Jim Siegel

Ohio Statehouse reporter, Columbus Dispatch
[email protected]

[Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller]

Mexico denies Trump's claim of secret concessions in deal (from @AP) https://t.co/Tlwj5cBSjz

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Dept of Ed shorted schools across Ohio by $50M. Lawmakers agree to pony up the money https://t.co/VqqfzepxXa

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Through 11 months, Medicaid GRF spending in Ohio is $793.5M below estimates. Tax revenues are $617M above estimates.

[Ohio Dept of Transportation @ODOT_Statewide]

Did you feel that rumble this morning Cleveland? Well if you missed it, we caught this morning's earthquake on multiple #OHGO cameras. Check it out! #Clevelandreallyrocks

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Group pushing 2020 gun ballot issue in Ohio, expanding background checks for private gun sales
https://t.co/lWRNYY4nO0

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Latest bill by Rep. @NirajAntani to mandate local school action. This one requires each district to name a specific valedictorian and salutatorian for each grad class. Not doing so, he says, "creates the ‘everyone gets a trophy,’ lazy culture.."

[Danae King @DanaeKing]

Want to know where priests accused of abuse served in the Columbus Catholic Diocese?

Check out this story and database via @DispatchAlerts to find out!

https://t.co/7aiQbbZjui

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: President Trump hailed his new deal with Mexico to avoid tariffs. But the terms were actually agreed on months ago, officials in both nations said. https://t.co/QkNy5DLkNz

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

@DougLesmerises Jim Tressel's Punt House

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Ohio legislature is not alone in this efffort

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Texas is the latest state to ban red-light traffic cameras https://t.co/vWvtZG8fG1

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Ohio tax revenues now $1B over prior year. Budget director prepares new estimates for next 2-year budget https://t.co/8V3pp9EHGu

[Dave Brown @dave_brown24]

JUST IN: The Navy has released video of a Russian destroyer's unsafe maneuver against the cruiser USS Chancellorsville today in the Philippine Sea. The destroyer got to within 50-100 feet and Chancellorsville had to put its engines at all back full to avoid a collision

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Ohio Senate's substitute budget bill coming on Tuesday, 4 p.m. Votes, additional changes to the bill expected the week of June 17.

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Ohio House Transportation Committee agenda next week:

5 license plate bills
7 road naming bills

[Jessie Balmert @jbalmert]

Let the local control battle continue: Cincinnati sues state over law barring local gun restrictions https://t.co/o9JK3f1vqg via @JMBorchardt

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Hearing aids cost thousands of dollars and many insurance plans don't cover them. Will Ohio, with Gov. DeWine's backing, become the 24th state to require it for youths? https://t.co/8gonNhU047

[Marc Kovac @ohiocapitalblog]

Don't even get me started on the cost of hearing aids....

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

What the???

[David Fahrenthold @Fahrenthold]

In fact, three different @TMobile execs, including CEO @JohnLegere, came and went at the Trump hotel during the sheikh's 26-night stay.

T-Mobile says it spent $195K at Trump's hotel in the months after it announced a merger needing Trump admin approval.

https://t.co/fRJrJAtiCd

[Jim Siegel @phrontpage]

Ohio House on Weds welcomed Robert Morrison, a tech 4 with the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day, earned 5 bronze stars, fought in Normandy and central Europe. On Saturday, he celebrates his 100th birthday. Video: https://t.co/wAy1Rs45Pq