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FitzGerald ‘livid’ as Kasich OKs partisan voter bills

February 23, 2014

In advance of SOTS address, Gov. Kasich OKs partisan voter bills, Ed FitzGerald ‘livid’
John Michael Spinelli | Columbus Government Examiner

Among the various issues he talked about Friday at a press gaggle at Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus, Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald had not heard the news that the governor he wants to unseat in November would sign two partisan voter reform bills aimed at suppressing Democratic votes this fall.

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Jon Husted Fails Ohio Voters

February 19, 2014

Republican Secretary of State has turned the office into a partisan lapdog, not a watchdog for voters’ rights

In response to Secretary of State Jon Husted failure to speak out publicly today against SB 205 or SB 238 as passed by the Ohio House of Representatives, ODP Deputy Communications Director Brian Hester released the following statement:

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FACT CHECK: Standard & Poor’s Assessment of Cuyahoga County

Standard & Poor’s: “We view Cuyahoga County’s management conditions as very strong with strong financial practices. The county produces quarterly reports which include budget-to-actual results, investment portfolio performance, and updated three-year financial projections shared with the board. Its biennial budget also includes a five-year capital improvement plan and debt policy. The county recently codified reserve policy which set a minimum unreserved fund balance at 20%-25% of expenditures on a budgetary basis.”

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Campaign Statement on Quinnipiac Poll

Campaign manager Nick Buis released the following statement today:

“Polls will go up and down over the next nine months, but it is clear that Ohioans are responding to Ed FitzGerald because he does not believe the daily financial anxiety Ohio’s families have endured under John Kasich should be the new normal. As Governor and Lt. Governor, Ed and Sharen will ensure all Ohio’s families see their hard work pay off.”

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Two Years After Endorsing Santorum, DeWine Still Battling Women, Birth Control

February 17, 2014

Today marks the two year anniversary of the day Attorney General Mike DeWine made national headlines by endorsing former Senator Rick Santorum for president in the 2012 Republican primary.  The endorsement symbolized DeWine’s embrace of Santorum’s outdated and sometimes bizarre views of women—a vision that DeWine has enthusiastically pursued in the courtroom as Attorney General, using Ohioans’ taxpayer funds.

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