Thanks to AuburnTownship.org for this article on State Taxes…..be sure to read the last couple of paragraphs …. *********************1776 Analysis: Ohio has 12th highest tax burden in country • By Tyler Arnold | Watchdog.org • Ohioans have the 12th highest… Read More ›
On March 28, 2019, Lobbyists for Citizens President, Brian Massie, was interviewed on the Radio Broadcast “Live and Local 4 Lunch,” on WINT (Integrity Radio) on 105.1 FM and 1330 AM on your radio dial! Brian was one of three… Read More ›
Our friends and fellow patriots at the AuburnTownship.org speak out (huge understatement there) against the Republicans…. https://www.auburntownship.org/commentary/2019default.html#PORTAGE_COUNTY_COMMON_PLEAS_CASE_2017 CV00380:_THE_FIASCO_SURROUNDING_ATTORNEY_NANCY_SCHUSTER PORTAGE COUNTY COMMON PLEAS CASE 2017-CV00380: THE FIASCO SURROUNDING ATTORNEY NANCY SCHUSTER by Diane Jones Published Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Brian Ames… Read More ›
Thanks to our California Lobbyist for this article on, no doubt, a very painful condition being felt by Californians. Heck, come to think about it, Ohioans have had this malady for quite some time now. Time for another tax revolt?… Read More ›
Have you ever wondered who your elected officials are – all the way from President of the United States to your County Committee person. [Truth be told – if you have problems naming the POTUS, then you need to get… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist Contractor for this article on the Better Flop project: “I just keep getting more and more dumbfounded by this better flip project. Especially as someone who has done work in Willowick in the past. If this… Read More ›
POSITIONS AVAILABLE – NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY We have been asked how vacancies in several elected offices are filled. Here are the Ohio Revised Code sections that deal with an auditor, township trustee, and judge. For those pressed for time here… Read More ›
Now what could go wrong here???? Looks like the Lakeland Community College trustees are moving forward on the student housing on campus. If you were wondering what a local community college needs with student housing? —– we were also scratching… Read More ›
Wow, thanks to the patriots in Auburn Township for this article…Brian Ames, community activist, par excellence, in action….. https://www.auburntownship.org/news/2019default.html#PORTAGE_COUNTY_REPUBLICAN_CENTRAL_CHAIRMAN_IS_REMOVED_ PORTAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CHAIRMAN IS REMOVED Published Sunday, March 31, 2019 At 12: 05 PM the Facebook page for the… Read More ›
We had a source tell us that Lake Tran is in financial difficulty again, and are thinking about placing another property tax levy on the November ballot. We wanted to be proactive on this issue and have sent the following… Read More ›
Some scary times at Lakeland Community College…. https://fox8.com/2019/02/28/kirtland-police-active-shooter-threat-at-lakeland-community-college-not-credible/ Wonder what the new security measures will cost? Could be significant if the trustees are contemplating more debt to pay for the measures. Here is the Mr. Beverage’s note to the staff… Read More ›
Thanks to one of our Painesville Township lobbyists for this article memorializing a recent meeting with Ohio Senator John Eklund. LFC believes that it is important that taxpayers know the reasons behind the decisions that our elected representatives make on… Read More ›
As Lobbyists for Citizens has done a deep dive into The Better Flip Project, we have determined that it might be helpful to us and to our readers for us to put together a bit of a timeline. November 20,… Read More ›
Thanks to our Lobbyist for this review of the movie “Unplanned”. We agree with the position taken on this subject. *********************1776 Dear friends, family and supporters, As many of you know, I am passionately pro-life, believing… Read More ›
We have taken the time to read the Fair School Funding Plan. Here is a link to all 27 pages of the plan. Fair School Funding Plan (2) Here is an article on the subject: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2019/03/more-money-would-go-to-schools-in-fair-funding-plan-just-with-some-surprising-gains-and-freezes.html *********************1776 Here is an… Read More ›
Thanks to Lobbyist Jim for this information….Painesville and Euclid schools are about to be taken over by the State for poor performance…..As we have said many times, it is not about how much money is thrown at the problem. It… Read More ›
[We previously had the information for the May, 2018 ballot issue. Since our goal is always 100% accuracy, we have revised this post.] LFC will give a presentation on property taxes on April 16th from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm… Read More ›
Well this interesting news. Thanks to the research by our Kirtland lobbyist we found proposed legislation that mandates that all Visitors’ Bureaus are required to follow the Ohio’s Open Meeting laws and must comply with all records request. Proposed legislation… Read More ›
This is a follow-up to our previous article on the Lake County Crime Lab levy: https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/03/27/crime-lab-levy-was-it-needed/ To get a better understanding of County finances, we attended several of the budget meetings held by the three County Commissioners and the Finance/Budget… Read More ›
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyists, we were made aware of the new school funding formula that Representative John Patterson mentioned to us at our meeting a few weeks ago. 3-29-19 Executive Summary – Fair School Funding Plan Here is an… Read More ›
WARNING: THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME READERS…..WE DO NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE’S SENSIBILITIES, ONLY TO REPORT THE TRUTH ABOUT AN UNCOMFORTABLE SUBJECT. A special thank-you to Sarah Fowler, our very capable representative to… Read More ›
As we told you in our article, Better Flip….pick your “feasance”, enough to go around, the City of Willowick confirmed that most of the contractors that have been working on the Better Flip Project, and which have already been paid… Read More ›
Thanks to our Painesville lobbyist Jim for this article on proposed legislation to help the 2nd amendment advocates: https://www.ohio.com/news/20190328/bill-would-allow-ohioans-to-carry-concealed-weapons-without-permit Since this is constitutional and liberty issue we will be following it. So what is LIBERTY? 1. Freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. 2. Freedom from external or foreign rule; independence. 3…. Read More ›
Our Kirtland lobbyist found this information on line while researching pending legislation at the State level. Our legislators are suggesting an increase in the annual income eligibility for the homestead exemption. In 2019, for those taxpayers 65 or older, the… Read More ›
We are sounding the trumpets……looking for another Trustee… We have heard that Commissioner (Blank) is looking to find a replacement for newly appointed Lakeland Community College trustee. Mr. Jason Ziegler has reportedly declined to accept the appointment for “personal… Read More ›