In the last four years, it’s been reported numerous times that Lt. Governor Mary Taylor has often failed to effectively fulfill her responsibilities as lieutenant governor and as the Head of the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI). Governor Kasich appointed Taylor to lead ODI, but Taylor has frequently gotten important facts surrounding insurance costs to Ohioans wrong.
FitzGerald Campaign Press Secretary Lauren Hitt released the following statement on the resignation of two staffers in Lt. Governor Mary Taylor’s office, and the subsequent announcement that Inspector General Meyer, a former employee of Mary Taylor, would investigate the matter.
Plunderbund: Plunderbund Investigation Results In Resignation Of LG Mary Taylor’s Chief Of Staff
Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor’s chief of staff and her administrative assistant resigned today after a record request from Plunderbund revealed that Laura Johnson and her assistant Heather Brandt had been billing the state for hours they were not working.
Ohio Has Second Highest Increase in Unemployment Claims
This week, multiple indicators have shown that Ohio’s economy is stalling. Ohio had the second largest increase in initial unemployment compensation claims last week. For the second month in a row, the state reported revenues coming in below estimates by the Kasich administration.
FitzGerald Campaign Communications Director Daniel McElhatton released the following statement on the tax provisions in the Mid-Biennium Report:
“Governor Kasich’s claims about lowering taxes for Ohio’s working families are blatantly false. Even with the recent acceleration of tax cuts, a report released yesterday by Innovation Ohio provides factual data on the reality that Ohio’s families have been living with for the last three years.
