By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Hours before losing her race for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Mary Boyle called on Secretary of State Bob Taft to delay certification of the election’s outcome pending a full investigation into allegations of money laundering by Governor Voinovich after the 1994 election. In a letter […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 9 COLUMBUS — Ohio Republicans, who swept to state power in a 1994 landslide, will stay there for another four years. GOP candidates appeared to be holding on to all four down-ticket statewide offices yesterday. Two races, featuring Republican incumbents, were certifiable blowouts. Leading the charge was Attorney […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus bureau Page 9 COLUMBUS — For all the hubbub over the Ohio Supreme Coutr’s controversial school-funding decision last year, voters decided not to make any changes in the court yesterday. All three incumbent justices easily won re-election, incluidng Chief Justice Thomas Moyer. With 93 per cent of precincts reporting, Mr. […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 4 COLUMBUS — Governor Voinovich has been accused of laundering $60,000 from his 1994 re-election campaign fund to pay a political supporter’s salary, according to documents disclosed yesterday. Almost half of the money allegedly ended up in the hands of The V Group, a consulting firm run by […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page PT4 COLUMBUS — While most of the attention has been on the race for governor, Ohioans will fill state government’s four other elected offices on Tuesday. In the attorney general’s race, Republican Betty Montgomery is seeking re-election against Democrat Richard Cordray, the former state solicitor. Ms. Montgomery is […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page PT6 COLUMBUS — Three of the seven seats on the Ohio Supreme Court, including the position of chief justice, will be filled in Tuesday’s election. Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, a Republican, faces 10th District Court of Appeals Judge Gary Tyack. Mr. Tyack, a Democrat, has accused Mr. Moyer […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Pity poor Lindsey McCulloch. She’d been waiting for weeks for this moment. Lindsey, 12 and earthbound, would send her voice up to the stars, off satellites and transponders, and right into the ear of John Glenn. She had been one of a half-dozen honor students […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Chief Justice Thomas Moyer wants to close the legal loophole that let Republican candidates shuffle more than $100,000 worth of television air time among themselves last week. But until it’s closed, he’s happy to take advantage of it. Mr. Moyer is one of two statewide […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 9 COLUMBUS — John Glenn wasn’t the only Ohioan thinking about taking flight yesterday. On the steps of the Statehouse, a Dayton mortgage banker unveiled the artwork he’s been slaving over for six months and been pushing for more than three years: a new Ohio state seal. The […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 16 COLUMBUS — State Rep. Bill Taylor (R., Norwalk) has been under severe criticism for a fund-raising letter that appears to promise lobbyists access in exchange for a donation to his re-election campaign. “I can’t believe he has stooped this low,” said his 63rd House District opponent, Democrat […]
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