GOP expects to pick up seats
Republican-drawn legislative districts, funding gap bode ill for Dems
By Jim Siegel
The Columbus Dispatch Sunday October 7, 2012 2:27 PM
Gov. Ted Strickland’s landslide win in 2006 helped Ohio House Democrats pick up seven seats. In 2008, with Barack Obama leading the ticket, Democrats picked up seven more seats and took the majority.
In 2010, a recession-fueled swing helped Republicans sweep up 13 seats and take back the House majority.
Experts do not see a fourth-straight significant swing forming in 2012 for legislative races, though Democrats could get help if Obama’s recent poll numbers hold. What that leaves is a major Republican fundraising advantage for candidates running in Republican-gerrymandered districts — and a lot less drama about who will be in control when the dust settles.
Vote no on Issue 1; there are better ways of updating Ohio's constitution: editorial
Published: Saturday, October 06, 2012, 7:06 PM Updated: Saturday, October 06, 2012, 7:07 PM
ENDORSEMENT
Every 20 years, the general election ballot asks Ohioans whether they want to call a convention to revise the state constitution. Next month, the ballot asks that question again.
Ohioans -- as they did in 1932, 1952, 1972 and 1992 -- should say "no."
Voters have safer ways of revising their constitution.
The General Assembly, by a three-fifths vote of each house, may propose amendments. Voters may also propose amendments directly by gathering voter signatures equal to 10 percent of the last statewide gubernatorial vote. And even during those 20-year intervals, the General Assembly may, any time it chooses, by a two-thirds vote of each house, ask voters if they want to call a convention.
Week in Review for Friday, October 5, 2012
Hannah Report
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The reimagined Ohio Development Services Agency's (DSA) Film Office unveiled Friday, Sept. 28 that "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will be partially shot in the state. The film office awarded Disney's Marvel Studios $9.5 million in tax credits for the project.
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the governor's attempt to compel a constitutional finding for JobsOhio by ruling a lack of jurisdiction but stopped short of declaring the state's private development partner either constitutional or unconstitutional. House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) responded with a statement that opposed the ruling. He claimed the decision hindered the job-creating process and put the citizens of Ohio at a disadvantage.
The reimagined Ohio Development Services Agency's (DSA) Film Office unveiled Friday, Sept. 28 that "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will be partially shot in the state. The film office awarded Disney's Marvel Studios $9.5 million in tax credits for the project.
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the governor's attempt to compel a constitutional finding for JobsOhio by ruling a lack of jurisdiction but stopped short of declaring the state's private development partner either constitutional or unconstitutional. House Speaker William Batchelder (R-Medina) responded with a statement that opposed the ruling. He claimed the decision hindered the job-creating process and put the citizens of Ohio at a disadvantage.
Gongwer 10/8/12
AT&T invested $212 million in its Ohio wireless and wired networks in the first half of 2012, the company said Wednesday.
The money went toward activating new cell sites and towers to improve coverage, deploying faster connections to enable 4G speeds, and adding spectrum capacity to support additional traffic, the company said in a news release.
The company launched 4G LTE on cell sites in the Akron, Canton, and Cleveland areas; enhanced wireless capacity and performance in the greater Cincinnati area and other communities; increased mobile Internet performance in Cambridge, Ashland, and other cities; and activated more than 15 new cell sites in Portsmouth, Athens, and other areas.
The network upgrades also deployment of new Wi-Fi hot spots and backbone network connections.
"Investments in mobile Internet throughout Ohio will help consumers and businesses who are working hard to rebuild Ohio's economy," said House Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina). "Furthermore, these investments in mobile Internet are a critical economic driver for Ohio to remain competitive."
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