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Monday, September 26, 2011
Kasich signs Congressional districts bill
Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed a bill into law that carves out Ohio’s new congressional districts for the next decade.
The new map creates 12 Republican-leaning districts and four leaning toward Democrats and it puts U.S. Reps. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, into the same district which sets up a possible primary between the two.
Ohio’s delegation to the U.S. House will shrink from 18 to 16 because of the state’s slow population growth relative to other states.
The new law includes an appropriation for $2.75 million to help local boards of elections change for redistricting changes. The appropriation means the law takes effect immediately and also prevents a referendum on the legislation.
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TweetLiberals, conservatives plan conference together
The left and right are joining hands in Ohio, at least for a day, to discuss meaty issues such as public pension reform, local tax rates, health care, the national debt and federal fiscal policy, and government consolidation.
The Buckeye Institute, a conservative think tank based in Columbus, the Center for Community Solutions, a liberal research group based in Cleveland, and Greater Ohio, a non-partisan organization focused on smart growth, are co-sponsoring a day-long conference Dec. 8 in Columbus that they hope will raise the level of discourse on important issues.
The conference will include nationally known speakers, including Alice Rivlin who served as President Clinton’s budget director, and Arthur Laffer, founder of the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics.
The sponsors expect about 1,000 people to attend and hope to influence lawmakers and other policy makers to recognize that they can have civil discourse and find common ground. The conference, which costs $125 per person, is open to the public and registration details can be found at www.futureohio.org.
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