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Thursday, June 10, 2010
Fisher launches web ad to counter Portman TV ad
Democrat Lee Fisher has launched a web ad in an effort to counter the TV ad that Republican Rob Portman unveiled on Thursday, June 10, in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race.
Fisher, the lieutenant governor, uses the ad to criticize Portman’s views on trade and to try to link Portman to former President George W. Bush. Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member, was U.S. trade representative under Bush.
The ad says Portman “backed deals that shipped tens of thousands of Ohio jobs overseas”, the U.S. trade deficit with China grew and corporations that exported jobs got tax breaks.
“Washington insider Rob Portman. He’s not what Ohio needs,” the ad says.
Click here to see the ad.
Jessica Towhey, Portman’s spokeswoman, responded in an e-mail:
“All Ohioans need to know about Lt. Gov. Fisher is in this ad: no vision for Ohio’s future and nothing more to offer than the same failed policies that led to the loss of 400,000 jobs in the last three years.”
“In startling contrast, Rob Portman boldly takes on Ohio’s challenges with a positive plan to get our economy going again.”
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TweetHusted says he has $2.2M on hand for Sec of State race
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, is entering the general election campaign for secretary of state with $2.2 million in his campaign treasury, his campaign said on Thursday, June 10.
Husted has raised more than $500,000 in less than two months and the post-primary campaign finance report he will file on Friday will show the $2.2 million on hand, the campaign said
“The momentum of our primary victory generated even more interest and support for our campaign,” Husted said in a press release. “With our fund raising success and grassroots support, we will get our winning message of reform and renewal out across Ohio.”
Husted faces Democrat Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Franklin County Clerk of Courts, in the Nov. 2 general election.
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TweetStrickland signs casino bill; rips tax deduction provision
Gov. Ted Strickland on Thursday, June 10, signed House Bill 519, legislation establishing rules for Ohio’s four new casinos.
Strickland made clear he doesn’t like a provision in the new law creating an income tax deduction for gambling losses.
“…I am disappointed that this bill also creates a new income tax deduction for gambling losses on bets placed at casinos, horse races, bingo halls and other forums, both in state and out of state,” he said in a press release.
“This new tax deduction represents a policy shift for the state of Ohio, which has never before used its income tax laws to subsidize losses incurred from gambling. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates that this tax deduction will reduce the state budget by $60 million to $80 million per budget cycle starting in fiscal year 2014.”
The governor may have been getting a little ahead of himself, however, with his pledge to try to remedy the situation.
“I will be working diligently to reverse this fiscally irresponsible and misguided decision in budget discussions next year,” he said.
To get to the budget talks, Strickland first must win re-election on Nov. 2 against Republican challenger John Kasich.
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TweetKasich wants to “Fix Ohio Now”
John Kasich, the Republican candidate for governor, on Thursday, June 10, announced a new Web site, FixOhioNow.com, to get ideas from voters on how to “get Ohio back on track.”
Here’s a video with Kasich discussing the effort.
In a press release, Kasich, a former Columbus-area U.S. House member, said incumbent Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s bad decisions have hurt Ohio and proposes reducing taxes and government regulations.
“I want to hear what Ohioans have to say about these ideas, as well as any others they may have,” said Kasich. “We’re all in this together, however, so it’s going to take the combined effort of everyone to get us going again.”
Strickland campaign spokeswoman Allison Kolodziej responded in an e-mail:
“As governor, Ted has already done what Congressman Kasich only talks about — reduced the size of state government, overseen tax cuts, and made Ohio a better place to do business.”
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TweetPortman launches “jobs” TV ad
Rob Portman, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, on Thursday, June 10, unveiled a new TV ad touting his commitment to job creation. The ad is to run across the state, including in the Dayton area.
Here’s the ad:
Portman, a former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member and top aide to President George W. Bush, is running against Democrat Lee Fisher, the lieutenant governor.
The ad describes Portman’s proposal to redirect federal stimulus dollars and to suspend for one year the payroll tax to help both small businesses and workers.
In an e-mail, John Collins, Fisher’s spokesman, responded to the ad:
“Congressman Portman spent 20 years in Washington supporting failed trade policies that sent Ohio jobs overseas. If Ohio voters want to see the jobs Congressman Portman created after decades in Washington, they will have to go to Mexico, India, and China.”
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