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Friday, June 26, 2009
Fili-Boehner!
House Minority Leader John Boehner was getting downright senatorial on the floor of the House of Representatives Friday night, doing the House version of a filibuster by reading portions of the cap and trade bill Democrats are trying to pass.
By tradition, three Members of the House have the right to deliver unlimited floor remarks - the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader.
That means Boehner’s got the podium - and he isn’t going to give it up quickly.
His staff is calling it a “Fili-Boehner.”
UPDATE: The “Fili-Boehner,” as it were lasted around an hour before the House voted, and narrowly passed, the bill.
We welcome bets or guesses on how long Boehner, R-West Chester, can talk about this bill before Democrats get to vote on the bill. .
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State budget talks delayed until Sunday
The House-Senate conference committee trying to come up with a new state budget won’t meet until 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 28.
“We’re making progress but we need more time,” said Keary McCarthy, spokesman for House Speaker Armond Budish, D-Beachwood. The meeting had been set for Saturday, June 27.
The goal is for Gov. Ted Strickland to sign a new two-year budget before Wednesday, July 1, start of the new fiscal year. If agreement isn’t reached by then, legislators will have to pass an interim budget.
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Ohio voters believe campaign cash influences judges
More than two-thirds of Ohio voters - 69 percent - believe campaign contributions influence judges’ courtroom decisions but voters don’t favor a public finance system for judicial elections.
Those were two conclusions from a survey from Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C. released on Thursday, June 25.
In the poll, 49 percent opposed a public finance system with $1-$3 checkoffs from state taxes to pay for Ohio Supreme Court elections while 24 percent favored this approach.
The poll also found that 53 percent said Ohio Supreme Court candidates should disclose their party affiliation during campaigns while 39 percent said candidates should only talk about their stances on issues. Currently, Supreme Court candidates are nominated in partisan primaries but run on the general election ballot without party affiliation by their names,
“Ohio voters are certainly aware of the power that big donations can have on their state Supreme Court elections, as can by seen by the election last year,” Jonathan Crook of PPP said in a press release.
“They want to know where these candidates stand on the issues without having to do a whole lot of research, and party affiliation disclosure is the easiest way to do that.”
The poll was taken June 17 through Friday, June 19, with 619 voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percent.
