Lines for compromise
Published: November 21, 2011 - 07:07 PM
Akron Beacon Journal
With the filing deadline for the March primary just 15 days away, Ohio Republicans continue to take a hard line on congressional redistricting that would cost the state an additional $15 million to hold a second primary in June for U.S. House and presidential candidates.
Instead of making a reasonable effort to reach a compromise, attracting enough Democratic votes to pass a new redistricting bill as an emergency measure, Republican legislative leaders now appear eager to steer the issue to the Ohio Supreme Court, firmly in control of their party. The hope is, the state’s high court would impose a lopsidedly partisan map like the Republicans’ first redistricting bill, which Democrats stalled by circulating petitions for a referendum next November.
State income tax collection plan gets cool response in Brunswick
Published: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 9:26 AM
BRUNSWICK A presentation by representatives from Ohio Speaker of the House William Batchelder’s office on a state tax commission feasibility study on centralizing municipal income tax collection in Columbus met with polite but firm opposition from city council members Nov. 14.
“To put it nicely, we don’t trust you guys at the state after you have taken $500,000 out of our (local government fund) budget,” Vice mayor Vince Carl told Batchelder policy advisor Lizz Eisaman and Senior Legislative Aide Hallie R. Wolff. “My problem is I’m hearing the word ‘currently’ a lot and anybody can introduce a bill at any time. If you think Senate Bill 5 went down hard, try this.”
http://www.cleveland.com/brunswick/index.ssf/2011/11/state_income_tax_collection_pl.html
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