JobsOhio

JobsOhio Must Answer Subpoena for Finance Records

Associated Press — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:35:00 +0000

The state's job creation nonprofit JobsOhio faces a Tuesday deadline to produce its private financial records for the state auditor - or explain why it won't.

Questions have mounted about how JobsOhio is spending its private dollars since Ohio Auditor Dave Yost issued a subpoena last week seeking access to the private side of its books. Yost said he was driven to issue the order after JobsOhio declined to volunteer the information.

PoliticsOhio: Lawmakers Push For More Transparency From JobsOhio

Emily McCord — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:03:00 +0000

Pressure is mounting at the Statehouse for more information on how money is being used by the public/private entity Governor

Kasich created called JobsOhio. Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler joins Emily McCord for PoliticsOhio to reports on the controversy over transparency and what's at stake.

Still No Deal Over Subpoena for JobsOhio Financial Records

Karen Kasler (Ohio Public Radio) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:04:00 +0000

The flap over the state auditor’s authority to look over the financial records of the governor's public-private entity JobsOhio continues, as the deadline to meet a subpoena looms ahead.

Republican Auditor David Yost says he fully anticipates that the governor’s office will comply with the March 19 subpoena because he says he hasn’t formally heard otherwise, though Republican Gov. John Kasich has told reporters he doesn’t feel the auditor has the authority to audit JobsOhio’s private dollars.

Questions About Transparency at JobsOhio

Karen Kasler (Ohio Public Radio) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:36:00 +0000

The continuing questions surrounding transparency at JobsOhio came up again in a routine meeting about money that goes to an agency that partners with the controversial job-creating entity.

The Development Services Agency’s requests to the Controlling Board included money for loans it administers for the public-private entity JobsOhio. State Rep. and Ohio Democratic Party head Chris Redfern grilled the Development Services Agency about whether its funds could be audited by the state auditor.

Top Salaries Paid at Ohio Jobs Entity

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:35:00 +0000

Ohio's nonprofit job-creation entity is reporting raising nearly $7 million in donations and contributed services and paying top salaries to some staff last year.

Documents obtained by the Associated Press and other media show half of the 26 salaries paid by the organization were $100,000 or more.

The documents show that JobsOhio's president and chief investment officer drew a $225,000 salary in 2012, far more than Gov. John Kasich's salary of about $149,000.