Gov. Kasich’s Week in Review...
Saturday, July 9 through Friday, July 15, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011 

·         Gov. John R. Kasich visited with senior citizens in Sandusky to talk about reforms in the state budget that will help provide them with the choice to remain in their own home rather than entering a nursing home. 

·         Kasich appointed James C. Boland, Steven A. Davis, E. Gordon Gee, C. Martin Harris, Gary R. Heminger, Mark D. Kvamme, Bob McDonald and Pamela Springer to the board of directors of JobsOhio, the state’s new private, nonprofit corporation that will lead Ohio’s job creation and economic development activities. 

·         Kasich was in Port Clinton to celebrate the state’s 33rd annual Fish Ohio Day where he discussed the attributes of Lake Erie and caught two sheepshead fish. 

·         Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor outlined concerns she has with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its impact on Ohioans during a speech at a luncheon hosted by the Columbus Kiwanis Club. 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 

·         Kasich joined Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Gary Mohr, local elected officials and guests in Cleveland to discuss how the new sentencing reform law will reduce crime and save lives. 

·         Kasich held a roundtable discussion with teachers in Ashland to hear their ideas for a plan for new teacher evaluation standards. 

·         Kasich joined school and local elected officials in Green for a public discussion on the benefits of shared services included in the new state budget. 

·         Kasich promoted Christiane Schmenk from General Counsel to Director of the Ohio Department of Development. 

·         Taylor met with Slovenian Consul General Jurček Žmauc to discuss the continuing relationship between Slovenia and Ohio. 

Thursday, July 14, 2011 

·         Kasich joined Nationwide Children’s Hospital CEO Dr. Steve Allen, Ohio Health Transformation Director Greg Moody and area families in Columbus where he delivered remarks about a new program to provide better, coordinated care for children with disabilities and announced $2 million for new joint children’s medical research. 

·         Kasich joined Department of Agriculture Director Jim Zehringer at an event hosted by Rep. Bob Peterson to discuss the job-creating benefits of eliminating the Death Tax in the new state budget. 

·         Kasich traveled to Cincinnati to address members of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce about how The Jobs Budget spurs economic development and job creation. 

·         Kasich appointed Jill Christine Hreben, Joseph B. Kuyoth, Jr., and R. Douglas Spitler to the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators, Beau Slater to the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees and Klara B. Reynolds to the Shawnee State University Board of Trustees. 

·         Taylor addressed supporters and buyers of the 2010 Ohio State Fair “Sale of Champions” during a luncheon hosted by the Ohio Expo Commission in Columbus. 

Friday, July 15, 2011 

·         Kasich vetoed House Bill 231, legislation related to Ohio’s participation in the Great Lakes Compact, which is an agreement between the eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces to provide for water management of the Great Lakes. 

·         Kasich signed into law the following bills: 

o   House Bill 64 – adds synthetic cannabinoids commonly known as K2 or Spice to the list of Schedule I controlled substances and prohibits the possession and trafficking of Spice. 

o   House Bill 277 – permits a horse-track racing permit holder that is eligible to become a video lottery sales agent to apply to the State Racing Commission to move its track to another location; 

o   House Bill 229 – revises the laws governing agriculture 

o   House Bill 188 – establishes the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission and makes an appropriation. 

·         Taylor joined company executives and local officials to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Advanced Composites in Sidney.