Local Govt & Politics
County commissioners balance 2013 budget, end year with surplus.
Butler County commissioners are on track to end the year with a $5,000 general fund surplus and poised to approve a balanced budget of $79.2 million for 2013, ending several years of deficit spending and revenue downturns.Commissioners pledged to balance the budget next year and urged every county department to ...
Disease-carrying beetle found in Southwest Ohio
A beetle known for spreading disease among walnut trees has been found in Butler County. Eight so-called Walnut Twig Beetles were recently caught in traps set by wildlife officials at a lumber processing facility, according to an announcement Monday from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry and ...
Sen. Colbert? A fifth of South Carolinians say yes
As South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley weighs who should fill out the term of retiring Sen. Jim DeMint, what about a fake conservative comedian? A new poll finds Comedy Central anchor Stephen Colbert topping the list of who South Carolinians think should replace Mr. DeMint. Neil King has details on ...
Judge denies ex-auditor’s request for early release
A federal judge has denied a request for early release by former Butler County Auditor Kay Rogers — a central figure in the Dynus fiber-optics scandal.Rogers, of West Chester Twp., is serving a two-year prison sentence for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud and filing a false income tax ...
Group rallies outside Boehner’s local office
About 15 people rallied Thursday outside Speaker John Boehner’s local office in West Chester Twp., urging Congress to continue negotiations for reducing the national deficit.The need for further spending cuts has only been exasperated as the “fiscal cliff” approaches, said David Little, spokesman for ProgressOhio, a nonprofit advocacy group, who ...
Senate OKs pay raise for military
The Senate approved Tuesday a $631 billion defense bill that includes a 1.7 percent pay raise for military personnel and $91 million to help keep open suppliers of the M1A2 Abrams tank produced at the Lima Tank Plant. Ignoring a veto threat, the Senate voted 98-0 for the legislation that ...
Should we care that Mike Turner and his wife are separating?
The state of Congressman Mike Turner’s marriage has been a hot topic online since his office issued a statement saying the congressman and his wife, Lori Turner, are splitting up after 25 years of marriage. “It is with much sadness that I announce that my wife Lori and I are ...
Provisional ballots narrow some races, but outcomes the same
The Butler County Board of Elections has certified the more than 6,000 provisional ballots from the Nov. 6 election.The 5,697 provisional ballots and 400 valid absentee ballots received by mail narrowed some races, but were not enough to change the outcome for any candidate or issue.“We are talking fractions of ...
Outgoing, incoming commissioners reflect on role
Longtime Commissioner and former Hamilton mayor Charles “Chuck” Furmon said he is ready leave public service and the political headaches of the past 20 years and move onto a more quiet life.Sitting in the kitchen of his Hamilton home last week, he said “only four more meetings.”“I am hoping to ...
The non-United States of America
Citizens in all 50 states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. So what would the map look like if everyone decided to become their own country? We have the answer.
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