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Ohio Legislative Leaders Emerge

Legislative leaders are preparing for the new 129th  General Assembly that will begin in January by lining up leadership within each respective caucus.    In the House this week, Republicans elected Rep. Bill Batchelder (R-Medina) speaker, Rep. Lou Blessing...

New bids drop cost of work on schools

Thursday, November 11, 2010  05:40 AM  BY BILL BUSH The Columbus Dispatch Construction bids at the state schools for the deaf and blind came in 22 percent below bids that were rejected this summer, and one group says it's because workers are no longer required to be...

Capital Bill on Hold Till Next Year

The legislature’s lame duck session is looking more and more like a cooked goose. Any plans for a capital appropriations measure appeared to officially die after Republican Governor-elect John Kasich said he was opposed to more debt being authorized in the short term...

Ohio Legislature Takes “Right” Turn

The state legislature took a “right” turn November 2nd with Republicans taking control of all state offices, both houses of the Ohio General Assembly, the Ohio Supreme Court and the United States Senate seat being vacated by Sen. George Voinovich.  As a result,...

Continuing education credits

Continuing education credits from the AIA Ohio Convention have been reported to AIA National, and you should have received a certificate via email. It was sent to the email you used to register for the convention. If you did not receive a certificate and need one,...

AIA Ohio Annual Report

  At the AIA Ohio Convention in Toledo, AIA Ohio held its annual membership meeting on Saturday morning, October 2.   As part of the meeting, written and oral reports of the board were presented to the membership detailing the activities of the Board in 2010.  A copy...

AIA Ohio Board Retreat

  The AIA Ohio Board of Directors, along with the leadership of each of the seven components from throughout the state will meet on Thursday and Friday, November 4th and 5th in Columbus as part of the 2011 Board Retreat and Planning meeting.  This years meeting will...

Capital Bill Could be Delayed Until Next Year

Ohio’s operating budget may face some serious realignment next year, but the supposedly precarious financial conditions have hardly put a dent in the number of local requests for capital project assistance in separate bricks-and-mortar legislation. Documents submitted...