State, local education minds gather in North Royalton for roundtable
Posted May 11, 2012 in Press Releases
Scott Patsko A collection of people who shape education law in Ohio, and those most affected by it read more
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Posted May 11, 2012 in Press Releases
Scott Patsko A collection of people who shape education law in Ohio, and those most affected by it read more
Posted May 11, 2012 in Press Releases
Burton Speakman The Mahoning Valley remains the part of Ohio most dependent on manufacturing, according to a national report. The report is by the Brookings Institution, which surveyed 100 metropolitan areas in the nation. Brookings is a... read more
Posted May 10, 2012 in Press Releases
Jackie Borchardt Ohio voters are split on their support for Gov. John Kasich, but back his plan to raise oil and gas taxes to offset an income tax cut two-to-one, according to a Quinnipiac University poll... read more
Posted May 10, 2012 in Press Releases
Communities could gain with adequate tax rates, smaller tax breaks Revenue from a tax on fracking would help communities pay for the impact of this type of oil and natural gas drilling on their roads and... read more
Posted May 08, 2012 in Press Releases
Editorial Policy Matters Ohio released early this year findings from a survey of Ohio school finance officials showing “alarming levels of fiscal distress” in districts across the state. The Cleveland-based think tank found that roughly two-thirds... read more
Posted May 08, 2012 in Press Releases
Sheryl Harris More than two dozen consumer groups want to block a bank's partnership with CheckSmart, a payday lender based in the Columbus suburb of Dublin. The request to a federal regulator comes as CheckSmart's parent company,... read more
Posted May 07, 2012 in Press Releases
Editorial Ohio voters associate dirty politics with negative television ads that fill the airwaves during close elections in this battleground state. Less obvious but just as dirty are efforts to suppress the vote by making it... read more
Posted May 07, 2012 in Press Releases
Mark Williams CheckSmart has come under attack again from consumer groups for one of its products, just as its parent company prepares to take the Dublin-based payday lender public. The groups, led by the National Consumer Law... read more
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