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Friday, February 4, 2011
Catholic bishops call on Kasich to end death penalty
The Catholic Bishops of Ohio are calling on Gov. John Kasich and the state’s legislative leaders to debate and ultimately end the state’s capital punishment system.
“Murder rightly evokes moral outrage and a call for justice. It also calls for spiritual healing and caring support for all those impacted by such a tragedy,” the Catholic Bishops said in a written statement on Friday. “Just punishment—punishment that reflects the seriousness of the offense, seeks restoration for the offense, and protects society — is a foundational moral principle within our justice system.”
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Paul Pfeifer made headlines last month when he called for Ohio to repeal the death penalty statute that Pfeifer helped write as a state lawmaker in 1981. Then former Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections Director Terry Collins, who witnessed 33 executions, chimed in that he too thinks Ohio would be better off without a death penalty.
Kasich, who served in the General Assembly with Pfeifer and voted for the state’s capital punishment statute, continues to support the death penalty.
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TweetEarly voting favors Dems, report says
Early voting is more popular among Democrats, women and elderly voters, according to a new report by the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron.
Ohio introduced ‘no fault’ absentee voting in 2005, allowing people to cast early absentee ballots without having to provide a reason.
The Bliss Institute study found that the percentage of votes cast through early balloting was 15.3 percent in 2006, 29.7 percent in 2008 and 25.8 percent in 2010. Early voters most often cited convenience as the reason they cast early ballots.
Sixty-two percent of early voters in 2010 were women, 38 percent were men. And Republican John Kasich won the election day vote with 51.4 percent while Democrat Ted Strickland won the early vote with 52.8 percent. Election Day voting was bigger, allowing Kasich to prevail.
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TweetCops and firefighters hire GOP strategist
The Ohio Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters and several others police and firefighter groups are joining forces to launch a public relations campaign in the face of brutal state budget cuts and sweeping public pension reforms.
The police and fire labor associations inked a deal with GOP strategist Mark Weaver and his firm, Communications Counsel, to help craft and market their message to lawmakers and the public, Weaver confirmed.
“My company has worked with the Fraternal Order of Police off and on for a decade. We look forward to working with law enforcement and firefighters to help them communicate their message in the coming months,” Weaver said.
The deal calls for the coalition to pay Communications Counsel monthly for consulting as well as marketing expenses.
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