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 whershey@daytondailynews.com 2008-11-21T16:37:43-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/21/four_more_workers_disciplined.html Four more senior staffers in the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services got taken to the state woodshed on Friday, Nov. 21 in the “Joe the Plumber” snooping case. Two were suspended without pay - one for four weeks,... 9000903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-21T16:37:43-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/21/auditor_mary_taylor_calls_for.html State Auditor Mary Taylor, the top-ranking nonjudicial Republican in Ohio, has called for Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland to fire or ask for the resignation of Helen Jones-Kelley, the embattled director of the Department of Job and Family Services. Taylor on... 8987603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-21T09:07:05-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/20/austria_elected_president_of_g.html Congressman-elect Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek, was elected president of the Republican Freshmen Class in the 111th Congress. Austria was elected on Nov. 4 and will replace retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson, R-Springfield, in January. “I’m excited to be part of a... 8973803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-20T16:44:58-04:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/20/smoking_ban_may_be_weakened.html A new bill up for debate in the Ohio Senate would gut the indoor smoking ban that Ohio voters overwhelmingly approved two years ago. If Senate Bill 346 were to become law, family-owned businesses, factories, retail stores, bowling alleys and... 8965903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-20T11:12:57-04:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/19/strickland_other_governors_urg.html Gov. Ted Strickland joined seven other governors today, Nov. 19, in urging congressional leaders to approve legislation directing $25 billion in loans to automakers and component suppliers. “Because a bankruptcy in the auto industry during these troubling economic times would... 8939603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-19T12:44:58-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/19/boehner_keeps_house_minority_l.html By Josh Sweigart Staff Writer U.S. Rep. John Boehner will remain House Minority Leader. In a closed door vote among House republicans today, Nov. 19, the West Chester Twp. Republican retained the post he won in two years ago. The... 8939203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-19T12:37:44-04:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/19/new_ohio_house_speakerelect_sa.html New Ohio House Speaker-elect Armond Budish may be from the Cleveland area but he says he knows about Dayton and how important Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is to the region. After a press conference on Wednesday, Nov. 19, Budish told... 8938003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-19T12:08:23-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/18/armond_budish_to_be_next_ohio.html Armond Budish, 55, a lawyer from the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, is in line to become the first Democratic Ohio House speaker since 1994. House Democrats on Tuesday, Nov. 18, chose Budish as their leader, paving the way for his... 8924403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-18T21:44:47-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/18/millions_of_people_are_expecte.html Millions of people are expected to attend the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama on Jan. 20 in Washington and most lawmakers have already received more requests for tickets than they can handle. An article in the Tuesday’s Washington Post said... 8922103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-18T18:40:20-04:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/18/faber_wins_ohio_senate_leaders.html Celina’s Keith Faber may help fill some of the power shortage the Dayton area will face next year in the Ohio legislature. Senate Republicans on Tuesday, Nov. 18, chose Faber for the number three leadership post, majority floor leader. Faber... 8917503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-18T16:01:25-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/18/peggy_lehner_takes_ohio_senate.html Republican Peggy Lehner proved she has a sense of humor after being sworn into the Ohio Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 18. “I promise not to make my speech too long because my term might run out,” Lehner (pictured) said. Lehner,... 8916103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-18T15:12:48-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/17/gop_chief_bennett_comes_to_kev.html Ohio Republican Chairman Bob Bennett is speaking up for Deputy GOP Chairman Kevin DeWine, who’s expected to take over as party chairman next January. In a message to members of the state GOP Central and Executive Committee and county Republican... 8890403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-17T17:47:38-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/16/kevin_dewine_mends_fences_with.html Kevin DeWine, deputy chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, has been mending fences with “values voters” in the GOP who took issue with reports of DeWine’s post-election analysis of why Republicans got their clocks cleaned on Nov. 4. At a... 8864903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-16T18:38:18-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/14/ap_california_rep_challenges_b.html According to the Associated Press, U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif. (right), is challenging U.S. Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester, to lead the House Republicans. The GOP lost 20 House seats in the Nov. 4 election. “The selection of our leadership... 8838703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-14T16:06:39-04:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2008/11/14/ohio_aclu_calls_on_strickland.html The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Friday, Nov. 14, called on Gov. Ted Strickland and other state officials to enact regulations protecting private information kept on state data bases in the wake of the “Joe the Plumber” controversy. (See... 8833103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2008-11-14T12:21:16-04:00 whershey@daytondailynews.com