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"Already Been Dead"

7:23am Sunday, November 23, 2003

House Bill 12 has been declared dead more times than Michael Jackson's music career. In June, hopeful headlines screamed: AP: Concealed Carry Appears To Be Dead Newest gun bill may fail as well State says no deal on concealed guns Five months later, HB12 has a conference committee, a plan for two issues to be settled on a compromise, and a coalition representing one quarter of a million angry...

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Op-Ed: So you want to recall the governor

12:07pm Saturday, November 22, 2003

Note: The following was published prior to Arnold Schwarzenegger's California victory. As fun as California's recall circus may look, Ohio is stuck with its answer to Gray Davis by J. Caleb Mozzocco Say you're the governor of a state that's experiencing economic crisis and, though you won reelection nine months ago, you're not terribly popular or especially well-liked, even among some members of...

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Dispatch: Taft to lead GOP governors group

10:48am Saturday, November 22, 2003

Top post will boost Ohio’s profile, Taft claims November 22, 2003 Columbus Dispatch Heading into a year in which Ohio will be a crucial battleground in President Bush’s re-election bid, Gov. Bob Taft takes on a new role today as head of the Republican Governors Association. He said becoming the lead Republican governor for a one year term will raise his and Ohio’s profile, allowing him to push...

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AGAIN! OFCC Commentary goes national: ''Another Taft Holds GOP on the Brink

2:59pm Friday, November 21, 2003

On Thursday, November 20, a commentary about Bob Taft and his family legacy, entitled (Another) Taft holds Ohio GOP on the brink , was posted on this website. Almost immediately, we began receiving feedback from readers interested in making sure this piece, written by OFCC's Gerard Valentino, was read by as many people as possible. Mission accomplished: Valentino's commentary is now featured at...

NEW TAFT VETO THREAT MET WITH LEGISLATIVE DISBELIEF, DEFIANCE

11:53am Friday, November 21, 2003

November 20, 2003 GONGWER News Service A new threat from Governor Bob Taft to veto a carrying concealed weapons bill because of a permit privacy provision was met with a mixture of disbelief and defiance Thursday from supporters of the legislation who said Mr. Taft's demand was not one on which they could compromise. Mr. Taft's long-held position has been that he could not support a measure (HB...

House adds three more session days for December

11:37am Friday, November 21, 2003

November 18, 2003 GONGWER News Service House leaders announced Tuesday that three more session days have been added to the schedule for next month in anticipation of needing more than the four session days already scheduled to act on pending issues, including a prescription drug program and public employee pension fund governance and investment procedures. Commentary: They must also act on HB12...

Will the next Senate President be willing to override Taft?

9:30am Friday, November 21, 2003

In the wake of Gov. Taft's lie on concealed carry, many citizens have begun telling their Senators that they expect the Senate to send a bill to Taft, regardless of his threats. Following is a correspendence between a constituent, and Senator Randy Gardner, who is one of two Senators in contention for the Senate Presidency in 2005. -----Original Message----- From: R.H. Sent: Thursday, November 20...

Asked and Answered. Tracking the Taft "invasion of privacy" conspiracy

4:52pm Thursday, November 20, 2003

We first learned of Taft's new "concern" with HB12 in early November. His attempts to insert yet another poison pill into the bill were dashed by committee leadership, who told him they would stick to Article 19 of the rules, which authorizes conferees only to address differences between the two versions of the bill. Taft realized he hit a dead-end in asking the committee to break the rules. So...