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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Congressman Turner questioning cuts to Delphi pensions
By Jessica Wehrman Washington Bureau
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner is protesting the fact that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Program has failed to produce responses to questions Turner submitted last November over how and why officials decided to to cut Delphi salaried retiree pensions by as much as 70 percent.
In a Feb. 2 letter to Joshua Gotbaum, director of the PBGC, Turner, R-Centerville, wrote that PBGC Deputy Director for Operations Vincent Snowbarger has repeatedly failed to produce responses to questions he submitted in November.
And speaking on the floor of the House this week, Turner said the agency has failed to release “even the most basic documents” about its decision to cut pensions for Delphi retirees. About 20,000 Delphi pensions were affected.
“The hard-working taxpayers whose tax dollars were used to pay for the auto bailouts deserve to know who made these decisions to cut these pensions and why they were made,” he said.
TweetGingrich in Dayton Cincinnati and Columbus on Tuesday
As the race for Ohio’s Republican delegates heats up, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will campaign in Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus on Tuesday.
The details of the events have not been released. We will post them as soon as we get them on this blog.
Mitt Romney will be in the Cleveland area on Feb. 16. Rick Santorum will be in Columbus Feb. 18.
Follow us at Twitter.com/ohio_politics for all the latest news and information from the campaign trail.
TweetChamber holding information session on Beavercreek School levy
The Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce is hosting a levy information forum from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 2777 Fairfield Commons Blvd. in Beavercreek.
The Beavercreek City School District is asking voters to approve a 6.7-mill emergency operating levy in March, which will cost an additional $205 annually per $100,000 of appraised property value. Superintendent Nick Verhoff and Treasurer Steve Maag will be available to meet with residents and answer questions about the school funding processes and the issues facing the district.
A continental breakfast will be available courtesy of the Courtyard by Marriott.
TweetSantorum fails to make Indiana ballot, plans to challenge
By TOM LoBIANCO Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is fighting an Indiana election board’s ruling that he does not have enough support to appear on the state ballot in the May 8 primary.
All statewide candidates are required to obtain 500 valid signatures from each of Indiana’s nine congressional districts in order to be placed on the ballot. The Marion County Board of Elections has ruled that Santorum fell 24 signatures short in Indiana’s 7th District.
Santorum told reporters in Missouri Friday that he is challenging the ruling. Indiana supporters say the board incorrectly threw out 200 signatures submitted by the campaign.
The Indiana Republican Party says former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney have all gathered enough signatures to qualify for the primary.
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