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Apr 4, 2012
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown visited Cambridge Monday to outline a plan to train Ohioans for jobs in shale gas and oil development and other high-growth industries. Brown visited Zane State College’s Willett Pratt Training Center and met with students training for jobs in the welding industry. He discussed his bipartisan Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize [...]
Apr 4, 2012
… During an editorial board meeting with Dix newspapers just before Election Day, Mandel put it this way: “You know, regardless, cronyism is bad.” This week, the Dayton Daily News held Mandel to his words. The paper examined hiring records since he entered the treasurer’s office. Mandel has put professionals in some top positions, as [...]
Apr 3, 2012
2010 Josh Mandel seemed to be very concerned about the quality of individuals working in then Treasurer Kevin Boyce’s office. In fact, some might even say 2010 Josh Mandel made this the top issue of his campaign against Kevin Boyce. Repeatedly, Mandel made claims that Boyce hired individuals that were unqualified to be serving in [...]
Apr 2, 2012
Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, the Republican nominee against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), has come under scrutiny for hiring several young,inexperienced staffers from his 2010 campaign for treasurer to serve in key positions in his department — despite promises he wouldn’t, according to an investigation by the Dayton Daily News. Mandel, who is 34, picked as his [...]
Apr 2, 2012
The political arm of FreedomWorks, a major Tea Party group, endorsed Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel’s (R) Senate bid Monday, just as a new report accused Mandel of stacking his state office’s payroll with inexperienced campaign staffers. … The FreedomWorks endorsement came the day after a report in the Dayton Daily News alleging that Mandel gave young and inexperienced [...]
Apr 2, 2012
Ohio treasurer ran for office criticizing hiring practices of incumbent. COLUMBUS — Republican Josh Mandel hired young, relatively inexperienced staffers from his 2010 campaign and gave them high-ranking jobs in the state treasurer’s office, a Dayton Daily News examination found.It’s fairly common for newly elected office holders to hire people they know, but Mandel’s hires [...]
Mar 30, 2012
BROOKLYN — Workers at Hugo Boss have signed a three-year contract with the company, signaling the union’s well-publicized efforts to keep the plant from closing in 2010 were more than fleeting. Confirmation of the contract came Friday from Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who attended a celebration at the men’s suit manufacturing facility this morning. The Workers United [...]
Mar 30, 2012
Mandel says he won’t be swayed by fact-checks; reporter promises to stay ‘vigilant’ OHIO — When a candidate for office declares his intention to repeat falsehoods, what’s a reporter to do? That’s the question lurking in a recent discussion, penned by Henry Gomez of The Plain Dealer of Cleveland, about the contentious U.S. Senate race in Ohio between [...]
Mar 30, 2012
Here’s a tip for politicians seeking major public offices: don’t consider “grunt work” to be synonymous with “getting the facts straight.” In Ohio, state Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) is running against incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) in one of the year’s most closely-watched U.S. Senate races, and the conservative Republican candidate is pushing the claim [...]
Mar 30, 2012
GOP challenger trails senator by 10 points in poll Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown has a 10-point lead over Republican rival Josh Mandel in Ohio’s race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new poll. The poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute released yesterday showed that Brown is handily beating Mandel on the strength of [...]
