Ohio
Governor Kasich discusses budget, taxes, education and health care reform
during the 2013 State of the State
Lexology.com
On February 19, 2013, Ohio Governor John
Kasich delivered the 2013 State of the State address at the Veterans Memorial
Civic & Convention Center in Lima, Ohio.
Describing job creation as “our greatest moral
purpose,” Governor Kasich began with a list of his administration’s successes,
including growth of 120,400 jobs; the state’s ranking as number one in the
Midwest and number six in the nation for job creation; a balanced budget; an
increase in the state’s rainy day fund from $0.89 cents to $1.9 billion in 2 ½
years; and the improvement of the state’s credit outlook at a time when the
nation’s was downgraded.
The governor said that his guiding principle
is, “You can never spend more than what you take in.”
Governor Kasich said that Ohio Department of
Taxation Commissioner Joe Testa’s decision to return millions of dollars to the
more than 3,500 businesses that overpaid their taxes demonstrates how
government should “treat the taxpayers with respect and help businesses when
they pay their bills.” He also pointed out that the number of state employees
in Ohio is at its lowest figure in 30 years. The governor praised Ohio House
Speaker William G. Batchelder for his work to repeal the “death tax,” or the
Ohio Estate Tax, insisting that such a measure will help ensure that heirs of
entrepreneurs are able to inherit their families’ businesses.
Gongwer 2/26/13
The fate of Democrat Josh O'Farrell's recount
lawsuit against Rep. Al Landis (R-Dover) now rests
with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen
O'Connor on Friday sent the House clerk the evidence collected in the lawsuit
over the House District 98 election last November. Rep. Landis was found to
have won the race by eight votes out of nearly 47,000 ballots cast. (See Gongwer Ohio Report, February 22, 2013)
Mr. O'Farrell, a former legislator, alleges that
several provisional and absentee ballots were unduly rejected by the Tuscarawas
County Board of Elections.
Speaker Bill Batchelder (R-Medina)
will now appoint a select committee to study the dispute and make a final
recommendation to the full House, House Republican spokesman Mike Dittoe said.
The House will then hold an up-or-down vote on whether Rep. Landis should keep
his seat.
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