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	<title>BuckeyeBlog &#187; Transparent Government</title>
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	<description>Up To The Minute Analysis Of Ohio Public Policy</description>
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		<title>Stimulus Money Sent to Phantom Districts in Ohio</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/11/19/stimulus-money-sent-to-phantom-districts-in-ohio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lynn Walsh, Investigative Reporter for the Buckeye Institute, spoke with 610 WTVN&#8217;s Bob Connors this morning about the phantom congressional districts posted on www.recovery.gov. 10 districts in Ohio, that do not exist, received more than $5.3 million in stimulus funds, creating/retaining 11 jobs. Ohio only has 18 congressional districts.
lynn.walsh.nov19.Bob Connors
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Streets of the Hilltop</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/04/the-streets-of-the-hilltop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/04/the-streets-of-the-hilltop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buckeye Voices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the final decision on Issue One just a day away and as the battle between both sides heats up, I decided it was time to be front and center with a Columbus Police Officer.  On Saturday, August 2, 2009, I accompanied a police officer who&#8217;s job may be on the line.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Andrew Napolitano at the 1851 Center Fundraiser</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/03/judge-andrew-napolitano-at-the-1851-center-fundraiser/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/08/03/judge-andrew-napolitano-at-the-1851-center-fundraiser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckeye Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is video with Maurice Thompson of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law and Fox News Contributor, Judge Andrew Napolitano:

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		<title>Income Tax Discussion in Columbus</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/30/income-tax-discussion-in-columbus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/30/income-tax-discussion-in-columbus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Buckeye Institute</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Maurice Thompson of the 1851 Center was on WTVN 610 AM discussing city taxes with Bob Conners.
And Lynn Walsh, our Investigative Reporter, was on NBC 4 Columbus to discuss the compensation of city employees:

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		<title>A Budget in the Hole keeps Choppers in the Sky</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/29/a-budget-in-the-hole-keeps-choppers-in-the-sky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/29/a-budget-in-the-hole-keeps-choppers-in-the-sky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Police equipment costs are adding to the City of Columbus&#8217; budget hole again this year.
According to a report provided to City Council in 2007, the Columbus Division of Police’s helicopter fleet is the third largest of any police helicopter fleet in the country. The City even seems to be in disagreement about just how many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at the City Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/27/a-closer-look-at-the-city-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/27/a-closer-look-at-the-city-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Freedom]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent posts regarding the City of Columbus employee salary database has garnered some attention throughout Columbus and Ohio.  A lot of the interest stems from Issue One, a proposed income tax increase in the City of Columbus.  I had an opportunity to join Dirk Thompson from 610 WTVN on his show &#8220;Dirk Thompson Hunt for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Officer Too Many?</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/21/old-habits-die-hard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/07/21/old-habits-die-hard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Walsh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A safe city is at the top of most citizens’ lists; and to keep a city safe a strong police force is needed.  According to the Division of Police 2008 Annual Report  there are 1,876 sworn personnel officers and 335 civilian personnel officers.  That is equivalent to 2.4 officers for every 1,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing Competition, Costing the Taxpayer</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/05/21/reducing-competition-costing-the-taxpayer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/05/21/reducing-competition-costing-the-taxpayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 20:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Kilmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Welfare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Assembly]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/?p=4189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It must be nice to have allies in the General Assembly. As the Ohio Contractors Association found out, getting a provision tucked into the budget bill which will reduce comptition for state construction jobs (and, in turn, drive up the cost of those jobs) was pretty easy:
House Democrats slipped a provision into the state budget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s about our Freedom, Governor</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/04/06/its-about-our-freedom-governor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/04/06/its-about-our-freedom-governor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hansen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberty in Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evidence-Based Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strickland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/?p=4051</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Ohio State Rep. Seth Morgan who has filed suit with the Ohio Supreme Court seeking the Court&#8217;s backing in his quest to secure information for the Governor under Ohio&#8217;s Open Records Act (found in Ohio Revised Code&#8217;s Chapter 149).
Unfortunately the Governor has stiff-armed Rep. Morgan&#8217;s request for the evidence Strickland used to formulate his &#8216;Evidence-Based Education&#8217; plan for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small item says much about Strickland</title>
		<link>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/03/29/small-item-says-much-about-strickland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/blog/2009/03/29/small-item-says-much-about-strickland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hansen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberty in Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transparent Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Strickland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Levin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The news that Governor Strickland&#8217;s education finance proposal is being modeled not by the analytical research resources of the Ohio Department of Education but by a private firm of Driscoll and Fleeter is worth noting on several levels.
First, the Akron Beacon Journal among others scores the move for its obvious obfuscation of the workings of government.  Observers can&#8217;t see how &#8217;the sausage is being made&#8217; as they could [...]]]></description>
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