Ohio Democratic lawmakers file ethics complaint against Gov. Kasich's point man for jobs

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Ohio Democratic lawmakers file ethics complaint against Gov. Kasich's point man for jobs
By Reginald Fields, The Plain Dealer
Published: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 4:15 PM

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/10/ohio_democratic_lawmakers_file.html

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four Democratic state lawmakers filed a complaint on Wednesday against Gov. John Kasich's point man for job creation.

The lawmakers say that Mark Kvamme, the interim chief investment officer at Jobs Ohio, Kasich's quasi-private economic development agency, has maintained private business dealings that are a direct conflict with his state job.

Kvamme is a friend of Kasich and venture capitalist from California who this year moved to the Columbus area. The Republican governor also appointed Kvamme to be a Third Frontier Commission board member to help push the JobsOhio agenda forward.

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Oh yeah......Go get him! Not surprised - Kasich wants to privatize everything!

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1. Go get him Ohio! You rock! Love from Wisconsin.

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2. Love me some Wisconsin! Cheese - Packers - Justice for All - You name it!

:toast:

[Scuba]

3. Even Bucky over the Buckeyes?

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4. Well now - We will have to say that's a tie;} He He - n/t

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5. I wanted to let people know about Gov. Kasich repealing the law about exotic animals in Ohio....

Here is the story:

Bloomberg

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-19/wild-animal-escape-from-ohio-farm-like-noah-s-ark-wrecking-.html

Wild Animal Escape From Ohio Farm Like ‘Noah’s Ark Wrecking’
October 19, 2011, 5:45 PM EDT

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Jack Hanna says the scene of wild and dangerous animals running from an eastern Ohio farm after their owner freed them and killed himself was “like Noah’s Ark wrecking.”
“Not full of birds and things, just lions and tigers and bears,” the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said today near Zanesville. “I can’t imagine any more animals that would be worse to have out here.”

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Even as law officers tracked the feral escapees, Ohio officials are considering regulations on exotic and wild pets. Former Governor Ted Strickland (a Democrat) issued an executive order banning their keeping before leaving office in January, though it expired under Governor John Kasich.

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Shameful!

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6. Good to hear n/t

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7. it's amazing how these con artists get elected, or selected. however it happens, it's BS!

Get it here now, or one of a million other designs! http://www.zazzle.com/republicans_2012_keeping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128659602907896843?rf=238107662556833486eping_millions_out_of_work_bumper_sticker-128659602907896843?rf=238107662556833486

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8. "Buyers" remorse - Now Ohio voters really know who Kasich is - Some of us always did!

Ohio Dems seize on Gov. Kasich's low ratings to fuel opposition efforts
John Michael Spinelli, Columbus Government Examiner
October 3, 2011

http://www.examiner.com/government-in-columbus/ohio-dems-seize-on-gov-kasich-s-low-ratings-to-fuel-opposition-efforts

COLUMBUS, Ohio (CGE) - Following on the heels of the latest survey showing Ohio Gov. John Kasich is now the most unpopular governor in the nation, displacing Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott whose approval rating rose to a still dour 36 percent, Ohio Democrats are seizing on the news as they continue their campaigns to challenge Kasich on an agenda that ranges from union-thwarting bills to changes in election law to the most recent show of GOP force, the redrawing of congressional and state legislative districts that kettle Democrats while virtually guaranteeing Republicans retain control of a majority of seats for the next ten years.

Kasich rates lowest among nation's governors

According to a survey by Public Policy Polling, Gov. Kasich, who only received 23.5 percent of registered voters last year, is now the most unpopular governor so far in 2011. PPP's August survey showed 36 percent of voters approved of Kasich, compared to 53 percent who disapprove.

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I would bet it is even lower now!