Morning News Digest: Friday, November 7, 2008

With the PolitickerOH.com Wake-Up Call e-mailed to your inbox, phone, Blackberry or PDA first thing in the morning, you can get a rundown of Ohio's top political headlines. Sign up to get the Wake-Up Call delivered every morning.

State rep. introduces bill to provide property tax relief

HAMILTON — Legislation introduced this week by a local state representative aims to ease the financial burden placed on homeowners due to property value reappraisal increases. (The Journal-News)

http://www.journal-news.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/11/07/hjn110708propbill.html

Stivers leads Kilroy by 390 votes

Steve Stivers lead over Mary Jo Kilroy rose Thursday after more election returns from Union County were processed. (PolitickerOH.com)

http://www.politickeroh.com/justinmiller/stivers-leads-kilroy-390-votes

Various officials lining up to replace Boccieri in Ohio Senate

State Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance) has won his race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre) in Ohio's 16th Congressional District. With Boccieri heading to Congress, a vacancy will be left in Ohio's 33rd state Senate seat. (PolitickerOH.com)

http://www.politickeroh.com/daviddewitt/various-officials-lining-replace-boccieri-ohio-senate

Art Modell wanted John McCain to win

We don't like censoring ourselves, but this would have been too inflammatory to put on a Cleveland-based newspaper's website before the presidential election. Partisans would have called it unfair, a dirty trick, politics at the gutter-level. But with the election over, here goes: (Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer)

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/11/now_it_can_be_told_art_modell.html

Recount likely in Montgomery County judge race

DAYTON — Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Frances McGee appeared to have carved out a small margin of victory — small enough that a recount seems likely. (Lou Greico, Dayton Daily News)

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/11/06/ddn110608mcgeeweb.html

Payday lender announces Ohio closing in respond to vote

COLUMBUS -- At least one payday lender is moving quickly to scale back its Ohio operations after Tuesday's vote capping interest rates on the short-term loans. (Associated Press)

http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/11/payday_lender_cashland_announc.html

Schmidt camp says Congresswoman really beginning to take hold in district

The campaign of U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) pointed to national Democratic victories as evidence that Schmidt's re-election shows the Congresswoman is really begining to take hold in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. (PolitickerOH.com)

http://www.politickeroh.com/daviddewitt/schmidt-camp-says-congresswoman-really-begining-take-hold-district-after-win

Krikorian announces run for 2010

Businessman David Krikorian (I-Madeira) wants to be the next member of Congress for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District...in 2010. (PolitickerOH.com)

http://www.politickeroh.com/daviddewitt/krikorian-announces-run-2010

County may lay off hundreds

Hamilton County will need to cut hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars in services in its 2009 budget, which the county's top elected official warned will have "very painful, life-altering consequences." (Barry M. Horstmann, Cincinnati Enqurier)

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081107/NEWS01/811070327

Schuring camp proud of campaign effort

The campaign of state Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Jackson Twp.) is proud of their effort in the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre) in Ohio's 16th Congressional District. (PolitickerOH.com)

http://www.politickeroh.com/daviddewitt/schuring-camp-proud-campaign-effort

New Ohio chairman says Republican party suffering 'identity crisis'

A fixation on social issues, continuing scandals and a worn out message are costing the Republican Party support from the young voters it needs to remain viable, the incoming chairman of the Ohio Republican Party told reporters today. (Joe Hallett, The Columbus Dispatch)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/06/gop_woes.html?sid=101

Harris wants tax cuts left alone

COLUMBUS -- With fiscal experts expecting a train wreck in next year's state budget, Republican Ohio Senate President Bill Harris had an emphatic message for newly empowered Democrats: Don't even think about messing with previous Republican-passed tax cuts. (Aaron Marshall, The Plain Dealer)

http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2008/11/gop_state_senator_bill_harris.html

Spada resigns to join employment board

COLUMBUS -- An outgoing Republican state senator has resigned his seat early to take a job in Gov. Ted Strickland's administration. (The Columbus Dispatch)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/11/06/spada.html?sid=101

With the PolitickerOH.com Wake-Up Call e-mailed to your inbox, phone, Blackberry or PDA first thing in the morning, you can get a rundown of Ohio's top political headlines. Sign up to get the Wake-Up Call delivered every morning.