BY A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. |
| 00:17:16 | HE CONTINUES TO SAY I WILL GIVE
ALL THE MONEY BACK. |
| 00:17:20 | THEN HE WANTS TO TAKE MONEY FROM
THE GAS AND OIL INDUSTRIES AT |
| 00:17:24 | 1.5% AND GIVE IT BACK.
HE IGNORES THE FACT THIS COULD |
| 00:17:27 | BE THE CASH COW.
THEY ARE MAKING BILLIONS OF |
| 00:17:29 | DOLLARS.
THE PLAIN DEALER REPORTED THEY |
| 00:17:36 | ARE NOW STARTING TO SHIP GAS AND
OIL OVERSEAS. |
| 00:17:37 | WE'RE SUPPOSED TO NOT RELY ON
ENERGY FROM OUTSIDE OUR STATE OR |
| 00:17:42 | COUNTRY WE SAID THAT'S TRUE.
LET'S DO IT. |
| 00:17:48 | HE DOES NOT WANT TO TAX THEM.
SOMEBODY IS IN BED WITH THE GAS |
| 00:17:51 | AND OIL INDUSTRY.
THAT IS OUR CASH COW. |
| 00:17:54 | THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
THOSE TRUCKS CARRYING WATER, |
| 00:17:58 | CHEMICALS, SAND, THEY ARE THE
ONES THAT WILL RUIN OUR |
| 00:18:02 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. |
| 00:18:04 | A 7% TAX IS A FAIR TAX.
>> HE WANTS IT FOR AN INCOME-TAX |
| 00:18:12 | CUT.
A LOT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES DO NOT |
| 00:18:15 | WANT TAX REFORM AT ALL.
>> IT IS OUR JOB TO ARTICULATE |
| 00:18:19 | THAT.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE NOT ON THE |
| 00:18:22 | BORDER OF OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA.
WE ARE. |
| 00:18:24 | OUR HOUSES ARE OVER THE SHALE.
WHY SHOULD WE NOT GET PART OF |
| 00:18:32 | THAT?
IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE WE |
| 00:18:34 | ARE THE ONES SITTING ON TOP OF
IT. |
| 00:18:37 | WE'RE THE ONES ALONG THE
TURNPIKE ONE. |
| 00:18:40 | WE ARE THE ONES BEING IGNORED.
THAT IS REALLY CREATED POLITICS. |
| 00:18:45 | >> I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE A
PROBLEM INCREASING THE TAX. |
| 00:18:50 | I DO NOT.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND EDUCATION |
| 00:18:56 | TO USE A LOT OF HELP.
-- COULD USE A LOT OF HELP. |
| 00:19:01 | LEAVE THE TURNPIKE ALONE SO WE
CAN MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO. |
| 00:19:07 | IT IS OPERATING WELL.
IT HAS A HISTORY OF OPERATING |
| 00:19:11 | WELL.
>> WORKERS ON THE TURNPIKE HAVE |
| 00:19:16 | GOT SCREWED OVER THE LAST 15
YEARS. |
| 00:19:17 | WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSION,
THEY STARTED TO BUY OUT A LOT OF |
| 00:19:22 | THE WORKERS BECAUSE OF EZP
PASS AND THE FACT THEY WERE |
| 00:19:30 | REDUCING THINGS.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE |
| 00:19:32 | MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU ARE
CLAIMING HE WILL SAVE AND |
| 00:19:35 | GETTING CHILLED CHANGE TO THE
WORKERS, IT IS A SLAP IN THE |
| 00:19:37 | FACE.
-- AND GIVING CHUUMP CHANGE TO |
| 00:19:43 | THE WORKERS, IT IS A SLAP IN THE
FACE. |
| 00:19:45 | THE TOLL WORKERS CLEANING THE
BRIDGES ARE NOT THE SAME ONES. |
| 00:19:51 | WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT.
I AM TALKING ABOUT THE WORKERS |
| 00:19:55 | THAT SHOULD ENJOY A BETTER
LIVING THROUGH BETTER WAGES AND |
| 00:20:00 | BENEFITS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE
ONES THAT HAVE BEEN OF KEEPING |
| 00:20:03 | IT.
INSTEAD, THEY MADE THE CUTS. |
| 00:20:04 | NOBODY IS MENTIONING THE
WORKERS. |
| 00:20:09 | NOBODY IS SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT
THEM. |
| 00:20:11 | SOMEBODY HAS TO STAND UP AND SAY
THEY ARE LOSING THEIR JOBS ON |
| 00:20:14 | CHRISTMAS.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS. |
| 00:20:17 | THERE IS NO JOB SECURITY.
THE GOVERNOR HAS NOT EVEN |
| 00:20:20 | MENTIONED IT.
>> DO YOU THINK THIS WILL |
| 00:20:22 | INCREASE TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 2 OR
HAVE ANY IMPACT? |
| 00:20:29 | THERE WAS A CONCERN ALL LOT OF
THE TRAFFIC WOULD GO TO ROUTE 2 |
| 00:20:34 | WHERE YOU HAVE A LOT OF SMALL
COMMUNITIES. |
| 00:20:36 | >> I THINK THERE WILL BE
INCREASED TRAFFIC, TRUCK TRAFFIC |
| 00:20:42 | IN PARTICULAR.
PASSENGER CARS TRAVELING FROM |
| 00:20:47 | PENNSYLVANIA TO INDIANA, THOSE
FOLKS WILL STAY ON THE TURNPIKE |
| 00:20:50 | AND PAY THE EXTRA WHATEVER IS.
THE TRUCKS ARE A DIFFERENT |
| 00:20:57 | STORY.
THEY PAY ON A WEEKLY OR DAILY |
| 00:21:00 | BASIS.
THEY ARE PAYING ALL THE TIME. |
| 00:21:01 | IF YOU INCREASE THE TOLLS ON THE
TRUCKING INDUSTRY, THEY WILL |
| 00:21:06 | AVOID THE TURNPIKE WHEN THEY
CAN IN OUR DISTRICTS. |
| 00:21:10 | THERE IS NO DOUBT THE TRUCKS
WILL AVOID CERTAIN PARTS WHERE |
| 00:21:14 | YOU CAN CUT OFF AND THEY WILL BE
USING COUNTY AND STATE HIGHWAYS. |
| 00:21:18 | >> IT LOOKS LIKE THE
LEGISLATURE, THIS HAS TO GO TO |
| 00:21:24 | THE LEGISLATURE FOR APPROVAL.
I AM GATHERING YOU WOULD NOT BE |
| 00:21:29 | SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
YOU ARE IN THE MINORITY. |
| 00:21:30 | REPUBLICANS CONTROL THE HOUSE
AND SENATE. |
| 00:21:34 | IS THIS A DONE DEAL?
>> IF YOU ADDED UP ALL OF THE |
| 00:21:41 | RACES IN THE STATE OF OHIO,
DEMOCRATS GOT 50,000 MORE VOTES. |
| 00:21:45 | THE GOVERNOR CAME IN WITH 49%.
THAT IS NOT A CLEAR MANDATE. |
| 00:21:50 | WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS THE
SPLIT. |
| 00:21:57 | YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A
LEGISLATURE THAT CONTROLS THE |
| 00:22:00 | STATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THIS
MANDATE. |
| 00:22:03 | THE CONTROLLER BECAUSE THEY DREW
THE NUMBERS. |
| 00:22:04 | THEY ARE THE ONES MAKING THE
LAWS. |
| 00:22:07 | WE HAVE TO TAKE OUR MESSAGE OUT
TO EVERYONE. |
| 00:22:09 | YOUR LEGISLATOR CANNOT BE VOTING
FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT |
| 00:22:18 | WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEIR
FUTURE. |
| 00:22:19 | >> IF WE CAN MAKE A SOUND
ARGUMENT THAT WE ARE DOUBLE |
| 00:22:25 | TAXING PEOPLE AND OUR COLLEAGUES
ARE GOING TO BE VOTING FOR A TAX |
| 00:22:31 | INCREASE, CALL IT WHAT EVERYONE
-- WHATEVER YOU WANT, I THINK |
| 00:22:37 | THERE MAY BE SOME MEMBERS GIVING
IT A SECOND THOUGHT. |
| 00:22:39 | >>
THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES WITH |
| 00:22:46 | CONCERNS.
A JOINT STATEMENT FROM CUYAHOGA |
| 00:22:48 | COUNTY EXECUTIVE ED FITZGERALD,
LORAIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER TED |
| 00:22:51 | KALO, MAHONING COUNTY
COMMISSIONER JOHN MCNALLY AND |
| 00:22:52 | ERIE COUNTY COMMISSIONER BILL
MONAGHAN READS IN PART: |
| 00:22:54 | "WE ARE PLEASED THAT OUR
EFFORTS TO PROVIDE VENUES FOR |
| 00:22:56 | PUBLIC COMMENT HAVE DEFLECTED
THE GOVERNOR'S MISGUIDED ATTEMPT |
| 00:22:59 | TO PRIVATIZE THE OHIO TURNPIKE
AND THAT HE NOW RECOMMENDS |
| 00:23:03 | MAINTAINING THE TURNPIKE AND
ALL ITS REVENUE AS PUBLIC |
| 00:23:04 | ASSETS.
WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE |
| 00:23:07 | AMOUNT OF GAS TAX BEING
DIVERTED FROM NORTHERN OHIO TO |
| 00:23:09 | PAY FOR PROJECTS IN OTHER AREAS
OF THE STATE; TO DIVERT MONEY |
| 00:23:12 | THAT IS BEING PAID BY THE PEOPLE
THAT LIVE AND WORK IN NORTHERN |
| 00:23:15 | OHIO TO PAY FOR PROJECTS IN
OTHER AREAS DOES NOT MAKE GOOD |
| 00:23:20 | ECONOMIC SENSE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO |
| 00:23:23 | EVALUATE FULLY THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL AND THE OVERALL IMPACT |
| 00:23:26 | THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL HAVE ON
THE ROADS AND ECONOMY OF |
| 00:23:29 | NORTHERN OHIO."
SINCE THE LEGISLATURE IS DONE |
| 00:23:32 | WITH ITS WORK FOR THIS SESSION,
THE TURNPIKE PLAN WOULD HAVE TO |
| 00:23:36 | BE CONSIDERED BY LAWMAKERS
STARTING IN JANUARY. |
| 00:23:38 | ON THEIR FINAL DAYS AT WORK
THIS YEAR, THE HOUSE AND SENATE |
| 00:23:43 | APPROVED A BILL TO ALLOW
LAWMAKERS AND VISITORS TO THE |
| 00:23:47 | STATE CAPITOL LEAVE GUNS IN
VEHICLES PARKED IN THE |
| 00:23:51 | STATEHOUSE GARAGE.
AND THEY AGREED ON THE BILL |
| 00:23:53 | AFTER SENATORS STRIPPED A
PROVISION THAT WOULD HAVE |
| 00:23:56 | EXPANDED HOW THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL ENTERS INTO AGREEMENTS |
| 00:23:59 | THAT ALLOW OHIOANS WITH
CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS TO |
| 00:24:02 | CARRY FIREARMS AMONG THOSE
STATES. |
| 00:24:03 | SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS
OPPOSED THE PROVISION BECAUSE |
| 00:24:07 | THEY SAID IT COULD PERMIT
LICENSE-HOLDERS FROM STATES |
| 00:24:10 | WITH WEAKER TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS TO LEGALLY CARRY |
| 00:24:12 | WEAPONS IN OHIO.
BUT A COUPLE OF MEASURES GOT |
| 00:24:16 | HALFWAY THROUGH THE STATEHOUSE
BEFORE DYING. |
| 00:24:17 | JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER VOTERS
REJECTED A COMPLICATED |
| 00:24:21 | AMENDMENT THAT WOULD HAVE
CHANGED THE WAY OHIO DRAWS STATE |
| 00:24:23 | LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL
LINES, SENATORS WERE NEARLY |
| 00:24:27 | UNANIMOUS IN PASSING A BILL TO
DO THAT. |
| 00:24:28 | THE RESOLUTION WOULD CREATE A
SEVEN-MEMBER COMMISSION TO DRAW |
| 00:24:33 | ALL MAPS, AND AT LEAST ONE
MINORITY PARTY MEMBER WOULD HAVE |
| 00:24:35 | TO APPROVE THE BOUNDARIES.
BUT THE HOUSE DIDN'T ACT ON IT. |
| 00:24:39 | ITS SPONSOR, SEN. FRANK LAROSE
OF AKRON, SAYS THE PLAN COULD |
| 00:24:43 | BE REINTRODUCED IN SOME FORM IN
THE NEW GENERAL ASSEMBLY. |
| 00:24:46 | REPRESENTATIVES DID PASS A BILL
THAT WOULD INCREASE CRIMINAL |
| 00:24:52 | PENALTIES AGAINST KENNEL
OPERATORS WHO ABUSE PETS IN |
| 00:24:54 | THEIR CARE GOT THROUGH THE
HOUSE, BUT THE BILL KNOWN AS |
| 00:24:59 | "NITRO'S LAW" DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
SUPPORT IN THE SENATE TO MAKE IT |
| 00:25:01 | TO THE FLOOR.
AND ALSO THIS WEEK -- A NEW |
| 00:25:04 | JUSTICE WAS SWORN IN TO THE
OHIO SUPREME COURT. |
| 00:25:05 | JUSTICE SHARON KENNEDY, A
REPUBLICAN, SUCCEEDS DEMOCRAT |
| 00:25:09 | YVETTE MCGEE BROWN, WHO SHE
DEFEATED LAST MONTH. |
| 00:25:10 | IN TWO WEEKS, THE OTHER NEW
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, DEMOCRAT |
| 00:25:16 | WILLIAM O'NEILL, WILL BE SWORN
IN - HE TAKES THE OATH OF |
| 00:25:18 | OFFICE ON DECEMBER 27.
O'NEILL BEAT INCUMBENT |
| 00:25:21 | REPUBLICAN ROBERT CUPP LAST
MONTH. |
| 00:25:22 | AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK.
FOR MY COLLEAGUES AT OHIO PUBLIC |
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WE CLOSE THIS WEEK WITH SOUNDS |
| 00:25:42 | AND IMAGES FROM THE HOLIDAY
SEASON AT THE STATEHOUSE, |
| 00:25:44 | FEATURING MY ALMA MATER,
LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOL. |
| 00:25:46 | ?
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| 00:26:13 | NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE
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| 00:26:14 | >> SUPPORT FOR THE STATEWIDE
BROADCAST COMES FROM -- |
| 00:26:19 | AND FROM THE OHIO EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING |
| 00:26:34 | 131,000 TEACHERS, PROFESSIONALS,
AND FACULTY WORKING FOR GREAT |
| 00:26:38 | PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR EVERY CHILD.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE STATE |
| 00:26:44 | OF OHIO IS MADE POSSIBLE BY -- |
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