We all know where President Obama and his friends like Senator Sherrod Brown stand on coal. If they could flip a switch tomorrow, they would stop coal production in the United States and all the energy & jobs that come with it. “…the Senate held a vote on a resolution that would have overturned Utility...
Read more →Yesterday, the Ohio Senate released its changes to the biennial budget plan currently moving through the legislative process. And while there’s some details of lesser note, making Ohio more business friendly continues to be a main focus. Senate President Keith Faber said favoring a tax cut for small-business owners over a cut for all Ohioans...
Read more →You have got to be kidding me. You might have heard that there was a ceremony at the Statehouse today to honor Ohio’s fallen heroes. The families of 16 fallen soldiers were present at a joint session of the General Assembly and then followed the Governor to the Statehouse Atrium for a wreath laying ceremony....
Read more →Yesterday, State Representative Connie Pillich announced her anticipated campaign for Treasurer of the State: State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from the Cincinnati area known for spoiling Tea Party dreams, has found her next target: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Pillich told The Plain Dealer she officially will declare her candidacy for treasurer Monday. The...
Read more →We already knew that Ed Fitzgerald was a bit sensitive. After all, he ordered his staff to spell his name right on documents, to make sure the “G” is capitalized and to put his name down as “Edward”, not “Ed”. If it wasn’t perfectly according to his instructions, he said he would refuse to...
Read more →The Buckeye Firearms Association is one of the two major state-level organizations in Ohio that is dedicated to protecting Ohioans 2nd Amendment rights. When I saw a recent article they published, I was really pleased to hear about how Governor Kasich and state lawmakers are reaching out to firearms related manufacturers in other states...
Read more →The ticket that the Ohio Democrats seem to be putting together for 2014 is turning out to be quite a joke. First, they’ve got Ed Fitsjerald running for governor, obviously their last choice as a candidate, drawing embarrassingly small crowds at his announcements earlier this month. Worse than that, he is over-inflating his resume...
Read more →By now you’ve heard the news about Honda bringing production of its new Acura NSX “supercar” to Marysville, Ohio. And I don’t know about you, but I think this car looks amazing: The move also means that Honda will be bringing jobs to the area, which is no small headline itself. I would like to think...
Read more →Last year, the Ohio Liberty Coalition announced that their IRS application for non-profit status was being delayed by the government, along with being asked intrusive questions about their donors and families. One demand was even to send in photocopies of their Facebook page. From a February 12, 2012 press release, the OLC rightly refused...
Read more →It’s great being a conservative in the Buckeye State. I mean, after last November, what’s there to complain about? No more Senator Sherrod Brown and President Barack Obama, am I right? Oh wait… We lost. And while the GOP fared better in General Assembly races, capturing supermajorities in both the House and Senate, they’re...
Read more →Obamacare is supposed to go into full effect in 2014, just a few short months away. So…how’s that going, Democrats? Well, last month, Democratic Senator Max Baucus, one of it’s architects, said that he sees a “huge train wreck” ahead. “I just see a huge train wreck coming down,” he told Health and Human...
Read more →Just a few short years ago, Ohio was one of the worst places to do business. But don’t take my word for it, just ask those who actually run a business. From 3BP in 2010: Well, last week, CEO Magazine released their results of their survey of 651 CEOs from across the nation. They asked them...
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