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Thursday, July 16, 2009
Strickland due in Dayton Friday for “ceremonial” bill signing
Gov. Ted Strickland is set to be in Dayton at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 17, for a “ceremonial bill signing” at Thurgood Marshall High School, according to an advisory from the governor’s office.
It will be one of two Dayton-area stops for Strickland on Friday.
The bill is expected to be House Bill 1, the state budget bill, which the governor probably would sign officially before the ceremonial event in Dayton.
As of Thursday afternoon, however, Strickland still had not received the budget bill to sign. The House and Senate passed the bill on Monday.
If the bill is not ready for Strickland to sign, the governor is expected to discuss education reforms in the budget bill at Thurgood Marshall High School.
His second Friday event in Dayton is set for 6:15 p.m. when he is to give brief remarks at the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
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Lottery gets help on slots
Four former Ohio Lottery directors began meeting Monday to help the state bring slot machines to Ohio’s seven horse racetracks.
The advisory group will assist current lottery director Mike Dolan and the nine-member state lottery commission, according to the Strickland administration.
The four former directors are: Tom Chema, who served under Gov. Dick Celeste and is now Hiram College president; Tom Hayes, who served under Gov. Bob Taft and is now a part-time consultant; Mitchell Brown, who served under Gov. George Voinovich and is Columbus public safety director; and Ronald Nabakowski, who served under Celeste and is now a Lorain County Clerk of Courts.
The Strickland administration said the group will help develop a timeline and strategies for handling applications and licenses, limiting the number and locations of facilities, avoiding conflicts of interest, procuring vendors, and other issues.
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Brunner changes staff
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is hiring Mike Rankin, the former registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, as her second-highest ranking official.
Rankin, 55, starts as assistant secretary of state on Aug. 3. He replaces Antoinette Wilson, who is returning to the private sector. Rankin will be paid $110,000 a year.
In addition to his experience at the BMV, Rankin served as chief deputy clerk for Franklin County Municipal Court, assistant Lucas County prosecutor, and chairman of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and worked in private practice as an attorney.
