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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Gov. Kasich on “guns-in-bars” - wait ‘til it gets to my desk
Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday took a wait-and-see approach on whether he’ll sign legislation allowing concealed carry permit holders to take their guns into bars and restaurants serving alcohol as long as the permit holders themselves don’t drink.
“Wait ‘til it gets there (to his desk),” Kasich said. He said he wants to see exactly what’s in the bill.
“I’m a big Second Amendment fan,” Kasich added.
The House and Senate have passed separate versions of the legislation.
House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, anticipates that the House will concur with the Senate version, possibly by next week, which would send the bill to Kasich, Mike Dittoe, Batchelder’s spokesman said.
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TweetSen. Jones urges Dayton business leaders to fight repeal of bargaining bill
Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Clearcreek Twp., on Tuesday urged an audience of Dayton business leaders to fight the repeal of Senate Bill 5 - legislation restricting public employee bargaining rights- if the proposed repeal gets on the November ballot.
“I need you all to stand with me on this,” Jones, sponsor of the bill, told about 100 participants at Dayton’s Legislative Day in Columbus, co-hosted by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Development Coalition.
Phil Parker, chamber of commerce president, said that he anticipated that the Dayton chamber would vote to fight repeal of the law.
A formal decision won’t be made until it’s determined that enough signatures are gathered to put the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot, Parker said.
Opponents, led by labor unions and Democrats, have until June 30 to gather signatures from 231,147 registered voters to get the issue on the ballot.
“We can do anything if we stand together,” said Jones. “We need to dig in and talk about why this matters.”
She said the law is crucial to promoting efficiency and making government sustainable at a time when taxpayers want services but aren’t willing to pay more for them.
Mark Owens, chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Party, said he anticipates local Democrats will support the repeal effort.
“Repealing it helps our middle class families,” said Owens. The Dayton community already has been “devastated” by the economic downturn, he said, and the changes caused by Senate Bill 5 would make things worse.
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TweetStay off the People’s Lawn
The Ohio Statehouse is known as the “People’s House” - with a mostly open door policy to school kids, protesters, lobbyists, politicians and other visitors.
But the lawn, well, let’s just say that the folks at the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board, who run the place, are sometimes like the grumpy neighbor yelling at kids to stay off his pristine grass.
On Tuesday, environmental groups planned a “camp-in” on the west lawn of the Statehouse to protest plans to allow drilling for oil and natural gas and harvesting of timber on state lands. But they were told because of the rain and potential damage to the lawn they’d have to the event - without tents, corn hole and other props - in the Statehouse basement, said Tracy Sabetta, spokeswoman for the National Wildlife Federation.
Two years ago, kickball teams had to cut back on the size and scope of their weeknight league in order to get permission to keep playing on the Statehouse lawn.
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