As he calls for cuts, he fleeces taxpayers:
Cost of security upgrade at Kasich's home withheld
SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2011 03:01 AM
BY JAMES NASH
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
John Kasich will be the first Ohio governor in a generation to forgo the secure confines of the state-owned Governor's Residence in Bexley in favor of his private residence, which means taxpayers will pay for security improvements at Kasich's home near Westerville.
The size of that bill, however, might never be known publicly.
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Kasich's 4,400-square-foot home sits amid 10 acres in Genoa Township near Hoover Reservoir. The Delaware County auditor valued the property at $759,500 in 2008.
In addition to providing around-the-clock security at the Kasich home, including a checkpoint to restrict access to the gravel road leading to the property, the patrol will continue to guard the official residence in Bexley. Kasich has said he'll use the state-owned home for ceremonial functions.
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http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/01/02/copy/security-upgrade-price-tag-withheld.html?adsec=politics&sid=101OSU paid Kasich $4K per classroom session
By Laura A. Bischoff, Columbus Bureau Updated 9:25 AM Monday, August 16, 2010 COLUMBUS — As a candidate for governor, Republican John Kasich has called on colleges and universities to cut costs and force professors to teach more courses.
Yet for seven years Kasich served as a “presidential fellow” at his alma mater, Ohio State University, in a role that paid him the equivalent of about $4,000 per campus visit.
“It sounds like a perk program for a politician that we can’t afford,” said Matt Mayer of the Buckeye Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank that has posted government salaries in an online database.
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The job was among the many hats Kasich wore in the years after he left Congress in 2000. Although other politicians, including Republican Senate candidate Rob Portman, have taught courses at OSU for no cost, Kasich’s role paid him $50,000 a year.
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