From Business First Columbus:
American Electric Power Company Inc. wants to boost its electric rates by about 15 percent annually for the next three years to keep pace with rising fuel prices and infrastructure costs to operate its system.
The Columbus-based utility filed the rate hike request Thursday morning with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. It [...]

They will hear from one liberal, one crazy, and one staunchly pro-gun Republican:
For the first time, three of the announced candidates for Attorney General in Ohio will appear together to speak to pro-gun activists and supporters at the Fifth Annual Ohioans For Concealed Carry Party in the Park member picnic on Sunday, August. 3rd.
This fall, [...]

National Review’s Rich Lowry joined Catholic theologian Michael Novak in liking the idea about former Ohio Congressman John Kaisch becoming McCain’s VP. Lowry points out Kasich’s working-class & populist appeal that Mitt Romney certainly lacks.
Townhall.com’s Matt Lewis is also warming up to the idea, correctly noting that “considering the recent GOP scandals in Ohio, Kasich [...]

Here is a new video from the ALF-CIO youtube account, where far-left candidate for Ohio’s 15th congressional district, supports the so-called “Employee Free Choice Act”, where workers could unionize through public petition instead where workers would be subject to intimidation and union thuggery which wouldn’t happen if ballots remained secret:

Great! Mary Jo wants to make [...]

From Ken Blackwell’s latest column on Townhall.com, “Freedom Now”:
Nancy Pelosi wants to the save the planet. That was the House speakers answer to why she is not allowing a vote on expanding domestic oil drilling. Unfortunately, Americans need for an ambitious long-term plan for energy independence is placing a damper on the speakers planet-saving pursuits.
The [...]

From Gongwer:
Gov. Ted Strickland meant no offense to farmers by breaking the long-standing gubernatorial tradition of spending a night at the Ohio State Fair with a farm family in one of the livestock barns.
He’s only trying to draw more attention to the state’s potential for outdoor recreation and tourism by spending the night in a [...]

Julie Ponzi at the Ashbrook Center links over to this news report of a fascinating story of faith, charity and coincidence in the life of Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton:

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From The Springfield Sun:
The Springfield Sun reports on Gov. Strickland slowly unveiling his plan to supposedly improve Ohio’s school systems… which can mostly be summarized as the “I’m going to raise your taxes” plan:
Dayton, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland outlined 10 ideas for education reform — some of them controversial — in the latest in [...]

Now that Marc Dann has apparently opened up his own law firm, he is seeking a massive amount of information about his disgraceful two years at Ohio’s attorney general:
Ex-Attorney General Marc Dann, a vocal advocate of open records, is asking his former department to fill what is one of the largest public records requests sought [...]