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Friday, April 3, 2009
Video: Boehner tells reporter to ‘get a brush’
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester, had some fun with reporters during a press conference on Thursday, April 3.
The House Minority Leader told a reporter to “do something with that hair of yours.” He later told the reporter to “get a brush, would ya?”
According to CNN, the reporter took the joke lightly and shot back, “I’ll get a haircut if you pay for it.”
Boehner then joked about another reporter’s lack of hair and a female reporter’s ponytail. He referred to her hair as “what’s wadded up in the back of your head?”
Obviously, there’s no news here, but the video is fun to watch.
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AG Cordray approves casino petition language
Attorney General Richard Cordray on Friday, April 3, approved the summary language submitted by backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to permit casinos in Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Toledo.
Next the Ohio Ballot Board must determine whether the petition represents a single or multiple constitutional amendments. With ballot board approval, backers would have until July 1 to gather the 402,275 signatures from registered voters necessary to get the proposal on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Tentative date for the ballot board meeting is April 13, Patrick Gallaway, spokesman for Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, said in an e-mail.
“We’re pleased and we’re eager for the ballot board to meet and act on it so we can start circulating petitions,” said Bob Tenenbaum, spokesman for the Ohio Jobs and Growth Committee, the group backing the plan.
The committee is supported by Penn National Gaming, Inc. and Dan Gilbert, principal owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Casino opponents are mobilizing.
“We’re already organizing. We’re getting ready,” said Tom Smith, public policy director for the Ohio Council of Churches. “I think we’ve got a good fight to put up.”
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Kearney to walk Cincinnati to Columbus
State Sen. Eric Kearney, D-Cincinnati, plans to walk from downtown Cincinnati to the Statehouse in Columbus over four days.
Kearney is well aware that it’s 102 miles and it would be easier to drive. He is doing it to raise awareness of children’s health issues, particularly childhood obesity, hunger and infant mortality. Kearney is sponsoring a bill in the Senate to ban junk food in vending machines in Ohio schools.
“My goal is to get families moving and thinking about food choices,” Kearney said. “This walk is a fun way to make others aware of the health problems children are facing.”
