Tag Archives: Ted Strickland

Ohio Gets A Budget

Posted on 14 July 2009 by Rick Mason

The deal has finally been closed, and the state of Ohio has a new two-year budget.  The proposed cuts to libraries were scaled back by two-thirds, to about 11%.  All told, library funding is expected to drop between 25-30% from … Continue reading →

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Strickland Gets Strict

Posted on 6 July 2009 by Rick Mason

Last Saturday, Governor Ted Strickland suggested that Ohio Librarians ought to take a pay cut rather than be critical of his budget proposal: As for libraries, which, in Strickland’s original budget framework were slated for a 30 percent cut in … Continue reading →

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Save Ohio Libraries

Posted on 23 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Odds and Ends: Save Ohio Libraries is the rallying cry as well as the focus of this week’s activities. The Save Ohio Libraries Facebook page is rapidly approaching 12,000 members (and has gone from 11,543 to 11,768 as I have … Continue reading →

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Dear Governor Strickland…

Posted on 22 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Here are two quick and effective ways for Ohioans to contact the Governor’s office and convey our thoughts on the library aspect of the budget crisis: Contact the Governor is a standard contact form that resides on the official governor’s … Continue reading →

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