Our Man in Columbus

News concerning our man in Columbus who is working hard for? 

What, Me Worry? I have no opposition at home.

COLUMBUS The presumed Republican frontrunners to be Ohio's next House speaker -- a young lawmaker from Southwest Ohio and a Northeast Ohio veteran -- plan to meet Monday to determine who has enough support to become one of Ohio's three most powerful officials. Rep. Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, and Rep. Ron Amstutz, R-Wooster, have spent a year jockeying for the lead in the race to head the Republican caucus.

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2014/06/24/gop-leaders-set-monday-for-ohio-speaker-negotiation/11339877/

Meanwhile back at the legislative ranch.

While the new state budget increases the General Revenue Fund by $4.5 billion over two years, it did not restore key investments to 2010-11 levels. The budget also cut taxes by $1.9 billion, shifting taxation from the affluent to those with less income and making it harder to adequately fund critical services.

The state's local government funding for Clinton County and subdivisions has declined by$4,500,000. Local schools have been put on starvation diets and are being forced to go to the voters to replace funds normally supplied from our state sales and income tax payments.

Paul Hunter