IN THE NEWS

• Ohio employers consider cutting benefits before vote on sick days. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 24, 2008)
• Strickland must lead a sustained campaign against sick-leave issue. (Editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 24, 2008)
• Line drawn on sick days. (Columbus Dispatch, August 22, 2008)
• Governor, Lt. Governor Statement on Paid Sick-Day Ballot Initiative. (Press release, August 22, 2008)
• Take time to ponder paid sick leave plan. (Editorial, Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune, August 22, 2008)
• Issue 4 bad for economy. (Editorial, Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register, August 22, 2008)
• Sick-day research mischaracterized. (Letter to the Editor, Columbus Dispatch, August 17, 2008)
• Where’s Strickland on sick leave issue? (Editorial, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 14, 2008)
• Sick-leave fight may require a power play by Strickland. (Editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 14, 2008)
• Drop sick leave issue from ballot. (Editorial, Cincinnati Enquirer, August 10, 2008)
• Strickland’s challenge; Governor should not discount his power to shape outcome of sick-day battle. (Editorial, Columbus Dispatch, August 10, 2008)
• Sick leave law would kill Ohio. (Editorial, Youngstown Vindicator, August 10, 2008)
• The “Un” Healthy Families Act. (Op-ed, Zanesville Times Recorder, August 10, 2008)
• One way or another, Strickland has to derail paid sick-leave-initiative (Editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 3, 2008)
• Sick time proposal stops possible 500-job development in village (Archbold Buckeye, July 9, 2008)
• Ill-conceived Healthy Families Act (Editorial, The Hillsboro Times-Gazette, July 16, 2008)
• Local business owners wary of ballot issue (Chillicothe Gazette, June 25, 2008)
• Sick leave expected to go on ballot as is (Columbus Dispatch, June 25, 2008)
• Legislators bash sick-day proposal (Canton Repository, June 24, 2008)
• Local firms voice fear on sick-leave act (Toledo Blade, June 19, 2008)
• Statewide sick leave mandate a bad idea (Editorial, Salem News, June 15, 2008)
• Ohio does not need sick leave mandate. (Editorial, The Herald-Star, June 14, 2008)
• Do the math: Mandates on business will lead to subtraction of jobs for Ohioans. (Editorial, Columbus Dispatch, June 8, 2008)
• Requiring sick leave could have unintended consequences. (Op-Ed, Newark Advocate, April 29, 2008)
• Should Ohio mandate paid sick days? NO: Economy would be hurt (Op-ed, Canton Repository, April 20, 2008)
• Sick leave act could make businesses ill (Editorial, Warren Tribune Chronicle, March 31, 2008)
• Sick day proposal has its pitfalls (Editorial, Coshocton Tribune, March 31, 2008)
• Sick day proposal has its pitfalls (Editorial, Zanesville Times Recorder, March 31, 2008)
• Dems hope health issue draws voters (Toledo Blade, March 30, 2008)
• COSE Supports Business Growth, Opposes Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Act (Press release, February 29, 2008)
• Should paid sick leave be put into law in Ohio? No: Forcing more employers to provide this will cost jobs in already ailing economy (Op-ed, Columbus Dispatch, February 21, 2008)
• Ohio Chamber of Commerce announces opposition to mandated sick leave (Press release, February 15, 2008)
• Jobs killer (Editorial, Columbus Dispatch, January 10, 2008)
• Business decision: State should not dictate sick-leave benefits for private sector (Editorial, Columbus Dispatch, October 28, 2007)
• Equality Ohio opposes sick-day initiative without partners (Gay People’s Chronicle, July 6, 2007)
• Healthy Families Act does not include gay partners (Gay People’s Chronicle, June 29, 2007)
• Ohio could boost Hoosier economy (Editorial, Seymour ( Ind.) Tribune, April 26, 2007
• Ill-chosen plan (Editorial, Columbus Dispatch, April 22, 2007)