Revising the rules
Well-stocked commission is best way to clean up Ohio Constitution
The bipartisan group that started work last week on updating the state’s vintage 1851 constitution should keep in mind that its overarching task isn’t simply to improve a document riddled with outdated provisions; it’s to improve the lives of Ohioans.
The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission will bring together 12 lawmakers and 20 others to study governance issues, serving as an advance team should Ohioans this year decide to convene a constitutional convention, an unwieldy affair that might produce delegates without the requisite experience or statesmanship.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/01/04/revising-rules.html
The Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission will bring together 12 lawmakers and 20 others to study governance issues, serving as an advance team should Ohioans this year decide to convene a constitutional convention, an unwieldy affair that might produce delegates without the requisite experience or statesmanship.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2012/01/04/revising-rules.html
Revising the Rules
Ohio Working on New Double-Dipping Laws
Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 04:23 AM
Ohio’s “double-dipping” bill is again coming before the legislature in hopes of stopping the state’s public officials from collecting a salary and pension check at the same time. Ohio State Rep. Rex Damschroder believes the legislation will pass this time around, because there is “public outrage” when a well-paid employee, becomes eligible for a pension and then returns to the job, reports the Columbus Dispatch.
Damschroder, a Republican, rejoined the state House this year after serving from 1995 to 2003, when he left office because of the state’s term-limit laws. He said double-dipping was a problem the last time he was in office as well.
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