Author Archives: Mike Bock

Without Adequate Public Debate — Republican Assembly Rushes To Eliminate Ohio’s Long Standing Estate Tax

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Mike Bock

Republicans in the Ohio Senate, by a strict party line vote, 23-10, have concurred with The Republicans in the Ohio House (House Bill 153) to eliminate Ohio’s estate tax, effective in 2013. My search through Google this morning turned up … Continue reading →

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Ohio’s System Of School Evaluation Will Become Part Of Debate To Repeal SB-5 — Has Collective Bargaining Hindered Educational Reform?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mike Bock

At Kettering’s Town Hall Meeting concerning Ohio’s SB-5 — the law constricting collective bargaining of public employees — I thought panelist Dave Parker, a union leader for Kettering firefighters, expressed the most compelling reason for repeal. As I report here, … Continue reading →

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Is It In The Public Good To Restrain The Right Of Public Employees To Collectively Bargain?

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Mike Bock

At the Kettering Town Hall Meeting about the coming referendum to repeal SB-5 — the legislation that restricts collective bargaining for public workers — I liked the question the thirteen-year old asked, the gist of which was: How will SB-5 … Continue reading →