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Sign up en-us jborchardt@coxohio.com 2012-05-25T10:36:43-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/25/attorney_general_sues_closed_w.html Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a lawsuit against The Beach Waterpark in Mason for violating Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. “It’s unfortunate when a long-standing Ohio business closes,” DeWine said in a news release Friday. “But The Beach... 17409057@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-25T10:36:43-05:00 jborchardt@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/25/ohio_supreme_court_dismisses_l.html The Ohio Supreme Court stopped a conservative group’s challenge to a same-sex marriage petition. Supreme Court justices on Friday dismissed a suit filed last month by the Ohio Campaign to Protect Marriage and Lori Viars against Attorney General Mike DeWine.... 17409055@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-25T10:23:47-05:00 jborchardt@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/24/ohio_treasurer_senate_candidat.html Associated Press Ohio treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has returned $105,000 in campaign donations that are under federal investigation. Mandel’s campaign sent a letter this week to the Suarez Corporation Industries near Canton saying the money was returned... 17409042@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-24T19:24:07-05:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/23/ad_watch_mandel_takes_on_brown.html By Jack Torry Washington Bureau Ad: “Change,” a 30-second TV commercial. Producer: Mandel for Senate. Video: Black and white photos of Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio combined with color film of Mandel in Iraq and in Ohio. Watch the ad here.... 17408970@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-23T15:54:13-05:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/23/mandel_goes_negative_with_new.html Josh Mandel’s Senate campaign released its first negative ad against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, on Wednesday. The 30-second ad titled “Change” opens with a black-and-white picture of Brown and the words, “What is 37-year politician Sherrod Brown... 17408969@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-23T15:47:20-05:00 jborchardt@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/23/antiabortion_group_steps_up_pr.html Faith 2 Action, the anti-abortion group pushing legislation that would outlaw abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, is stepping up political pressure against Republican state senators. The group bought full-page ads in the Lebanon Western Star, the Celina... 17408961@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-23T14:23:48-05:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/22/stratton_to_step_down_from_ohi.html After more than two decades on the bench, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton is resigning her seat, effective Dec. 31, to spend more time working on mental health and veterans issues. “As a trial judge in the Franklin... 17408912@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-22T15:27:53-05:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/22/dems_push_pay_equity_bill.html Democrats in the Ohio Senate are pushing a bill to beef up Ohio’s wage discrimination laws and add protections to prevent pay discrimination based on sexual orientation. Studies show that women make 77-cents for every $1 earned by men, even... 17408895@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-22T12:05:55-05:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/21/obama_campaign_launches_vetera.html In an effort to connect with veterans and their families, President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign announced the launch of Ohio Veterans and Military Families for Obama on Monday. Veterans and Military Families for Obama is made up of active military... 17408880@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-21T18:09:32-05:00 jborchardt@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/21/feds_investigate_donations_to.html Federal authorities have been investigating contributions by employees of Suarez Corporation Industries to Republicans Josh Mandel and Jim Renacci, spokesmen for the two campaigns confirmed on Monday. “The campaign is aware of the investigation and is fully cooperating. Neither the... 17408869@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-21T16:12:04-05:00 lbischoff@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/21/controversial_antiromney_ad_to.html By Jack Torry A controversial TV commercial assailing Mitt Romney and his work with Bain Capital, a private equity firm, will air in Dayton throughout much of Ohio this week, the second week the ad has been on the air.... 17408859@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-21T14:25:16-05:00 lhulsey@daytondailynews.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/21/audit_statemandated_biofuel_us.html State-mandated use of biofuels in state vehicles has cost the Ohio Department of Transportation an additional $3.3 million over the last four years, according to a report released today by the auditor of state’s office. Since July 2006, ODOT and... 17408852@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-21T12:31:38-05:00 jborchardt@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/16/actor_dayton_native_martin_she.html Actor Martin Sheen, a Dayton native, is joining U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, for a fundraiser at the Dayton Marriott on May 30. Brown is running against Ohio Treasurer Republican Josh Mandel in the November election. The money raised from... 17408699@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-16T19:03:55-05:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/16/plan_to_cut_funding_for_planne.html By Laura A. Bischoff Columbus Bureau COLUMBUS - An ideological battle about abortion is being waged in the Ohio Statehouse as lawmakers consider a bill that would essentially take away federal family planning grants from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Ohio.... 17408697@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-16T19:00:40-05:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/entries/2012/05/16/ad_watch_crossroadsgps_launche.html By Jack Torry Washington Bureau Ad: Promise, a one minute TV commercial.  Producer: CrossroadsGPS - an independent Republican organization involving former White House adviser Karl Rove and claims it is not affiliated with Mitt Romney’s campaign. Video: Video of President... 17408694@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohiopolitics/ 2012-05-16T17:11:08-05:00 ashoemaker@coxohio.com