* Yesterday, more school levies failed. Here in Ohio, despite the fact that the method used for funding Ohio public schools was deemed unconstitutional decades ago, the state legislature refuses to act on any changes. Former Republican Gov. Bob Taft never addressed the problem. Gov. Strickland has made proposals, but they have been taken apart by the legislators. Ohio's school children will face the reality of crowded classrooms, out of date textbooks, decaying buildings, and the loss of talented teachers.
* On top of everything else, Ohio faces other problems, according to Ohio.com:
Ohio's budget problems worsened Tuesday as state officials said that April's tax revenue had crashed, leaving a gaping hole in this year's budget as well as dire implications for the state's next spending plan.
With this year's budget hole now expected to be in the $600 million to $900 million range by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, state budget Director Pari Sabety said that about the only lined pocket left is the state's $948 million rainy-day fund.....
There will be some difficult decisions ahead. I know how the state could save millions of dollars! We might want to stop building unnecessary roads and interchanges in Jon Husted's former district. (We all know he lives in posh Upper Arlington, but claims Kettering as his "home district" so that he can retain power.) Just because he yells and screams at people in the Ohio Department of Transportation does not give him the right to have his pet projects approved and funded before more important projects.
**** Have you seen the newest ad from the DNC? Women on the Web posted the ad:
Awesome!