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Poll Finds Kasich Leading FitzGerald by 12 Points
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
HAMDEN, Conn. -- Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, the Democratic challenger in the race for Ohio governor, remains largely unknown and is gaining little ground against Republican Gov. John Kasich who leads 48%-36%, finds a newly released poll by Quinnipiac University.
This compares to a 50%-35% Kasich lead in a May 14 survey by the independent Quinnipiac University.
With $30 Left to Buy Food, Ryan Responds to His Critics
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
NILES, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-13 Ohio, estimates that he and his family will have about $30 to live on until Wednesday he says.
As part of the Live the Wage Challenge, the Ryan family has been living on $154, the equivalent of two people -- he and his wife -- working 40 hours per week at the federal minimum wage after paying for housing and taxes. Ryan began the challenge on Thursday and will finish tomorrow.
Pa. Recognized for Serving Energy-Intensive Industries
Tuesday, July 29, 2014HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Foreign Direct Investment Association has named Pennsylvania this year’s “Destination of the Future for Energy Intensive Industries,” Gov. Tom Corbett announced Monday.
The award is based on the commonwealth’s actively executing strategies to support foreign companies’ direct investment in the energy sector.
Baby Meds Cost Ryan Living on Minimum Wage
Monday, July 28, 2014
WASHINGTON – Medicines for his infant son put U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan into early trouble as he began his attempt to live on a minimum-wage income for a week
Thursday, the first day of the Live the Wage Challenge, “started a little rocky,” Ryan, D-13 Ohio, reported on Facebook.
His wife, Andrea, had informed him that they had to pick up “a couple of prescriptions” for their new baby, Brady. The medications cost $24.
“So we are down to $130 before we even got started,” he wrote in a post on Facebook.
Mahoning Commissioner Questions WRPA Manueverings
Thursday, July 24, 2014
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The threat of Mahoning County pulling its share of funding from the Western Reserve Port Authority helped spur what officials called a productive meeting (READ STORY) Wednesday between the two entities, one Mahoning County commissioner says.