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Kasich “Seriously Considering” Another Run For President
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. John Kasich says he’s seriously considering another run for president, the strongest suggestion yet that he might try another campaign. Kasich said he’s really unhappy with what he sees in this country and hasn’t decided what he wants to do about it – but said all options are on the table and that he’s… Read More
Kasich Picks Minority Business Chief For Commerce Director
By: Associated Press
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Ohio’s governor has named a new commerce director as the state agency’s current leader is set to return to a regulatory board. Gov. John Kasich said Monday he has picked Jacqueline Williams to lead the Ohio Department of Commerce. She will replace Andre Porter, who was appointed to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in… Read More
Kasich Commits $2 Million to Children’s Health Research
By: Associated Press
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Gov. John Kasich is pledging another $2 million to support shared medical research among children’s hospitals in Ohio. The additional money comes after the governor committed $2 million in 2011 to spur collaborative research among the hospitals on children’s health issues. Kasich made the announcement Thursday at a Statehouse event. The funds will be divided… Read More
Kasich Hopeful Lawmakers will OK Medicaid Expansion Funding
By: Associated Press
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Gov. John Kasich says he’s hopeful state lawmakers will approve money that supports his expansion of Medicaid. The governor’s $72.3 billion, two-year spending blueprint sets aside funds to cover the more than 500,000 low-income Ohioans who enrolled in the federal-state health program after Kasich extended Medicaid eligibility under President Barack Obama’s health overhaul. The GOP-dominated… Read More
Ohio Gov. Kasich To Return To New Hampshire, South Carolina
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to return to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state of New Hampshire next month. The two-term governor visited the state last week in a trip designed to assess his political strength as he considers a 2016 Republican presidential bid. Kasich plans to attend the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Panel Weighs More State Oversight of Police
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is looking at whether state oversight of police officers should be increased. Panel members are suggesting things like statewide committees to investigate police-involved shootings and a central database of any officer fired by a department. Other… Read More
What The Jobs Report Doesn’t Tell You: Poverty In Southeast Ohio
As the nation emerges from the recession, people look to several measures to determine just how far we have come back and how far we have to go. Economic recovery can become a matter of perspective. The standard measures for progress are job growth and unemployment rate, but those numbers don’t tell the whole story…. Read More
Kasich’s Office: Trip For Netanyahu’s Speech Costs $3,462
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s office says his trip to attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress this month cost taxpayers about $3,462. The amount was released Tuesday to The Associated Press after a public records request. The office says the expense covers airfare, airport parking and hotel rooms for the Republican and two… Read More
Governor’s Police Relations Panel To Hold Forum In Columbus
By: Associated Press
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Gov. John Kasich plans to address the group he commissioned to study police and community relations in Ohio. The latest in a series of meetings around the state will take place Monday at Ohio State University. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council members, religious leaders and law enforcement officials after several police-involved shootings… Read More
Kasich’s Budget Proposal Leaves Questions In School Funding
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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Gov. John Kasich released his 2016-17 state budget proposal in February, and while more than $7.5 billion has been proposed for education funding, the impact on local schools is a bit unclear. The proposal by the governor is far from final, as the budget will likely see many changes from the House and Senate before… Read More
Ohio Gov. Kasich Pushes Tax Plan In State Of State Address
By: Associated Press
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Gov. John Kasich says cutting taxes is crucial to helping to lure and retain businesses and keep people from leaving Ohio. The Republican governor discussed his proposed tax changes during his annual State of the State speech held this year in Wilmington. Kasich’s $72.3 billion two-year budget seeks to cut the state income-tax rate by… Read More
Ohio Governor Makes Pitch To Help The Poor
By: Associated Press
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is making his pitch to state lawmakers to do more to help residents move out of poverty. In his two-year state budget, the Republican governor has proposed a way to let lower income families keep child-care subsidies as their income increases. He also wants to use $310 million in state and… Read More