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“Third Frontier” renewal a top 2010 Strickland priority
When the legislature returns in January, a top priority for Gov. Ted Strickland will be persuading lawmakers to put a$1 billion, five-year bond proposal on the May 4 ballot to renew and expand the Third Frontier program.
Strickland, in a year-end interview on Monday, Dec. 21, cast renewal of the Third Frontier as part of his economic development and job creation agenda for 2010.
“Obviously, it’s got to be an emphasis on economic development and job creation but a vital part of that next year will be working toward renewal of the Third Frontier program,” Strickland said.
The Democratic governor faces re-election next year and some Republicans have cast his desire to put the renewal on the May ballot as an effort to help Strickland politcally.
“Give me a break,” Strickland said. He said he always credits Republican Gov. Bob Taft with creating the program and said it has support from Republican-leaning business groups. The program promotes high-tech research and job creation.
The governor does not have a formal role in putting the issue on the ballot. That requires approval of a resolution by 60 of 99 House members and 20 of 33 senators.
Strickland said he will file for re-election by the Feb. 18 deadline and select a lieutenant governor running mate before then.
In a wide-ranging interview, he also said he will seek additional financial help from the federal government to get Ohio through the recession.
His likely Republican opponent, former U.S. Rep. John Kasich, has charged that Ohio has been “stuck in a cycle of tax and spend” and needs new leadership.
Strickland dismissed the comments as “just tired political rhetoric.”
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Governor Stricknine, just like all his tax and spend fellow liberal Democrats will get a rude awakening in this next election. Bye,Bye Ted.
By More Of The Same...
December 21, 2009 3:13 PM | Link to this
Again, Democrats don’t get what it takes to get jobs and economic development. It’s not about raising taxes that will have to be paid by indivduals and providing more government grants, infrastructure and regulations to go with them. It’s about reducing or eliminating the above, to make Ohio attractive to the private sector to establish and grow here like they used to. Yet neither party moves on the real need. I hope there’s more sense from the electorate then is exhibited from what we’ve got in Columbus.