Post by Logan on Apr 11, 2016 1:14:57 GMT -6
With Gov. John Kasich getting all sorts of national attention as a presidential candidate, does that earn him extra credibility with the Ohio legislature?
Apparently not.
After he called on legislators during his State of the State address last week to revamp the way Ohio’s congressional districts are drawn, his fellow Republicans who lead the General Assembly panned the proposal.
Senate President Keith Faber — who represented the Kasich campaign this weekend in Michigan as GOP convention delegates were picked — said the legislature has higher priorities.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger gave no indication of budging from his earlier stance that the current setup should stand until at least 2030 to give legislators a chance to assess the results of a plan approved last year changing the way legislative districts are drawn.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/04/10/1-ohio-legislative-leaders-not-embracing-gov-john-kasichs-proposals.html
Apparently not.
After he called on legislators during his State of the State address last week to revamp the way Ohio’s congressional districts are drawn, his fellow Republicans who lead the General Assembly panned the proposal.
Senate President Keith Faber — who represented the Kasich campaign this weekend in Michigan as GOP convention delegates were picked — said the legislature has higher priorities.
House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger gave no indication of budging from his earlier stance that the current setup should stand until at least 2030 to give legislators a chance to assess the results of a plan approved last year changing the way legislative districts are drawn.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/04/10/1-ohio-legislative-leaders-not-embracing-gov-john-kasichs-proposals.html