Robert Owens for Ohio Attorney General

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AG Robert Owens Community Agenda Action Plan(1)

Posted by Robert on October 28th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, transparency | Tagged as Action Plan, Attorney General, Independent, open government, OPOTA, pay-to-play, preventing violent crime, prosperity, Robert Owens, slush funds, urban agenda

As Your Attorney General, I will fight for you - the people of Ohio.
Here is my Action Plan to implement a true Community Agenda:

1. Cut off the primary tools of pay to play politics such as no bid contracts and slush funds.

2. Aggressively lower violent crime - and put an emphasis on solving violent [...]

Debate Re-cap(0)

Posted by JJ on October 15th, 2008 | Categorized as media coverage, the race | Tagged as Attorney General, debate, Democrat, Independent, open government, Republican, Robert Owens

Here’s a brief re-cap from The Columbus Dispatch of last night’s live televised debate:
Owens hammered away at both rivals as little more than tools of their political parties.
Cordray said it’s legitimate to bring up the convicted embezzler whom Crites had represented because Crites promotes himself as a career prosecutor. Crites points to his experience as [...]

Who will pledge accountable government?(0)

Posted by Bob Butler on October 9th, 2008 | Categorized as transparency | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, integrity, open government, prosperity, Robert Owens

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 [...]

Straight Talk about No-bids(0)

Posted by JJ on October 8th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, media coverage, the race | Tagged as Cordray, Crites, Independent, integrity, no-bid contracts, open government, protecting consumers, Robert Owens, taxes, transparency

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 [...]

30 Days to Go!(0)

Posted by Robert on October 5th, 2008 | Categorized as campaign update, the race | Tagged as Attorney General, debate, Independent, limited government, open government, prosperity, Robert Owens

We are coming down the home stretch to Election Day!
In this important race, we clearly have the better message. 70% of voters identify corruption as a significant issue in this election. From the beginning, we defined our message of Integrity, Transparency, and the Rule of Law as the necessary pillars to fight the prevalent corruption in [...]

Owens exposes public records suppression by Attorney General(1)

Posted by Brian Doran on October 1st, 2008 | Categorized as press releases, transparency | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, integrity, open government, Robert Owens

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 [...]

Owens shows leadership on ending no-bid contracts(3)

Posted by Bob Butler on September 21st, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, media coverage, transparency | Tagged as Attorney General, Cordray, Crites, Independent, integrity, no-bid contracts, open government, Robert Owens, special counsel

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 [...]

Paying Attention(3)

Posted by Bob Butler on August 27th, 2008 | Categorized as media coverage, transparency | Tagged as Buckeye Institute, Democrat, Independent, open government, Republican, Robert Owens

Columbus Dispatch writer James Nash reported on Robert Owens’ signed transparency pledge and got the other candidates’ reactions as well.
Democrat candidate: Transparency? Accountable government? Never heard of it.
Republican candidate: Zzzzzz

Robert M. Owens, the independent candidate for Ohio attorney general, said today that he’s signed a conservative think tank’s pledge for openness in government.
The Buckeye Institute Pledge for Transparency [...]