In April, more Ohioans gave up looking for work than found jobs. Just 12,600 Ohioans became employed, while 14,000 job searchers dropped out of the labor force all together – 2,800 jobs were also lost in the education and health services. [Ohio Department of Jobs & Family Services, 5/16/2014.
Today, the Republican Governors Association put out a new ad for John Kasich, in which the Governor asks “isn’t it time we start to govern with common sense?”
With his record of uncommon nonsense, it’s no wonder he has to ask.
Today, David Pepper, Democratic Candidate for Ohio Attorney General, held a roundtable discussion with Hamilton County residents to discuss his plan to prevent violence against women—focusing in particular on the need to improve services for survivors of violence and to clear the backlog of untested rape kits in the Attorney General’s Office.
Ed FitzGerald Joins Teachers, Parents, Students to Announce His Plan for Universal Pre-K in Ohio
Outside the Early Learning Center in Westerville, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced his plan to bring universal pre-kindergarten to Ohio. Alongside students, teachers, and parents, FitzGerald spoke of the benefits universal Pre-K will have for Ohio’s schools, working families, and the economy.
Today, a spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party made the following claim: “John Kasich is building an environment where students can actually find a job once they graduate, he has increased state aid for school funding by $1.3 billion over 2010 levels.”
It is time to set the facts straight.
