http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ Our political team covers the goings on from the White House to the Statehouse. Quick news updates by e-mail Start your workday informed by signing up for our e-mail local news headlines and breaking news alerts. Sign up Ohio politicians speak for themselves on our podcast. en-us lbischoff@daytondailynews.com 2009-11-06T14:24:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/06/state_flags_ordered_to_fly_at.html All Ohio and American flags at public buildings and grounds are to be flown at half-staff until Tuesday, Nov. 10, in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood shootings, Gov. Ted Strickland ordered.   “Ohio grieves for the victims... 15588903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-06T14:24:32-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/05/in_congress_the_rich_get_poore.html While regular Joes across America rely on unemployment benefits and max out their credit cards to get by, members of Congress can say they feel their pain. Current congressional members’ median wealth uncharacteristically dipped 5 percent in 2008 compared with... 15567303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-05T15:10:35-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/05/ag_cordray_sues_mortgage_servi.html Attorney General Richard Cordray and a Texas-based mortgage servicing company on Thursday, Nov. 5, sued each other in separate but related lawsuits. Cordray filed suit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland against American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., alleging... 15563203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-05T12:33:08-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/05/committee_unveils_new_version.html Ohioans would have 28 days before an election to vote absentee either in person or by mail under a new version of comprehensive voting legislation unveiled on Thursday, Nov. 5, by the House Elections and Ethics Committee Also, absentee voting... 15562503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-05T11:33:17-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/strickland_surprised_by_mclins.html Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin’s upset loss came as a surprise to Gov. Ted Strickland, who had endorsed McLin and attended a recent fund-raiser for her but did not actively campaign on her behalf. Strickland said didn’t know if stumping for... 15549703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T16:15:29-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/party_bosses_trade_insights_on.html Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern attributed Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin’s loss to not enough campaigning early enough in the year. McLin’s campaign “caught fire in the final weeks. We needed it to catch fire in the final months,” Redfern... 15548103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T14:47:17-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/penn_national_promisese_two_ho.html Penn National Gaming hopes to have “Hollywood” casinos like the one in Lawrenceburg, Ind., operating in Columbus and Toledo by late 2012, Tim Wilmott, Penn National president and chief operating officer said on Wednesday, Nov. 4. “We’re very anxious to... 15547003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T13:08:43-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/mclin_ducked_out_of_dinner_on.html State Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, said Mayor Rhine McLin made a brief appearance at a business dinner at the Racquet Club in the Kettering Tower on election night but left before the event got started. No one in the room... 15546203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T12:18:10-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/montgomery_county_treasurer_ri.html Montgomery County Treasurer Carolyn Rice on Wednesday, Nov. 4, urged a House committee to pass legislation permitting Montgomery County and other counties with populations greater than 100,000 to have the authority to organize county land banks. The land banks would... 15543603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T11:17:41-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/strickland_disappointed_casino.html Gov. Ted Strickland said he is personally disappointed that Issue 3 passed but he understands, given the economic recession, why Ohioans are willing to give casinos a chance. “The voters have spoken and state leaders and legislators must now implement... 15542503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T10:37:03-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/sen_voinovich_despairs_over_pa.html U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, a former governor and long-time opponent of casinos, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, issued a statement expressing disappointment with passageof Issue 3. “I am terribly disappointed. As a result of the passage of Issue 3 there will... 15541203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T09:26:31-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/233_lawyers_suspended_by_ohio.html The Ohio Supreme Court suspended the law licenses of 233 attorneys who failed to meet a biennial registration deadline and pay their $350 registration fee. Ohio has 57,311 registered attorneys, 41,808 of whom are active licensees. They have to register... 15541303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T09:25:54-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/lawmaker_ponders_casino_correc.html State Rep. Lou Blessing, R-Cincinnati, a leading opponent of the successful four-casino plan on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot, said he’ll work with fellow lawmakers immediately to put a new constitutional amendment before voters to make corrections. Blessing said the... 15541103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T09:16:51-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/three_big_casino_counties_fuel.html Voters in three counties now in line to get casinos - Cuyahoga, Hamilton and Lucas- provided overwhelming support for Issue 3 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, fueling passage of the casino plan. Voters in those counties approved the Issue 64-36 percent,... 15541003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T08:58:56-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2009/11/04/montgomery_county_voters_rejec_1.html Montgomery County voters ended up barely defeating the plan to put casinos in four Ohio cities, according to final, unofficial returns from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The final tally was 72,007 against Issue 3 -... 15540703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2009-11-04T08:34:51-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com