The Newark Advocate’s coverage of yesterday’s AG interview/debate with the Newspaper Network of Central Ohio was quite clear. Everyone should know by now which candidate stands out by standing up for Ohioans:
Candidates: Integrity will return to AG office
Cordray, Crites differ from Independent Owens’ views
NEWARK — Democrat Richard Cordray and Republican Mike Crites agreed on most [...]
Robert Owens was the first to sign a pledge for transparency, sponsored by the Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, just days after it was released. Robert’s opponents in the AG race have refused to sign the pledge, even after confronted by the media.
We wonder if today’s announcement will finally change their mind, as Buckeye’s Center for Transparent [...]
DELAWARE, OHIO - Less than one week before the live televised attorney general debate, Independent candidate Robert Owens announced the release of his first TV commercial. The ad blasts political corruption which has hurt Ohio taxpayers during difficult economic times.
“Marc Dann wasn’t just one bad apple,” Owens said regarding the numerous scandals alluded to in [...]
In their own words - here’s where all 3 candidates stand on whether the Attorney General should have carte blanche to dole out tax dollars to special interests. This issue, which Robert Owens has been showing leadership on from the beginning was analyzed today by the Associated Press, picked up here in the Akron Beacon Journal
By [...]
A brief piece from Associated Press says how each candidate is responding to the mess left by Marc Dann.
Rich Cordray: I’m clean, I promise I’ll do better
Mike Crites: A committee, a commission, and more cash
Robert Owens: Proposes fundamental changes in the system
(AP) — THE ISSUE: Responding to the Dann scandal
THE BACKGROUND: Former Attorney General Marc Dann [...]
In their own words, one candidate for attorney general is proposing major changes, the other two are not. This isn’t a judgement, it’s what they said in the League of Women Voters candidate survey
What changes would you propose in the authority of the Attorney General?
Cordray: “I understand the expansive powers of the office and do [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Independent attorney general candidate Robert Owens today began a legal action representing the citizens of the State of Ohio against Ohio’s current Attorney General, Nancy H. Rogers. The mandamus action, relating to the release of public records, was filed in the Ohio Supreme Court.
“I don’t just talk the talk,” said Owens, the [...]
As Legal Newsline reported last week, Robert Owens has made restoring integrity and transparency a centerpiece of his campaign since the beginning. From the day he decided to pursue this office, Robert said:
End the no-bid contracts.
End the slush fund system.
Increase transparency in government.
His leadership on these issues continues as we approach the homestretch of the campaign. Following is an excerpt of [...]
Here is how PolitickerOH covered Robert Owens’ response to the Crites proposal:
Independent attorney general candidate Robert Owens said opponent Mike Crites (R-Powell) is following his lead by announcing special-counsel reforms shortly after a poll showed Owens gaining support.
“I find it very ironic that the day after a new poll shows our campaign gaining significant traction is [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Robert Owens, the Independent candidate for Ohio attorney general announced today his endorsement of the Buckeye Institute’s “Pledge for Transparency and Openness in Government.” As of Monday, Owens is the only candidate for attorney general to sign the Transparency Pledge.
“From day one, I’ve said that transparency would be a major focus of [...]
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