OH: Toledo council knowingly violates charter to help union

By   /  June 9, 2012  /  Accountability, Finances, News, Ohio  /  No Comments

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By Maggie Thurber | Special to Ohio Watchdog
The Toledo City Council knowingly chose to violate its own charter to help a local union, despite being told by the law director that its action was illegal.
The council Tuesday had been expected to approve an ordinance presented by Mayor Mike Bell to grant health benefits to employees [...]

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THURBER: Sherrod Brown’s hypocritcal ‘war on women’

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Commentary  /  No Comments

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OH farmer: Congress must expand Farm Bill to cities

By   /  May 11, 2012  /  News, Ohio, U.S. House of Represenatives  /  No Comments

Urban farmers need congressional help, too, Ohio farmers say.

By Ron Lederman | Ohio Watchdog

COLUMBUS — A Cleveland farmer wants Congress to extend the Farm Bill’s $288 billion in aid to urban farmers.

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THURBER: Toledo should check Ohio Constitution before offering DP benefits

By   /  May 6, 2012  /  Commentary, Health Care, Ohio, WatchBlog  /  1 Comment

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By Maggie Thurber | Ohio Watchdog
TOLEDO — The City of Toledo is considering legislation that would extend health insurance benefits to domestic partners (same and opposite sex) of all employees.
Some individuals object to this on a moral basis. Several members of the Toledo City Council have questioned the additional cost (still undetermined and dependent upon how [...]

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Differing revenue projections may be life or death of IL services

By   /  February 28, 2012  /  Governor, News, State Budgets, State Government, State House, State Senate, Statehouse News Online, Top State News  /  No Comments

By Andrew Thomason | Illinois Statehouse News

SPRINGFIELD — Competing estimates for how much money Illinois must spend in the next fiscal year could be the difference between open doors or shuttered windows for smaller state-funded services.

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