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Mellencamp efforts for the unhoused

1mattersJOHN MELLENCAMP PITCHES IN TO HELP UNHOUSED WORLDWIDE

Flags at half-staff to honor Saxbe

Governor Orders Flags to be Lowered Friday in Honor of Sen. William Saxbe

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following proclamation lowering flags to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, August 27th in memory of former U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General and Ohio Speaker of the House William B. Saxbe.

Laying bricks at SunCoke Energy

Governor, Sen. Brown Help Lay Bricks on SunCoke Energy Plant Creating New Jobs in Middletown

Middletown, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today joined Sunoco, AK Steel, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown and other leaders to lay bricks at SunCoke Energy’s $360 million coke manufacturing facility that is creating 550 construction jobs and 86 new Ohio steel industry jobs in Middletown.

Jon Husted and Charter Schools focus of ODP release

THE FACTS: JON HUSTED AND CHARTER SCHOOLS

COLUMBUS – Republican State Senator and candidate for Secretary of State Jon Husted (R-Upper Arlington) has a long history of supporting for-profit charter schools that lack accountability and deprive public schools of critical dollars for education.

Lake Local to get State assistance

tornadoGovernor Announces State Assistance to Rebuild Tornado-Damaged Lake Local High School

Strickland on death of Jerry Hammond

Governor Statement on Passing of Jerry Hammond

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today released the following statement on the death of Jerry Hammond, a past president of the Columbus City Council and long-time community activist.

TPS at crossroads of epic proportions…

activismThe following statement was released today in coordination with the following groups:

McConnell Hancock released from jail…

ladyjusticeKaryn McConnell Hancock was sentenced to a four year jail term for stealing from 22 clients more than $624,000 in a more than six ye

Port Authority in talks with City to buy parking garages and meters

Untitled-1Reported today by the Toledo Free Press —

Stay alert around School Zones

schoolbusOhio EMS Advises Motorists to Stay Alert around School Zones