Ohio Politics

Josh Mandel's $65 Billion Mistake

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.22.2012

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Ohio Democrats are pouncing on state Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) for apparently forgetting $65 billion in state pension funds under his supervision, cal...

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GOP Senate Hopeful's Contributions Under Investigation

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 05.22.2012

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FBI agents are investigating several contributions made to Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel's (R) campaign for the U.S. Senate. The New Republic reports...

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Kasich Fights Republicans Over Major Changes

Columbus Dispatch | Posted 05.08.2012

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Gov. John Kasich fought back against Senate Republicans’ changes to his third-grade reading guarantee this morning, arguing they would “weaken eff...

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Democrats To Mandel: 'Come Clean'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.03.2012

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On the same day that reports surfaced that Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) does not have the resumes for 34 staff members he appointed, state Democrats...

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Dems Continue To Question Josh Mandel Resumes

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.27.2012

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Days after penning a letter to the editor saying that his office was responding to all records requests from the Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio Treasurer...

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Former Mandel Aide Fights Back

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.25.2012

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A former aide to Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) is fighting back against a Democratic lawmaker's charge that he violated state ethics laws in lobbying...

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Ohio Democrats' New Web Ad Pokes Fun At Josh Mandel And Friends

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.12.2012

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Democrats have taken to the web to satirize Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, the Republican nominee for Senate against Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown,...

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Same-Sex Marriage Amendment In Ohio Gets Green Light

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Staver | Posted 04.03.2012

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Marriage equality advocates in Ohio took one step closer Tuesday to overturning the state's 2004 constitutional amendment that restricts marriages in ...

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The Battle for a Compassionate America: We Cannot Lose Dennis Kucinich!

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.05.2012

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This is not an election we can lose. If we want any future of a progressive, compassionate America, we must re-elect Dennis Kucinich.

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GOP Leader: Ohio Voters Have Had 'Enough Of It'

Solon Patch | Chris Mazzolini | Posted 03.02.2012

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For Romney, an Ohio win gives him more momentum after his wins in Michigan and Arizona. A Santorum victory throws Romney's status as front runner in f...

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Kasich Imitates Parkinson's Patient, Praises 'Hot Wife' In State Of The State

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.08.2012

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) does not generally script his speeches, preferring to form his remarks off-the-cuff based on notes. In the case of his State...

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Two States Likely To Host Multiple 2012 Primaries

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.18.2011

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A series of disputes is likely to send voters in two states to the polls more than once for 2012 party primaries. An impasse among Ohio legislator...

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UPDATE: Democrats Get Enough Signatures To Overturn Ohio Voting Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.16.2011

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Democrats and progressives in Ohio have just over a week to gather 10,000 more petition signatures to force a referendum to overturn the state's contr...

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Split Decision?

Al Checchi | Posted 01.09.2012

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Until we seek common ground and political solutions based on common sense and shared interest, we will continue to stage political jousting matches like the ones recently conducted in Ohio, only to find ourselves back where we started and the problems largely unresolved.

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Labor Leader Takes Issue 2 Victory Lap

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.09.2012

WASHINGTON -- Connecting the results with the Occupy Wall Street movement, organized labor is taking a victory lap over Tuesday's repeal of Ohio's con...

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Issue 2 Was UpHill Fight For Kasich

Solon Patch | Chris Mazzolini | Posted 01.09.2012

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In retrospect, Issue 2 never stood a chance. Opponents outmatched supporters in money, motivation and message. It's no surprise they had more votes...

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Voters To Decide Fate Of Controversial Ohio Law

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.08.2012

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Ohio voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of the state's controversial collective bargaining law. Issue 2, a referendum on Senate Bill...

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Jerry Springer Talks Politics, His Show, And Why He Thinks We're No Better Than His Guests

HuffingtonPost.com | Mallika Rao | Posted 01.01.2012

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When Jerry Springer took on Billy Flynn two years ago for “Chicago” -- first in London’s West End, and then on Broadway -- the critics reveled i...

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Ohio Issue 2 Creates Strange Bedfellows At Occupy Cleveland

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.28.2011

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The battle to repeal Ohio's controversial collective bargaining law is being credited with creating a good relationship between Occupy Cleveland and C...

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Gov. John Kasich To Face Little Long-Term Damage If Issue 2 Fails, Experts Say

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.27.2011

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With opinion polls showing Ohio's controversial law against collective bargaining heading for defeat in a Nov. 8 referendum, experts said that Gov. Jo...

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How The Fight Over Ohio's Union Law Repeal Could Help Dems

AP | By ANN SANNER and SAM HANANEL | Posted 12.19.2011

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A ballot battle over whether to keep Ohio's tough new restrictions on public employee unions could give labor supporters and Democra...

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Ohioans To Vote On Collective Bargaining And Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 12.14.2011

While Ohio’s upcoming referendum on the state’s controversial collective bargaining law has become the marquee issue on November’s statewide bal...

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Ohio Nazis

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Traficant Won't Say If He'll Run For Congress In Ohio

AP | MEGHAN BARR | Posted 05.25.2011

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CLEVELAND — A deadline to run in Ohio's congressional Democratic primary came and went with no word from U.S. Rep. James Traficant, a former con...

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