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Friday, August 27, 2010
Boyce claims credit for 60,000 jobs
In the political season, officeholders often want to claim credit for helping create jobs. State Treasurer Kevin Boyce, a Democrat running for retention, is no different.
His office issued a press release Friday, Aug. 27, saying Boyce is aiding the rebound of Ohio’s economy by helping to create and retain nearly 60,000 jobs throughout the state.
It’s not that Boyce actually hired 60,000 people — his staff is still about 130. The treasurer says his administration, through the issuance of bonds and other treasury programs, helped businesses create and retain the jobs. He is counting both direct and spin-off jobs. “As our economy gradually rebounds job creation and retention is as important as ever,” said Boyce in a press release. ”These jobs put food on the tables of thousands of families; these jobs put clothes on the backs of thousands of children. My administration has lent support to struggling Ohioans at every level of the recession whether we’re providing funding to small businesses or supplying resources for farmers.”
The treasury issued $746.1 million in 21 different bond issues since Boyce was appointed treasurer by Gov. Ted Strickland in January 2009.
Boyce is running against state Rep. Josh Mandel in the treasurers race. Both Mandel and Boyce are running statewide for the first time.
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The TV ad war is escalating in the hotly contested Ohio governor’s race between Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich, the former Columbus-area U.S. House member.
Strickland’s campaign on Friday, Aug. 27, launched one 30-second statewide ad, “Truth”, that blasts Kasich for for his votes on trade issues while Kasich was in the U.S. House.
Strickland’s campaign also previewed a second ad that is to run “in the coming days.” “Nilda” that features a woman whose husband’s job, according to the ad, was “shipped to China.” It charges that Kasich, as a member of a company’s board of directors, played a role in outsourcing jobs.
Meanwhile, the Republican Governors’ Association launched an ad branding Strickland as a “hypocrite” on the trade issue. The ad says Strickland says that he wants to protect Ohioans from unfair trade and outsourcing but has acted otherwise as governor and when he served in Congress.
Click here to see the RGA ad.
Click here to see “Truth.”
Click here to see “Nilda.”
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