....Senate President Bill Harris said top lawmakers hadn’t discussed the proposal, which was submitted to the Legislature about a month ago after receiving the necessary number of signatures to put it before lawmakers.
Frustrated supporters of the policy — which would require businesses with 25 or more employees to provide them with at least seven paid sick days a year — vowed they would gather enough valid signatures to place the proposal on the November ballot if the Republican-controlled Legislature doesn’t act.....
....Harris, an Ashland Republican, said there had been no discussion of taking up the initiative, while Republican House Speaker Jon Husted of Kettering has not yet decided whether to address it, said spokeswoman Karen Stivers.
The initiative has not been assigned a bill number, and lawmakers have a full plate of complex issues to deal with in an election year, including a comprehensive energy bill and proposed changes to Ohio’s voting systems.....
I guess that Husted just doesn't think it is that important. I hope that Jon Husted and the rest of the Ohio GOP don't get involved in anything that involves actual work. It would interfere with all those fundraising parties.
UPDATE: Forbes has picked up the same AP article mentioned above. ^^^^
> Democrats only need 4 more seats to gain control of the Ohio House. However, Republican hatchet man, Kevin DeWine, says it won't happen (Western Star):
...Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine said if the Democrats couldn't take the House in 2006, they won't pull it off in 2008.
"In no way do I think 2008 will be a repeat of 2006. 2006 was the low point for the Republican party in the state of Ohio," said DeWine, who is also a House member....
DeWine certainly is arrogant. Wouldn't you like to prove DeWine wrong?