Week in Review Jan 20-26/2015

WEEK IN REVIEW

Saturday, January 24 through Friday, January 30, 2015

 

Monday, January 26, 2015

·         Governor John R. Kasich announced the approval of assistance for 14 projects set to create 662 jobs and retain 1,739 jobs statewide. Read more here.

·         Kasich announced appointments to the Commission on Hispanic-Latino Affairs and the Ohio War Orphans Scholarship Board. Read more here.

 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

·         Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor participated in the grand opening of the COSMAX USA facility in Solon (Cuyahoga Co.).

·         Kasich announced an appointment to the Ashtabula Municipal Court. Read more here.

 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

·         Kasich and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear held a press conference in Covington, KY to announce future plans for the Brent Spence Bridge project.

 

Thursday, January 29, 2015

·         Kasich delivered remarks at the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies annual winter conference in Columbus (Franklin Co.) and announced select elements of the upcoming state budget, specifically the small business tax elimination; low-income personal exemption increase; and Human Services Innovation initiatives.

·         Kasich announced reappointments to the State Emergency Response Commission. Read more here.

 

Friday, January 30, 2015

·         Kasich asked the General Assembly to convene in Wilmington (Clinton Co.) for the annual State of the State address. Read the governor’s letter to Senate President Keith Faber and Speaker of the House Cliff Rosenberger here.

·         Taylor and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor John Carey attended Sinclair Community College’s Strategic Outlook Symposium in Dayton (Montgomery Co.) and announced new higher education policy proposals.

·         Kasich and Taylor issued a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month. Read the resolution here.

·         Kasich announced an appointment to the Kettering Municipal Court. Read more here.

·         Kasich announced an appointment to the Cleveland Municipal Court. Read more here.

·         Kasich announced an appointment to the Canton Municipal Court. Read more here.