The Social Security Administration, SSA, says “the information shown on www.recovery.gov under Agency Reporting incorrectly lists the Ticket to Work grants as ARRA funded, which they are not.” The “Ticket to Work Grant” is a $300,000 grant awarded to the Ohio Legal Rights Service, OLRS, by the SSA. Ohio Watchdog followed this particular grant to monitor where [...]Read More>>

The Social Security Administration, SSA, says that a $300,000 grant given to the Ohio Legal Rights Service, OLRS, was not funded by the Recovery Act.  But, according to www.recovery.gov that same grant was “agency reported” to them by the SSA as having been funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, money. Several individuals at the Ohio Legal [...]Read More>>

Last month, www.recovery.gov listed 28 congressional districts in Ohio as having received stimulus money. After much media scrutiny the most recent state/territory summary for Ohio lists the correct number of congressional districts in Ohio, 18, and a category named “unassigned congressional district.” While the phantom districts have “disappeared,” and are now lumped into a single category, [...]Read More>>

The plan for the distribution of more than 3.5 million compact fluorescent light bulbs to Ohioans is not finished yet. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, extended the deadline for receiving a plan from FirstEnergy from November 30, 2009 to December 15, 2009. PUCO spokesman Matt Butler said, “the company had originally came in last [...]Read More>>

After the income tax increase passed in Columbus, Ohio this summer, a Reform and Accountability Committee was established to monitor spending of the additional money coming into the city. Ernie Shannon spoke with the chair of the committee, Tom Hoaglin, and several union leaders to see how the first months of increased income tax [...]Read More>>

After the income tax increase passed in Columbus, Ohio this summer, a Reform and Accountability Committee was established to monitor spending of the additional money coming into the city. Ernie Shannon spoke with the chair of the committee, Tom Hoaglin, and several union leaders to see how the first months of increased income tax [...]Read More>>

Matt Burke, a student in Colerain, Ohio is now a contender for Congress. Burke is running for a seat in Ohio’s 21st Congressional District. Where is the 21st Congressional District? The district is one of ten phantom districts named by www.recovery.gov as having received federal stimulus money. The website has since moved the phantom congressional districts into [...]Read More>>

After several media reports detailing inaccurate reporting and wasteful spending surrounding federal stimulus money in Ohio, eight congressman in Ohio are asking that an independent oversight board be established. Republicans John Boehner, Pat Tiberi, Jim Jordan, Bob Latta, Steve Austria, Jean Schmidt, Michael Turner, and Steven LaTourette sent this letter to Governor Ted Strickland yesterday. Boehner said, [...]Read More>>

Lynn Walsh, Investigative Reporter for the Buckeye Institute, spoke with 610 WTVN’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, [...]Read More>>

Three Republicans and three democrats; one cause: to select a replacement statue for the National Statuary Hall Collection. A completely bi-partisan committee that will make recommendations to another bi-partisan group regarding who should represent the State of Ohio in the United States Capitol. Currently, former President James A. Garfield and former Governor William Allen represent Ohio. [...]Read More>>