By Rob Scott, Founder & President of the Dayton Tea Party

Ohio Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio General Assembly last week passed Senate Bill 5, a collective-bargaining bill that reduces the bargaining power of unionized public workers including teachers, police officers and firefighters.

The new law aids in fixing Ohio’s long term budget problems from both a state and local perspective.

By Rob Scott, Founder & President of the Dayton Tea Party

The City of Kettering potentially dodged a bullet thanks to engaged citizens questioning the actions of the Kettering city manager and Council.

By Rob Scott, Founder & President of the Dayton Tea Party

The wait is over. Ohio cities, villages, townships and counties now know what Ohio’s governor budget plan for the next biennium budget will be.

By Rob Scott
Dayton Tea Party President & Founder

Government accountability and openness is one of the most critical bedrock foundations of U.S. democracy. The founding fathers believed when citizens were armed with knowledge, individual liberty flourishes. Open government is how citizens keep their government accountable for the decisions they make or not make.

By Rob Scott
Dayton Tea Party President & President

Ohio Senate Bill 5 continues to be a hot topic for the past month.

I have received numerous emails and phone calls about the bill which would prohibit the state and state employees and state institutions of higher education and their employees from collectively bargaining. The bill would abolish salary schedules for public employees and instead require merit pay among the other various changes to the collective bargaining law VIEW THE BILL