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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 01:37 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 9 March 2011 02:56
From the Marietta Times:
Amid pro-labor protests Tuesday, Gov. John Kasich said in his first State of the State address that big changes are ahead for Ohio and that lawmakers should not be scared off by the conflict that will arise from shaking things up.
“If you’ve seen a lot of change in these first seven weeks, you ain’t seen nothing yet,” Kasich said, as the crowd erupted, some in cheer, others in boos.
Touting the advantages of the state’s many cities, the new Republican governor said he is willing to risk criticism in order to stop Ohio from hemorrhaging any more residents and jobs to other states. Seeing Ohio lose two congressional seats because of population loss was a punishing blow, the former congressman said.
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