Posts tagged "john kasich"
Filed under: House, Democrats, Republicans, Budget, Race Issues, Governors, 2010 Elections, DeficitRepublican Gov. John Kasich said his hiring reference was to party identification -- as in partisan Democrat -- not race. Permalink | Emai...
Wow.
[I]t is disconcerting -- in 2011 -- to look at a composite of the 20 permanent state agency heads whom Kasich has hired so far and see only white faces and barely a handful of women.
The new governor claims to be unfazed by this. He says he did not...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich was last seen justifying his all-out assault on Ohio's public workers by saying:
“They’ve got good jobs, they’ve got high pay, they get good benefits, a great retirement."
But apparently when it comes to his own appointments as opposed to child care and home care workers,...
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Governors, 2010 ElectionsO'Malley said the governors' agenda would be creating jobs in their states, but the main purpose of the organization is electing more Democratic governors. Permalink | Email t...
You have to admire the speed with which John Kasich is backtracking from a significant campaign promise. As reported by Tanya Somanader of Think Progress:
Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich (R) spent much of his campaign selling the “accountability” and “transparency” buzzwords to Ohio constituents this year. Touting a “new way” of...
Filed under: Obama Administration, Woman Up, Transportation, Barack ObamaIt is LaHood's belief -- and the vision of President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden -- that Americans will benefit from a strengthened railroad network. Permalink |&...
Governor-elect Scott Walker of Wisconsin doesn't want to build the high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee that the federal government has granted his state $810 million for. Governor-elect John Kasich of Ohio doesn't want to spend the $400 million in federal grants his state is slated for a high-speed line connecting Columbus, Cincinnati and...
Filed under: Governors, 2010 Elections, Campaigns, UnemploymentIncumbent Ted Strickland, trailing for most of the campaign, closed fast but was unable to overtake the former Republican congressman. Permalink | Email this | Link...
Filed under: Senate, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 ElectionsIn our final survey of polls on key Senate and governor races, we look at the closest ones, particularly the Senate races in Colorado, Nevada and Washington and the governor contests in C...
Filed under: Senate, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 ElectionsOur weekend roundup of polls on key governor and Senate races updates Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wa...
Filed under: Economy, Barack Obama, TaxesWho says Ohio is the most important state in the political world? Just about everyone, it turns out, from President Obama to Republicans who want to take the state away from him in two years. Permalink ...
Filed under: Senate, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 ElectionsOur Thursday survey of polls on key governor and Senate races updates Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington, with ...
