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Editorial for Nov. 6, 2005
(Middletown Journal 11/6/05)
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If not Issue 4, then what?
(Dayton Daily News 11/1/05)
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Issue 4 is profound reform
(Dayton Daily News 10/30/05)
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Issue 4 would curb political gerrymandering
(Cincinnati Post 10/27/05)
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Issue 4 is not a partisan issue
(Lancaster Eagle-Gazette 10/23/05)
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Why should competition be top goal?
(Dayton Daily News 10/22/05)
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Yes on Issue 2
(Akron Beacon Journal 10/16/05)
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Issue Four is that one that counts (commentary)
(Dayton Daily News 10/16/05)
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Black leaders' OK of Issue 4 says a lot (editorial)
(Dayton Daily News 10/14/05)
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Democrats say Harris' bill is an attempt to stop Issue 2
(The Daily Reporter 10/13/05)
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Groups square off over state issues on Nov. 8 ballot
(Akron Beacon Journal 10/3/05)
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Poll: Voters struggling to grasp ballot issues
(Akron Beacon Journal 10/2/05)
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Reformers question Blackwell's motives
(Toledo Blade 10/2/05)
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Statewide election proposals fare well
(The Columbus Dispatch 10/1/05)
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Reform Ohio Now touts support of Columbus-area clergy
(Gongwer News Service 9/22/05)
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Reform issues on ballot will open ad wars
(Youngstown Vindicator 9/18/05)
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new article headline
(DC Times 9/14/05)
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Editorial: The People Will Decide
(Toledo Blade 9/13/05)
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Navigating the Ins and Outs of state government
(Dayton Daily News 9/11/05)
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Democrats and Labor Get Redistricting Vote on Ohio Ballot
(The New York Times 9/7/05)
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Signatures expected to exceed number needed
(Akron Beacon Journal 9/1/05)
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Reform issues step closer to ballot
(Dayton Daily News 9/1/05)
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Noe says Taft told of coins at Inverness
(Toledo Blade 8/28/05)
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Editorial: Petition challenge awfully murky
(Dayton Daily News 8/28/05)
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Another dispute arises in wrangle over ballot issues
(Dayton Daily News 8/26/05)
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Clout Easy to Buy in Ohio Elections
(Akron Beacon Journal 8/21/05)
- Campaigning from the middle of the spectrum
(The Beacon Journal 8/18/05)Ballot reform could boost Ohioans' stake in elections
- Most elections offer no suspense; amendment could change that
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 8/18/05)Ohio constitutional amendment could change that
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Editorial: Election Reform
(City Beat 8/18/05)
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Fight Against Reformers Starts Badly
(Dayton Daily News 8/15/05)
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Vote reform helps stall Ohio spending cap
(Toledo Blade 8/10/05)
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Ohio Critics of G.O.P. Start Battle to Change Election Process
(The New York Times 8/10/05)
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Redistricting should benefit the public, not the politicians
(Columbus Dispatch 8/7/05)
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Suit aims to halt proposed election-law amendments
(Columbus Dispatch 8/5/05)
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Press Release: Another desperate attempt to block Ohioans' vote
(For Immediate Release 8/5/05)
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Republicans ask high court to block vote on reform issues
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 8/5/05)
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Suit to keep 3 constitutional amendments from ballot
(Associated Press 8/5/05)
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Finan sues to block reform measures from Nov. 8 ballot
(Dayton Daily News 8/5/05)
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Ohio's Economy is Losing Ground
(Akron Beacon Journal 12/9/10)
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Christian conservatives protest proposed amendments
(Dayton Daily News 8/5/08)
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Press Release: Popular support for RON trumps last-ditch scheme
(For Immediate Release 8/2/05)
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House GOP trying to prevent redistricting
(Columbus Dispatch 8/1/05)
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Press Release: RON opposes plan to stall redistricting reform
(For Immediate Release 8/1/05)
- Double Dealing Costs State Money
(Toledo Blade 7/23/05)
- Amendments would shift authority over Ohio elections
(Toledo Blade 7/24/05)
- Ohio's ballot may be small, but huge
(Dayton Daily News 7/24/05)
- Ohio voters may decide on changes for elections
(Canton Repository 7/22/05)
- Amendments backers hopeful
(Dayton Daily News 7/22/05)
- Group pushing election reform inches closer to ballot
(Columbus Dispatch 7/22/05)
- Group wants major changes in politics
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 7/22/05)
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Ohio taxpayers are paying $50,000 a day to investigate Coingate!
(Columbus Dispatch 7/17/05)
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As scandals plague Ohio, investigators swarm Capitol Square
(Columbus Dispatch 7/17/05)
- Court orders BWC to release Coingate documents
(Toledo Blade 7/15/05)
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Politically-connected hospital officials gouge Workers' Comp
(Columbus Dispatch 7/12/05)
- No Rules Apply: Former Taft advisor's alleged violations
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 7/10/05)
- 'By the people, for the people'? Not anymore.
(Cincinnati Enquirer 7/10/05)
- Former staffers get preferential treatment lobbying old bosses
(Toledo Blade 7/10/05)
- How many people move out of Ohio daily, and how many move in?
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 7/3/05)
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Why politicians shouldn't be allowed to draw their own districts
(Columbus Dispatch 7/3/05)
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'Sorry' isn't enough
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 7/1/05)
- Taft dodges questions on golf outings with Noe
(Toledo Blade 6/29/05)
- Did Repubs hide Coingate to save Bush's re-election campaign?
(Toledo Blade 6/19/05)
- Blade editorial: Scandals will also hurt Ohio businesses
(Toledo Blade 6/19/05)
- Scandals are nothing new--and may not have helped either party
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 6/19/05)
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No Voice, No Choice: A 7-part Dayton Daily News special report
(Dayton Daily News 6/19/05)"This is a series of occasional editorials examining how arrogant political parties are assaulting democracy by shutting out voters and picking the people's representatives themselves, and exploring what might be done."
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ABJ article about Reform Ohio Now amendments and redistricting
(Akron Beacon Journal 6/16/05)"In 2004, the victor won with more than 62 percent of the vote in 13 of 16 state Senate races in Ohio. When it gets to that point, legislators in both parties can ignore the other side... an unhealthy situation in any political body."
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Editorial compares RON's redistricting plan with California
(Dayton Daily News 5/19/05)"In Ohio, a new group called Reform Ohio Now is pushing for a ballot measure this year on redistricting. The plan is exciting and inventive, promising much-needed, historic change, removing the politicians from the process."
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Why we shouldn't wait for reform
(Dayton Daily News 5/8/05)Martin Gottlieb explains why we should go forward now with redistricting reforms.
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Dayton Daily News supports RON's plan for new maps
(Dayton Daily News 4/27/05)"The framers of the nine-page amendment have done exceptional work. Whatever their motives, their proposal is nonpartisan. They've been creative, bold and thoughtful in moving Ohio back toward democracy."
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NY Times columnist Paul Krugman on Coingate
(The New York Times 6/17/05)Coingate is "an object lesson in what happens when you have one-party rule untrammeled by any quaint notions of independent oversight."
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BWC 'gave a break' to investment firm of overseer's daughter
(Toledo Blade 6/14/05)Gov. Taft says George Forbes, who was on the oversight commission of the Boreau of Worker's Compensation, told the agency to "give MDL a break" even though the investment firm was losing millions of taxpayers' dollars. Forbes' daughter is an executive at the firm.
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Cincinnati Enquirer editorial on scandals and 'pay-to-play'
(Cincinnati Enquirer 6/13/05)Ohioans have a right - no, make that a duty - to be outraged over what has transpired in Columbus with their money.
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Politicians can't rid themselves of Noe's money fast enough
(Columbus Dispatch 6/7/05)Ohio politicians who received campaign contributions from Thomas Noe, the rare-coin dealer who lost $12 million from the Bureau Of Workers' Compensation fund, are scrambling to get rid of the cash he gave them, to avoid the touch of Coingate.
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Coingate plot thickens as Colorado cops raid wine cellar
(Toledo Blade 6/7/05)A half-million dollars of Ohio?s coin money might have been poured into 3,500 bottles of wine stored in a cellar at the suburban Denver home of a former employee of Tom Noe, Colorado authorities say.
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The things the powerful will do in the era of term limits
(Akron Beacon Journal 5/27/05)Charles Calvert faces term limits at the end of next year, and he has already launched his job search. It extends, evidently, to his wife. Calvert has encouraged her to become his successor at the Statehouse.
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An excellent overview of Reform Ohio Now's proposals
(Dayton Daily News 4/22/05)This was the first article on Reform Ohio Now. Read it if you want a good idea of the proposed amendment package as a whole.
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Politicians just 'playing at reform' in the wake of scandals
(Cleveland Plain Dealer 6/2/05)"Real reform means putting an end to Ohio's pay-to-play culture - turning off the public spigot to those who attempt, and are encouraged, to buy their way in."
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This was the man we trusted with our investments?
(Search warrant for Noe's shop 6/1/05)
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