Bob Taft
Bob Taft
Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft IIIis an Ohio Republican Party politician. He was the 67th Governor of Ohio between 1999 and 2007. After leaving office, Taft started working for the University of Dayton beginning August 15, 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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The number one issue is helping people get through the winter comfortably without pushing people into bankruptcy,
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That's the competitive environment we're in, whether you're Democratic or Republican, ... Every governor is battling for these jobs.
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Taft, I feel, has kind of made a joke out of all of us.
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tax credits remain a critical tool in our ability to attract and retain good jobs in Ohio.
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The new agreements will improve and protect the health and economic vitality of the Great Lakes region and allow future generations to share the same benefits.
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For every 10 students who start high school in Ohio, only seven will earn a diploma, only five will enroll is post-secondary institution and of those, fewer that three out of 10 will complete a bachelor's degree within 10 years, ... Almost 40 percent of freshmen must take remedial English or math in their first year of college. A high school diploma should mean that a student is prepared to succeed in college.
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I'm not focused on next year's election, ... Obviously, I'm not a candidate. I'm term-limited. I'm focused on doing the job I was elected to do as governor.
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I am here today to publicly apologize to the people of the state of Ohio for my failure to provide complete financial disclosure statements to the Ohio Ethics Commission as mandated by law, ... I accept total responsibility for my mistake, and I'm sorry.
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I am hopeful the Supreme Court will recognize tax incentives as a constitutional means for states to encourage business investment and job creation,
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Mr. Ashworth's decision to plead guilty and failure to offer any mitigating evidence has been exhaustively reviewed by both the state and federal courts, and five medical experts have confirmed his competency to do so,
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Passion Works is a studio where persons with mental retardation or other disabilities can create beautiful works of art and products and provide those to the community,