John Kasich

Republican John Kasich became a state senator in 1978 and was elected to the U.S. House in 1982. He spent 18 years in Congress. Recently, he hosted programs on Fox News.

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Ohio Governor Signs Collective Bargaining Limits

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CLEVELAND -- Gov. John Kasich on Thursday signed into law a limit on the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers, defying Democrats and other opponents of the measure who have promised ...

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Ohio House OKs Collective Bargaining Limits

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Republican-led Ohio House voted Wednesday to severely limit the collective bargaining rights of 350,000 public workers across the state, sending a bill that's sparked pro-labor ...

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Ohio Set for Nation's First Execution Using Single Drug

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LUCASVILLE, Ohio - A man convicted of killing a storeowner was to be put to death Thursday with the country's first use of the surgical sedative pentobarbital as a stand-alone execution drug. The ...

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Ohio Senate Limits Public Union Rights; Bill Goes Beyond Wisconsin Proposal

By Tom Diemer

An Ohio bill cutting more deeply into the public employee bargaining rights than similar legislation in Wisconsin narrowly passed the state senate and looks like a good bet to clear the House of ...

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Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Public Unions

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The bargaining rights of public workers in Ohio would be dramatically reduced and strikes would be banned under a bill narrowly passed by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. A GOP-backed ...

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Lee Fisher

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Rob Portman

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Ted Strickland

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John Kasich

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Latest From the Web

May 27, 2012

New OU student trustee selected; governor to fill two more vacant seats

Source: The Athens Messenger - Athens OH

Gov. John Kasich has appointed Ohio University sophomore Amanda Roden of Delaware, Ohio, to serve as the university's new student trustee and the governor will be making two more OU Board of Trustees appointments in the near future to fill the vacant seats of C. Robert Kidder, who reached his term limit this year, and Ned Dewire, who recently resigned.

May 25, 2012

New drilling rules approved, headed to governor to sign

Source: Marion Star - Marion OH

Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling cleared their final legislative hurdles Thursday before heading to Gov. John Kasich.

May 24, 2012

Spending, operations revisions sent to governor

Source: The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus OH

A wide-ranging bill that tweaks numerous governmental operations and redirects spending got final approval from the House and Senate yesterday and now goes to the governor.

May 24, 2012

Midbudget review clears House and Senate, heads to Ohio Gov. John Kasich's desk

Source: The Plain Dealer - Cleveland OH

Algae blooms on Lake Erie will be fought, Cleveland families with kids receiving school vouchers will no longer pay to be in the program and driver's education classrooms could soon be online.

May 24, 2012

Midterm Ohio budget heads to governor's desk

Source: The Urbana Daily Citizen - Urbana OH

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Startup costs related to Ohio's upcoming regulations for exotic animals are among new spending items in a wide-ranging midterm budget bill headed Wednesday to Gov. John Kasich for his expected signature.