Ohio's digital state ranking
The Center for Digital Government has released the findings of its 2006 Digital States Survey, ranking Ohio as number three. Michigan is ranked as the number one state, with Virginia coming in second....
View ArticleConstitutional amendments for 2006
Ohio's fall 2006 General Election brings a number of constitutional amendments to the ballot. Issue one votes will not be counted as it has been ruled that "petitioners failed to timely file sufficient...
View ArticleDirect democracy in action
The initiative petition process has been brought to the fore for this Election Day in Ohio and other states. The Initiative and Referendum Almanac (Carolina Academic Press, 2003) by M. Dane Waters...
View ArticleWarning: infrequent posts ahead
The book is in progress and deadlines draw near. There will be infrequent posts for a while until the book is out. New discoveries are made with every sentence. Will share later.
View ArticleLawriter's new ORC
Wow!!! That was fast. The new Lawriter web site is in action, posting the text of both the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code for the State of Ohio. The news came out in March 2007,...
View ArticleAddendum to the new online ORC
The two things that are missing on the new Lawriter version of the Ohio Revised Code are: 1) the Ohio Constitution, and; 2) the Ohio Rules of Court.It was convenient to find the Ohio Constitution and...
View ArticleDo not discard
Alert librarians will have already noticed that the LexisNexis annotated version of the Ohio Revised Code is missing old features as each volume is revised. When the Appendix volume and the General...
View ArticleNew edition of legislative guidebook
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission has issued its tenth edition of A Guidebook for Ohio Legislators (2007-2008). This is a most useful and detailed guide on the legislative process in the...
View ArticleTracking Great Lakes Legislation
The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus tracks legislation for the states and provinces bordering the lakes. To keep up on the latest actions, federal and state see these pdf lists.
View ArticleInterstate compacts
Looking for a good list of interstate compacts? Try the American Bar Association's book: The Evolving Use and the Changing Role of Interstate Compacts: a practitioner's guide (published in 2006). The...
View ArticleResource for Ohio economic data
The Cleveland-based Center for Community Solutions provides loads of economic, health and social data for the state of Ohio. The organization issued a new report yesterday on Employment and...
View ArticleSome new books on Ohio history
Ohio's rich history brings a flow of interesting books to the table. Ohio Oil and Gas by Jeff Spencer (Arcadia Publishing, Feb. 2008) looks into the history of the discovery of oil in Ohio. Ohio was...
View ArticleDocuments regarding the state AG
Transcripts concerning the Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann controversy have been posted on Openers, The Plain Dealer politics blog. Today, articles of impeachment were filed against Dann by the Ohio...
View ArticleOn a lighter note
In 1933, the state of Ohio declared the cardinal to be the official state bird. The laws for state symbols and insignia are codified in General Provisions (sec. 5.03 for the state bird). This wonderful...
View ArticleThe story behind the gavel
The Supreme Court of Ohio has added the final touch of public art to their refurbished downtown Columbus home. One of the art objects is a 30-foot gavel located on the south side of the building. The...
View ArticleA governor's veto power
Stateline Midwest reports on Wisconsin's recent tussle over balancing their governor's veto power (ending the "Frankenstein veto"). The article's illustrative map shows the variations in veto power for...
View ArticleThe Great Lakes Compact and Ohio
Ohio is about to officially join the Great Lakes Compact. Hearings have been held by the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee, leaving the Ohio Senate to move on the legislation (SB291;...
View ArticleTemporary AG appointed
The Ohio governor announced the temporary appointment of Nancy Rogers as the Ohio Attorney General. At the time of her appointment, she was the Dean of Ohio State's Moritz College of Law. According to...
View ArticleUniform laws
One web source for current uniform state laws information is done by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). The site contains a database of uniform laws that can be...
View ArticleReport on poverty in Ohio
The Real Bottom Line, The State of Poverty in Ohio 2008 is a report issued at the State of Ohio's first poverty summit. The research was done by Community Research Partners for the Ohio Association of...
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