Dispatch Politics

• Smoking-ban changes opposed by both sides
  Sunday, November 16, 2008
• Editorial: Voters show savvy
  Friday, November 7, 2008
• Casino backers to reroll dice
  Thursday, November 6, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Do you think Ohio will have casino gambling five years from now?
  Thursday, November 6, 2008
• Casino, payday loans denied
  Wednesday, November 5, 2008
• Issue 5 - County-by-County (payday lending)
  Wednesday, November 5, 2008
• Issue 6 - County-by-County (casino)
  Wednesday, November 5, 2008
• No hearing on ads opposing casino until after election
  Tuesday, November 4, 2008
• Lots to vote for besides top of ticket
  Sunday, November 2, 2008
• Thomas Suddes commentary: Issue 5 would lend all Ohioans a hand
  Sunday, November 2, 2008
• Voters Guide: Casino issue
  Sunday, November 2, 2008
• Voters Guide: Payday-lending referendum
  Sunday, November 2, 2008
• Voters Guide: Other statewide ballot issues
  Sunday, November 2, 2008
• Issue 5: the need vs. greed debate in payday lending
  Saturday, November 1, 2008
• Ad Watch: Payday lending group's 'Naked Truth' commercial
  Saturday, November 1, 2008
• 4 former Ohio governors support cap on payday loans
  Friday, October 31, 2008
• Odds against no-tax casinos
  Sunday, October 26, 2008
• Editorial: Yes on Issue 5
  Sunday, October 26, 2008
• Economic arguments at center of Issue 6 debate
  Saturday, October 25, 2008
• Casino backers and foes clash at vigorous debate
  Friday, October 24, 2008
• Payday lenders get enough signatures
  Friday, October 24, 2008
• Issue 6: $50 million bet
  Friday, October 24, 2008
• Casino workers union opposes Ohio ballot issue
  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
• Casino backers complain opponents using 'false and deceptive' advertising
  Tuesday, October 21, 2008
• Thomas Suddes commentary: Ohio needs to pre-empt casino tries
  Sunday, October 19, 2008
• Second group joining ad fight against casino
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Editorial: Issue 6 should be defeated
  Friday, October 17, 2008
• Payday loans no help, credit counselors say
  Thursday, October 16, 2008
• Study: Proposed casino would hurt Ohio Lottery
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Ad watch: Payday lenders' 'Washington mess' commercial
  Tuesday, October 14, 2008
• Ad Watch: Payday-loan opposition's 'Yes on 5' ad
  Saturday, October 11, 2008
• Ad Watch: Payday-lenders' 'Personal' commercial
  Friday, October 10, 2008
• Ohio attorneys general back limit on payday loans
  Thursday, October 9, 2008
• Faith group opposes Issue 5
  Tuesday, October 7, 2008
• Casino proposal holding top hand
  Monday, October 6, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Should Ohio allow casinos?
  Monday, October 6, 2008
• Yes on Issues 1, 2, 3
  Monday, October 6, 2008
• Comparing casinos
  Sunday, October 5, 2008
• Jobs, cash hard to turn down
  Sunday, October 5, 2008
• Casino's effects mixed for town in Michigan
  Sunday, October 5, 2008
• Thomas Suddes: Just say no to financial gougers
  Sunday, October 5, 2008
• No on Issue 6
  Sunday, October 5, 2008
• State analysis reveals Issue 6 vagueness
  Saturday, October 4, 2008
• Payday loans likely on ballot
  Thursday, October 2, 2008
• Ad watch: Payday loan's "No on Issue 5" spot
  Wednesday, October 1, 2008
• Casino issue
  Friday, September 26, 2008
• Pastors oppose two Ohio ballot issues
  Friday, September 26, 2008
• Other ballot issues: initiatives, Clean Ohio, water rights
  Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• Payday issue can't make ballot yet
  Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• Rich foe joins casino fight
  Wednesday, September 24, 2008
• Voter files protest against Ohio casino issue
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Payday-lending referendum
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• All eyes on payday lending struggle in Ohio, Arizona
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Owner of Indiana casino to fund foes of Ohio effort
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Ad watch: Payday loan's 'Big Brother' TV commercial
  Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Payday lenders await verdict on signatures
  Saturday, September 20, 2008
• Casino: Economic tonic or illusion?
  Saturday, September 20, 2008
• Payday loan petitions rife with invalid names
  Thursday, September 18, 2008
• Brunner faces GOP suit, payday-lending dispute
  Saturday, September 13, 2008
• Voters likely to see 5 statewide issues
  Monday, September 8, 2008
• Strickland the big winner in sick-days issue
  Sunday, September 7, 2008
• Thomas Suddes: Why the sick-days initiative con almost made the ballot
  Sunday, September 7, 2008
• Well done
  Sunday, September 7, 2008
• AG's time to review petitions upheld
  Friday, September 5, 2008
• Sick-days supporters scrap ballot proposal
  Friday, September 5, 2008
• Ann Fisher commentary: Misled on petition? You're not alone
  Wednesday, September 3, 2008
• Payday lenders file far more signatures than needed for vote
  Monday, September 1, 2008
• Thomas Suddes: Paid sick days vs. payday lending: Hypocrisy is easy to find
  Sunday, August 31, 2008
• Key backer of sick-day plan faces scandal
  Sunday, August 31, 2008
• Editorial: Stay on message
  Sunday, August 31, 2008
• Union bankrolling sick-day push
  Wednesday, August 27, 2008
• Editorial: Stacked deck
  Wednesday, August 27, 2008
• Backers of payday-lending law turn to YouTube
  Tuesday, August 26, 2008
• Web extra: Comments from poll respondents
  Sunday, August 24, 2008
• Graphic: Poll results for state offices and issues
  Sunday, August 24, 2008
• Voters in Ohio like McCain a bit more -- at least so far
  Sunday, August 24, 2008
• 3 Indian casinos possible in Ohio?
  Saturday, August 23, 2008
• Gambling opponents say proposal has "trap door"
  Friday, August 22, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Do you think a mandatory sick-day law would hurt Ohio's economy?
  Friday, August 22, 2008
• Line drawn on sick days
  Friday, August 22, 2008
• No deal on sick-days issue
  Thursday, August 21, 2008
• Draw the line
  Thursday, August 21, 2008
• Group: Paid sick days kill jobs
  Wednesday, August 20, 2008
• State of confusion
  Monday, August 18, 2008
• Thomas Suddes: Casino's promises of revenue for Ohio are more than iffy
  Sunday, August 17, 2008
• Business groups block compromise on sick-days issue
  Saturday, August 16, 2008
• AD WATCH: Payday loan 30-second 'Mom' spot
  Saturday, August 16, 2008
• 'Yes' vote will mean 'no' to payday-lending excess
  Friday, August 15, 2008
• Cordray, casino lead in survey
  Thursday, August 14, 2008
• Payday-loan petition circulators accused of misinforming voters
  Wednesday, August 13, 2008
• Opponents question methods of circulators of payday-lender petitions
  Tuesday, August 12, 2008
• Our water
  Sunday, August 10, 2008
• Strickland's challenge
  Sunday, August 10, 2008
• Next week do or die for sick-days deal
  Saturday, August 9, 2008
• Ad Watch: Payday loan 30-second 'Farmer' spot
  Saturday, August 9, 2008
• State bracing for payday fight
  Friday, August 8, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Do you support Ohio's restrictions on high-interest payday lending?
  Friday, August 8, 2008
• Ann Fisher commentary: Verbose ballots only vex voters
  Friday, August 8, 2008
• Strickland says he'll keep trying for sick-days deal
  Thursday, August 7, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Do you have faith in Ohio's electronic voting machines?
  Thursday, August 7, 2008
• Payday lenders, opponents charge up campaigns
  Wednesday, August 6, 2008
• The Hot Issue: Would you support a casino in Ohio if some profits were shared with all counties?
  Wednesday, August 6, 2008
• Casino, sick-day petitions awash in signatures; verification next
  Wednesday, August 6, 2008
• Clean Ohio ballot issue has bipartisan backing
  Thursday, July 31, 2008
• Businesses to fight sick-day proposal
  Friday, July 18, 2008
• Payday lenders request clarity on repeal petition
  Tuesday, July 15, 2008
• Payday lenders can try ballot issue
  Friday, July 11, 2008
• Payday lenders told not to rush ballot process
  Wednesday, July 9, 2008
• Payday lenders sue to get OK to start petition drive
  Tuesday, July 8, 2008
• Payday-loan backers try for partial repeal of law
  Monday, July 7, 2008
• Editorial: Losing proposition
  Monday, July 7, 2008
• Casino foes mount latest anti-gambling offensive
  Friday, June 27, 2008
• Group seeks OK of petition language
  Thursday, June 19, 2008
• Strip-club owners sue signature collector
  Friday, June 13, 2008
• Seemingly irreparable division ails sick-days issue
  Thursday, June 12, 2008
• Group starts campaign to repeal payday-lending bill
  Tuesday, June 10, 2008
• Payday lenders plan appeal to Ohio voters
  Sunday, June 8, 2008
• Editorial: Do the math
  Sunday, June 8, 2008
• Signing election petitions goes high-tech
  Monday, May 26, 2008
• Backers of sick-day policy to seek signatures for ballot
  Thursday, May 8, 2008
• Minneapolis company joins Ohio casino venture
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Editorial: Short takes
  Saturday, April 12, 2008
• States leading trend toward paid sick days
  Sunday, March 2, 2008
• Sick-days plan to get a hearing
  Thursday, February 21, 2008
• Nelson Cary: Should paid sick leave be put into law in Ohio?
  Thursday, February 21, 2008
• Dale Butland: Should paid sick leave be put into law in Ohio?
  Thursday, February 21, 2008
• Big donors well-known, so why the mystery?
  Sunday, February 17, 2008
• Strickland vows he'll go to ballot
  Friday, February 8, 2008
• Cupboards bare for foes of strip-club law
  Wednesday, January 23, 2008
• Editorial: Jobs killer
  Thursday, January 10, 2008
• Step taken on sick days
  Saturday, January 5, 2008
• Sick-days initiative will go to lawmakers
  Friday, January 4, 2008
• Court says private clubs not exempt from smoking ban
  Thursday, January 3, 2008
• Editorial: Empty homage
  Wednesday, January 2, 2008
• Editorial: Dog eat dog
  Sunday, December 30, 2007
• Casino backers get nod to seek ballot initiative
  Saturday, December 22, 2007
• Sick-day petition set for state's scrutiny
  Saturday, December 8, 2007
• Casino issue split into 3, with racetracks' help
  Friday, December 7, 2007
• Casino proposal wins seat at the table
  Saturday, December 1, 2007
• Ohio casino plan advances
  Friday, November 30, 2007
• Advocates for Ohio casino submit another petition
  Wednesday, November 21, 2007
• Vets need full health benefits, group says
  Saturday, November 17, 2007
• Editorial | Change the deadlines: Ohio needs to ensure that invalid state issues aren't on the ballot
  Sunday, November 11, 2007
• Lawmakers want to change deadlines for ballot issues
  Wednesday, November 7, 2007
• Game parlors getting creative
  Sunday, November 4, 2007
• Signatures get ball rolling on casino plan
  Friday, November 2, 2007
• Ohio Supreme Court rejects appeal of strip-club referendum
  Thursday, November 1, 2007
• Lead-paint-law opponents fail to get enough signatures
  Thursday, November 1, 2007
• Strip-club measure dead, but still on ballots
  Wednesday, October 31, 2007
• Lead-paint lawsuit petition drive comes up short
  Wednesday, October 31, 2007
• Church-goers urged to vote for Issue 1
  Wednesday, October 31, 2007
• Empty ballot could get full during presidential year
  Monday, October 29, 2007
• Challenge to strip-club law was a costly failure
  Saturday, October 27, 2007
• Ann Fisher commentary: Strip-club law has its fervent defenders
  Friday, October 26, 2007
• Strip-club law still a tease
  Wednesday, October 24, 2007
• Games of skill run out of luck in House
  Wednesday, October 24, 2007
• Push for sick days begins
  Tuesday, October 23, 2007
• Some strip clubs dancing around new law
  Sunday, October 21, 2007
• Strip club owners glum as dancers cover up
  Friday, October 19, 2007
• Ann Fisher commentary: Strip-club law likely will cost Ohioans
  Friday, October 19, 2007
• Strip-club law being challenged
  Thursday, October 18, 2007
• Lead-paint referendum supporters hasten pace
  Thursday, October 18, 2007
• Strip-club referendum officially dead
  Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• Issue 1 closer than thought
  Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• Nov. 6 moot for foes of strip-club restrictions
  Tuesday, October 16, 2007
• Clock ticking on strip clubs
  Saturday, October 13, 2007
• Joe Blundo commentary: A new name can make anything palatable
  Tuesday, October 9, 2007
• Strip-club signatures filed again
  Saturday, October 6, 2007
• Backers regroup in mad dash to get strip-club law on ballot
  Tuesday, October 2, 2007
• Strip-club law might miss ballot
  Friday, September 21, 2007
• Strip-club vote: rights vs. morals
  Sunday, September 9, 2007
• Group seeks repeal of fraud-suit law
  Sunday, September 9, 2007
• Strip-club law likely headed to a vote
  Tuesday, September 4, 2007

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