House Bill 12 has been declared dead more times than Michael Jackson’s music career. In June, hopeful headlines screamed: AP: Concealed Carry Appears To Be Dead Newest gun bill may fail as…
Op-Ed: So you want to recall the governor
Note: The following was published prior to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California victory. As fun as California’s recall circus may look, Ohio is stuck with its answer to Gray Davis by J. Caleb Mozzocco…
Dispatch: Taft to lead GOP governors group
Top post will boost Ohio’s profile, Taft claims November 22, 2003 Columbus Dispatch Heading into a year in which Ohio will be a crucial battleground in President Bush’s re-election bid, Gov. Bob…
AGAIN! OFCC Commentary goes national: ”Another Taft Holds GOP on the Brink
On Thursday, November 20, a commentary about Bob Taft and his family legacy, entitled (Another) Taft holds Ohio GOP on the brink, was posted on this website. Almost immediately, we began receiving…
NEW TAFT VETO THREAT MET WITH LEGISLATIVE DISBELIEF, DEFIANCE
November 20, 2003 GONGWER News Service A new threat from Governor Bob Taft to veto a carrying concealed weapons bill because of a permit privacy provision was met with a mixture of…
House adds three more session days for December
November 18, 2003 GONGWER News Service House leaders announced Tuesday that three more session days have been added to the schedule for next month in anticipation of needing more than the four…
Will the next Senate President be willing to override Taft?
In the wake of Gov. Taft’s lie on concealed carry, many citizens have begun telling their Senators that they expect the Senate to send a bill to Taft, regardless of his threats….
Asked and Answered. Tracking the Taft “invasion of privacy” conspiracy
We first learned of Taft’s new “concern” with HB12 in early November. His attempts to insert yet another poison pill into the bill were dashed by committee leadership, who told him they…
Invasion of Privacy: Taft’s latest attempt to block your right to self-defense
Ohio Newspaper Association toting hidden agenda, concealing the details Gun owner identity privacy a matter of common sense and personal safety, not secrecy by Jeff Garvas Bob Taft and the editors of…
DOUBLE-CROSS: TAFT RAISES THE BAR TO INVADE PRIVACY, REGISTER GUNS
All in the name of Republican party solidarity? Both branches of the General Assembly passed HB12 with enough votes to override a veto last spring. Because there were differing versions, a conference…