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• Dec 3, 2006 Toledo Blade - Strickland vows fix in school funding In an interview after his speech to the Ohio Education Association, Mr. Strickland said his plan would grow out of a consensus from teachers, parents, businessmen, and the Republican-controlled General Assembly.     Toledo Blade        more   
• Nov 29, 2006 Fisher Picked to Lead Development Effort Governor-elect Ted Strickland picked his first Cabinet member Tuesday, nominating his running mate, Lt. Governor-elect Lee Fisher, to serve as director of the Ohio Department of Development.     Cleveland Plain Dealer        more   
• Nov 29, 2006 Gardner, Fedor Win Key State Senate Positions State Sen. Randy Gardner (R., Bowling Green) was re-elected yesterday to the No. 3 leadership post in the Ohio Senate while Sen. Teresa Fedor (D., Toledo) jumped to the top of the hill among minority Democrats.     Toledo Blade        more...  
• Nov 3, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Judge rules Ohio counties can scan absentee ballots early All 88 Ohio counties can start scanning absentee ballots before Election Day, a Cuyahoga County judge ordered late today, overruling a state order that had banned early scanning.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Nov 3, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Rep. Ney resigns seat Ney pleaded guilty Oct. 13 to conspiracy and making false statements, acknowledging taking trips, tickets, meals and campaign donations from disgraced lobbyist Abramoff in return for official actions on behalf of Abramoff clients.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Nov 1, 2006 Commentary: The Repubs’ Attempt to Play Up Racist Fears Should Be a Warning to Black GOPers I’ll say this much for the Republicans. One way or another, they’ll try to find a way to make the fear card work for them.     Black America Web        more...  
• Nov 1, 2006 AP Poll: GOP Outreach to Blacks Falters WASHINGTON (AP) - So much for the Republican charm offensive toward minorities. Black voters are far less likely to approve of the way President Bush is doing his job than voters generally and they are more likely to feel that the country is on the wrong track, disheartening news for a Republican...     BlackAmericaWeb        more...  
• Oct 29, 2006 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Endorsement of candidacy: Jennifer Brunner Jennifer Brunner offers the better choice as Ohio's next Secretary of State.     Lancaster Eagle-Gazette        more   
• Oct 28, 2006 Lancaster Eagle-Gazette - Endorsement of candidacy: O'Neill and Espy "We urge your votes for O'Neill and Espy."     Lancaster Eagle-Gazette        more   
• Oct 24, 2006 How to lose a race and a reputation As he plumbs the depths of the Statehouse sewer system in a desperate search for sludge that might stick to his opponent, Secretary of State Ken Blackwell might want to spend a moment contemplating how he wants to be remembered. At the rate he's going, Blackwell is exactly 14 days away from being...     Cleveland Plain Dealer        more...  
• Oct 17, 2006 Toledo Blade - Prosecutor, defense fire away at Noe trial; 'Swindle' alleged; BWC contract blamed Tom Noe was deep in debt when he convinced the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in 1998 to invest $25 million in rare coins, “setting the stage for one of the biggest swindles” ever committed against the state of Ohio, a Lucas County prosecutor said yesterday.     Toledo Blade        more   
• Oct 17, 2006 Toledo Blade - BWC official says he was asked to show executive how to 'double delete' e-mails Tom Wersell, the director of investigations for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, testified this morning that the bureau's chief legal officer asked him to show another executive how to delete e-mails in the weeks after the Tom Noe coin scandal erupted.     Toledo Blade        more   
• Oct 17, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Polls: Brown widens lead over DeWine in Senate race Two polls released today show GOP Sen. Mike DeWine trailing his Democratic rival in a Senate race once considered among the closest in the country. U.S. Rep. Sherrod Brown was favored by 53 percent of likely Ohio voters surveyed by The Quinnipiac University Poll, compared to 41 percent who...     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Oct 17, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Investigator: Noe search found fraction of expected coins When state investigators inspected the coins held at Thomas W. Noe's Maumee coin shop in May 2005, they expected to find about $13 million in assets but discovered only about $600,000, a witness in Noe's corruption trial testified this morning.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Oct 13, 2006 Ohio Republican Congressman Convicted Ohio Republican Congressman Robert Ney is facing up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of corruption charges arising out of the Abramoff scandal.     Preble County Democratic Party        more   
• Oct 13, 2006 George Bush Upset About Falling Gas Prices Only George Bush could find the bad thing about falling gas prices.     Reuters        more   
• Oct 12, 2006 Bush Administration Mocks and Exploits Fundamentalists In a new book, Tempting Faith, written by David Kuo, the former number 2 official at the White House office of faith based initiatives, it is revealed that White House officials called religious leaders disparaging names while using them for political purposes.     Preble County Democratic Party        more   
• Oct 9, 2006 Ohio's minimum wage: what's at stake at polls What will Issue 2 do?     Cleveland Plain Dealer        more...  
• Oct 2, 2006 Dispatch - Strickland’s concern for others springs from his family and faith LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ted Strickland laughs when asked whether there one day might be a historical marker outside the modest home on Duck Run where he grew up. Boyhood home of Ted Strickland, Ohio’s 68 th governor.     Dispatch        more...  
• Oct 1, 2006 Blade - New state law expands absentee balloting Starting Tuesday, voters may cast absentee ballots either by mail or in person to avoid lines on Nov. 7 potentially caused by new identification requirements and new voting machines in some counties.     Toledo Blade        more   
• Oct 1, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Tight races in Ohio may decide fate of Congress; Ouster of Pryce, Chabot crucial for Democrats to win House, analysts say Want to know which party will control the U.S. House next year? Look to Ohio, say Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisan pundits.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Sep 30, 2006 Boehner Ignores Exploitation of Congressional Pages Our very own congressman and House Majority Leader, John Boehner, was aware of fellow GOP Congressman Mark Foley's sexually suggestive e-mails to teenaged congressional pages for several months and took no action and, unbelievably, allowed him to remain as chairman of the House's Committee on...     Chicago Tribune        more   
• Sep 30, 2006 Republican Congressman Calls on Republican Leaders to Step Down GOP Congressman Christopher Shays says any GOP House leader (like John Boehner) who knew of Mark Foley's behavior should step down.     New York Times        more   
• Sep 24, 2006 Beacon Journal - Brown talks tuition during University of Akron visit Sherrod Brown visited the University of Akron to talk to students and propose solutions to the high price of college education - up 68% in Ohio since 2000.     The Akron Beacon Journal        more...  
• Aug 20, 2006 Dispatch - Some in GOP look to their left Democrats invaded Ohio’s GOP stronghold yesterday, meeting with about 50 Republicans in Warren County after a day of bold talk about how support is flowing their way across party lines.     The Columbus Dispatch        more...  
• Aug 20, 2006 Blade - State Democrats catch early bus as campaign speeds up The TurnAround Ohio bus tour continued through SW Ohio, with stops in Butler, Warren and Clermont counties. Ted Strickland, Sherrod Brown and statewide Democrats presented a message of change to voters.     The Toledo Blade        more...  
• Aug 20, 2006 AP - Strickland, Brown press for change GOP voters are flocking to the TurnAround Ohio Tour, featuring Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown, which ends a three day, multi-city swing today with events in Columbus and Marion.     The Associated Press        more...  
• Aug 18, 2006 Beacon Journal - Blackwell gets cold reception, Strickland applauded Ted Strickland elicited applause from hundreds of educators at a recent event. Ken Blackwell, speaking at the same event, drew a much different response.     Akron Beacon Journal        more...  
• Aug 16, 2006 Tribune Chronicle - Corruption Charges Hang Over 2006 Elections Barbara Sykes, Marc Dann, Jennifer Brunner and Richard Cordray make up an impressive group of statewide Democrats who are campaigning hard, raising money, and reaching out to voters in a climate of Republican corruption and scandal.     The Warren Tribune Chronicle        more...  
• Aug 1, 2006 Columbus Dispatch - Noe shielded; Workers’ Comp bureau discouraged full probe of coin investment, official tells An internal auditor at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation wanted to get out of a controversial rare coin investment six years ago, but a bureau official told him his job "was not to set investment policy," according to court testimony.     Columbus Dispatch        more   
• Jul 31, 2006 Repository - Strickland looking better to defeat Blackwell Commentary from the Canton Repository says Ted Strickland is on track for a big victory in November. The Repository highlights numerous errors in judgement by the Blackwell campaign.     The Canton Repository        more...  
• Jul 28, 2006 Toledo Blade - GOP leader apologizes to Strickland; staffer is fired for an e-mail packed with allegations The state Democratic Party chairman, Chris Redfern, said Republicans waited too long to act on the message. "It wouldn't take me a week to fire someone who disseminated such filth and hatred," he said.     Fairfield County Democratic Party        more   
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