“Families in Ohio and throughout our country deserve better than what they’re seeing from the White House and Democratic leadership in Congress. That’s why I am fighting for fiscal restraint and pro-growth policies that will spur job creation through private sector investment. I look forward to further review of Ryan’s budget plan.”

The Columbus Dispatch reported this week that Ohio Education Association executive director Larry Wicks said "teachers and other unionized school personnel might be charged a one-time assessment of $50 to generate more than $5 million to fight Senate Bill 5."

Ohio Reps. Jean Schmidt and Bob Gibbs have been commended by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) for their sponsorship of H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual salary survey, OSU President Gordon Gee received more than $1.3 million in base pay, bonuses and deferred-compensation payouts in 2009-10, and $1.8 million when retirement and other costs of employment are included.

Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife. The season continues through Sunday, May 15.

In an April 1 column in The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Moore writes: "If you want to understand better why so many states — from New York to Wisconsin to California — are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, consider this depressing statistic: Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million). This is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960, when there were 15 million workers in manufacturing and 8.7 million collecting a paycheck from the government.

Linda Allen, president of the Highland County Board of DD, said that this is not about the Board of DD not wanting to work with Highco, rather it’s about exploring possibilities that will be there to benefit both groups, and the people they serve, as well as the taxpayers who fund the programs.

The 39th annual Rotary telethon has collected $120,000 to go toward "people helping people" at the Highland County Society for Children and Adults.
Despite Highland County's economic difficulties, double-digit unemployment and personal financial hardships, area residents poured in dollars Wednesday night. Throughout the night, donors and organizers said supporting the society is a part of hometown pride, because 100 percent of the funds stay in Highland County.

Senate Bill 5 was passed in House Wednesday, 53-44, after hours of debate over the controversial bill that seeks to limit collective bargaining or public employees.
 The Republican-introduced has been signed by Gov. John Kasich.

 Ohio 86th District Rep. Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) told The Highland County Press he voted for the bill.

Many township trustees met with Highland County Prosecutor Jim Grandey Wednesday night at the Liberty Township building to discuss legal options regarding the city of Hillsboro's recent notice that EMS services would be canceled as of June 30.

In recognition and thanks for the Hillsboro Lions Club's 65 years of outstanding community service, commissioners procla