Ted Strickland News

Clifford Brown, the 91-year-old former Ohio Supreme Court judge who was mulling a Congressional run, said party politics, not age, will keep him off the ballot. via The Morning Journal

“Justice demands that he be brought back”

The Trumbull County Sheriff's Department inadvertently released a Warren man to Texas officials, who thought he was supposed to go to Texas to face murder charges. via Vindy.com

“It doesn't make sense on any level to reject the money”

Officials at the Ohio Department of Education are not applying for a $1.25 million, five-year grant from CDC intended to prevent the spread of HIV among teenagers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. via MediLexicon

Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut on Friday released the first elements of a mandated master plan for Ohio's public colleges and universities on the University System of Ohio Web site. via Dayton Daily News

“The Ohio Senate took my energy proposal and made it even better.”

The Ohio House of Representatives will hold periodic hearings Wednesday through Jan. via The News-Herald

“You don't tend to get elected if you say you are going to be soft on crime.”

ASSESSING THE DEATH PENALTY: Stephen F. Hanlon, chair of the ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project Steering Committee, says the ABA found serious problems in the death penalty systems in every ... via The Epoch Times

“We thought that if we answered all of the constitutional questions up front we would end up with a law that would not be needlessly delayed in court. It just doesn't make any sense to go down that path if we can answer the questions up front.”

Ted Olson FirstEnergy Corp. has retained former U.S. solicitor general Ted Olson as its constitutional expert to head off Gov. via Cleveland.com

“We've fought too long and too hard for Ohio's communities and families, and come too far, to become discouraged at this point”

COLUMBUS -- Remember 2004? Ohio bled a deep shade of red as conservative voters flocked to the polls to vote against gay marriage - and for the president they believed embodied that sentiment. via Coshocton Tribune

“Unfortunately, I've been in the midst of that since the day after the election”

WASHINGTON -- Less than a year into his freshman term, Rep. Zack Space already is in the midst of a high-pressure campaign to keep his seat. via The Advocate

“Even when they were going through rough times, they never let down the Federated Democratic Women.”

The Democratic party must address all 88 counties in the state to prevail in the elections, said state Rep. via Recordpub.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- School districts that don't tell state education officials about teacher misconduct would face penalties under plans proposed by the state's schools chief. via News Journal

The State of Ohio will provide $2.5 million to Cleveland schools to upgrade security in the wake of last week's school shooting. via WMFD

“I definitely think it's going to hurt them.”

Despite arguments it was turning law-abiding Ohioans into criminals overnight, the Ohio Senate yesterday overwhelmingly voted to outlaw so-called games of skill that critics claim are really illegal slot ... via Toledo Blade

“That is potentially huge in terms of something that's different”

The newly appointed director of elections in Cuyahoga County said yesterday getting ready for the presidential election in November 2008 depends largely on the result of tests on electronic voting machines now ... via BG News

“Our task is to fix a loophole the courts have told us is our responsibility to fix”

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Over the protests of gambling interests who had no opportunity for public testimony, a Senate panel on Wednesday quickly approved a proposal that would end the proliferation of slot-like ... via News Journal

“I hate to concede already, but it's the truth”

One of the Democrats recruited to run for the seat of retiring Rep. David Hobson told the Politico that he wouldn't be entering the race and added that he didn't "see any way" for Democrats to win the seat. via CBS News

“My hope is that when women have all the information in front of them, they may make a different decision”

COLUMBUS - Physicians must offer to show pregnant women ultrasound images of their embryo or fetus before performing an abortion, under legislation sponsored by two Cincinnati-area lawmakers. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

“If you can't read, write and communicate, you're not much use to the industries in this state that compete globally in the world market”

Gov. Ted Strickland wants 230,000 more Ohio students attending college 10 years from now than are enrolled today in Ohio's institutions of higher learning, his point man for higher education said Tuesday. via Recordpub.com

“He supports the approach outlined in those principles and believes they are reflective of the local community”

A group opposed to the plan to reprocess spent nuclear fuel at the former home of the Piketon uranium enrichment plant has asked Gov. via Central Ohio

“Moody's is concerned that the number of modifications ... may be lower than what will be needed to significantly mitigate (the investors') losses.”

Tuesday marked an important milepost in Ohio's efforts to reverse the home foreclosure epidemic that has been sweeping the state. via Dayton Daily News