Issues Library

The Greater Cleveland Partnership Issues Library contains reports, whitepapers, testimony, speeches, and PowerPoints.  Select a topic from the list to view the document.

Advocacy Agenda

• 2007-2008 Public Policy Agenda
• 2007 State Political Outlook Paper
• 2006 Federal Political Outlook Paper
• 2006 State Political Outlook Paper

Air Quality

• E-check letter of support to Ohio Senate President Bill Harris- December 5, 2007
• Midwest Clean Diesel Leadership Group Collaborative Principles - Signed by GCP January 2007
• GCP Board Member Testifies before Senate Subcommittee about EPA’s Proposed Clean Air Standards for Fine Particulate Matter
• Clean Air Compliance Briefing - GCP Board Member Bill Christopher, presented August 9, 2006
• NAAQS: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Brian Mormino, Staff Director, Chairman George V. Voinovich Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Committee on Environment and Public Works, presented August 9, 2006
• Options before the NOACA Governing Board for the Ozone SIP for Northeast Ohio - NOACA, presented August 9, 2006
• Fine Particulate Matter Challenge - NOACA, presented August 9, 2006
• Ozone and Fine Particle Standards - Northeast Ohio - OEPA, presented August 9, 2006

Elections

• 2006 GCP/COSE Election Report
• Initiatives and Referendums: Changes Made to Ohio's Constitution and Laws by Ohio Voters
• 2006 Federal Political Outlook Paper
  
• 2006 State Political Outlook Paper
  
• 2006 Ballot Issues
  
• 2006 Post-Primary Wrap-Up
  
• 2006 General Election Ballot Initiatives and Referendums
• 2005 COSE Mayoral Race Whitepaper
  
• 2004 GCP Election Results Report
  

Eminent Domain

• Testimony of Carol Caruso, Senior Vice President - Advocacy, Greater Cleveland Partnership on Senate Bill 7 and Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Testimony of Interested Party before the Ohio Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee
• Bill Analysis by the Legislative Service Commission

Energy

• Energy Task Force on Climate Change - March 7, 2008 
• Climate Change: Domestic Proposals, International Influences, March 2008
  
• Written Testimony of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Senate Bill 221, House Public Utilities Committee, Chairman John Hagan
• GCP Energy Policy

Federal Taxes

• Remarks of United States Senator George V. Voinovich - Speech on 2008 Budget, Fiscal Responsibility

Great Lakes

• Ratification of the Great Lakes Compact
• Testimony by Representative Dolan: House Economic Development and Environment Sponsor Testimony on House Bill 574
• Sam Speck Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Text of HB 574: To ratify the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
• Testimony to Ohio Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources by Michael H. McCabe, Director, Midwetern Office The Council Of State Governments
• Senator Spada testimony on SB 319 the Great Lakes Compact

Health Care

• COSE Health Care Scenario Planning website and Final Report
• Statement of U.S. Senator Mike Enzi before the Senate Health, Educations, Labor and Pension Committee
• Speech by the Honorable Michael Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Immigration

• Letter to Senator Voinovich from Fred Nance and Lou Licata, Chairmen of Greater Cleveland Partnership and Council of Smaller Enterprises on Immigration Reform

Job for Ohio

• Policy Recommendations Regarding Ohio Job Ready Sites (JRS) Proposal
• Third Frontier/Jobs for Ohio Q&A

Minimum Wage

• 2006 Ballot Language: Minimum Wage Amendment
• Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Will Minimum Wage Help the Poor?

NASA Glenn

• The Value of Aeronautics
• Fiscal Year 2007 Priorities

Small Business

• 2005 COSE Mayoral Race Whitepaper
• Statement of U.S. Senator Mike Enzi before the Senate Health, Educations, Labor and Pension Committee
• The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Small Businesses

State Budget FY 2008-2009

• A Capital Partners Policy and Politics Report - September 17, 2007
• Testimony of Joe Roman, President & CEO, The Greater Cleveland Partnership on HB119 to the House Finance Committee

State Tax Reform

• Comparative State and Local Fiscal Information: An 11 State Profile
• Ohio tax reform: Year 1 in review. Lowering the burden for families and businesses. Raising the standard of living for all Ohioans.

State Tort Reform

• Joint business association: Letter requesting floor vote on Sub. S.B. 17

Telecommunications

• Testimony of Carol Caruso, Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Greater Cleveland Partnership in Support of Senate Bill 117
  
• Testimony before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

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