Subject: RE: Kasich at a school in CT tomorrow
From: "Wei, Shu-Yen" <[email-masked]>
To: "Lykins, Tyler" <[email-masked]>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>, RRResearch_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:00:39 -0700

Almost forgot, Trump will be in Waterbury on Saturday, also at a school. Can we have the same hits on him?

From: Lykins, Tyler
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:28 PM
To: Walker, Eric; RRResearch_D
Cc: Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: RE: Kasich at a school in CT tomorrow

Some top stuff below

K-12 Funding

KASICH SLASHED $1.8 BILLION FROM OHIO'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHILE FUNNELING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF TAX DOLLARS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Kasich's 2011 Biennial Budget Cut $1.8 Billion In State Funding For Public Schools. "Cutting $1.8 billion in state funding for public schools in the 2011 biennial budget has affected districts across Ohio. Never would have seen that one coming, right? Of the 172 of Ohio's 613 K-12 school districts that responded to a Policy Matters Ohio survey, 65 percent said their planned spending was greater than their expected revenues. That's up from 45 percent in 2010." [National Public Radio, 1/19/12<https://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2012/01/19/study-most-ohio-school-districts-cut-expenses-in-face-of-state-budget-cuts/>]

Toledo Blade Editorial: Kasich Proposed "Siphoning Money To Expansions Of Charter-School And Voucher Programs". "The House Republican majority has tweaked the governor's plan to restore some school aid, but largely by shifting money to wealthier districts from poorer ones. Whatever else lawmakers do, this surely is not the time to deprive public schools of even more state support by siphoning money to expansions of charter-school and voucher programs, as Mr. Kasich proposes." [Editorial, Toledo Blade, 5/5/11]

Guns

KASICH SAID HE DIDN'T THINK MASS SHOOTINGS COULD BE STOPPED BY FURTHER GUN RESTRICTIONS

John Kasich On Whether He Thought Gun Control Could Stop Mass Shootings: "No, I Don't." HEWITT: "Governor, today we had this terrible assassination of a TV reporter and her cameraman by a disgruntled employee who turned the gun on himself. Hillary Clinton immediately took to Twitter, called for gun control. You know, do you think gun control has anything to do with stopping things like this?" KASICH: "No, I don't." [Hugh Hewitt Show, 8/26/15<http://www.hughhewitt.com/ohio-governor-john-kasich-on-the-2016-race/>]

KASICH SAID "I'VE AGREED WITH THE NRA MORE THAN I'VE AGREED WITH MY WIFE"

Kasich: "I've Agreed With The NRA More Than I've Agreed With My Wife." "Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and GOP challenger John Kasich     readily acknowledge the overarching importance of jobs and the economy to Ohioans in the 2010 election. But both major-party candidates also say they recognize that their stances on America's most divisive issues will carry a great deal of weight with many voters, too ... 'I've agreed with the NRA more than I've agreed with my wife,' Kasich said." [Columbus Dispatch, 9/26/10<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/insight/2010/09/26/division.html>]

KASICH RESPONDED TO THE OCTOBER 2015 MASS SHOOTING IN OREGON BY NOTING THAT HE HAD AN A RATING FROM THE NRA

Kasich Defended His Record On Gun Rights Citing His 'A' Rating From The NRA. KASICH: "I always received an 'A' rating since I've been governor... You can strip all the guns away but the people who are going to commit crimes or have problems are always going to have the guns and more and more people feel like I'd like to be able to protect myself." [NBC, 10/2/15<http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/after-oregon-shooting-kasich-opposes-gun-control-n437471>]

Kasich On School Shooting In Oregon: "I Don't Believe That Gun Control Would Stop This." [Mother Jones, 10/2/15<http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/10/john-kasich-mass-shootings-death-penalty>]

Kasich Dismissed Concerns From Student About Gun Violence On Campuses. "'You have to prepare. You have to harden. The guns are not the problem,' the GOP presidential hopeful said at the Stratham Municipal Center to a crowd of nearly 200 people. He singled out poor background screening of gun purchasers with a history of mental illness. Kasich made his comment in response to a high school senior, Seamus McDonough, 18, who had traveled to New Hampshire from his hometown in Wells, Maine, to ask about gun violence on campuses." [Boston Globe, 10/10/15<http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2015/10/10/john-kasich-the-guns-are-not-problem/IPlTx0I3FBPXbdA6T3eabJ/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter>]

Teachers

KASICH WANTED TO ABOLISH ALL TEACHERS LOUNGES IF HE WERE KING

Kasich: If I Were King "I Would Abolish All Teacher's Lounges Where They Sit Together And Worry About, 'How Woe Is Us.'" "The education summit and a town hall meeting later today brought Ohio's governor back to the state holding America's first 2016 presidential primary for the 12th time today. He told the crowd that he 'very likely could become president of the United States,' and said 'If I were not president, but I were king in America, I would abolish all teacher's lounges where they sit together and worry about, "How woe is us."'" [Columbus Dispatch, 8/19/15<http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/08/19/john-kasich-education-summit.html>]

KASICH VOWED TO "BREAK THE BACK" OF TEACHERS UNIONS

Kasich: "We Need To Break The Back Of Organized Labor In The Schools." "'We need more school choice, we need to break the back of organized labor in the schools, and we need to turn our schools into institutions that excite our kids and teach them, and the best way to get it done is to give mothers and fathers the power to take their kids out of bad places and put them in good,' Kasich said to a round of applause." [Star Beacon, 3/24/09<http://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/kasich-promises-county-won-t-be-forgotten-if-republicans-regain/article_84ac11fe-7073-5107-8be5-817403a8d073.html>]

KASICH SIGNED A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED WORKERS FROM BEING ABLE TO NEGOTIATE FOR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, PENSIONS, OR THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS REQUIRED TO BE ON DUTY

Kasich Signed SB5 To Limit Collective Bargaining For Public Employees Including Firefighters And Teachers. "Gov. John Kasich signed a controversial collective-bargaining overhaul into law Thursday evening, setting off a statewide election campaign that promises to be one of the biggest ballot battles in recent memory. With the bill headed for the books, opponents of Senate Bill 5 -- which dramatically reduces the power of unionized state workers, including firefighters and teachers -- moved quickly with plans to put the issue before voters by launching a campaign organization called 'We Are Ohio.'" [Cleveland Plain Dealer, 3/31/11<http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/03/gov_john_kasich_signs_senate_b.html>]

*         Under SB 5, Teachers, Firefighters And Police Officers Wouldn't Have Been Able To Negotiate For Healthcare Benefits Or Pensions. "About 40 cops and firefighters took part in the canvassing, organized as Protect Ohio's Protectors, part of the We Are Ohio coalition opposing the collective-bargaining law known as Senate Bill 5 ... Among other changes, the law [Kasich's SB5] bans public worker strikes and limits the collective-bargaining abilities of teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. Workers could negotiate on wages, but not on their pension or health care benefits." [Lima News, 8/25/13]

*         SB5 Would Have Restricted Collective Bargaining for 360,000 Workers. "The House is expected to quickly be- gin considering Senate Bill 5, which would restrict collective bargaining for 360,000 firefighters, police officers, teachers, prison guards and other government workers." [Dayton Daily News, 3/ 4/11]

*         Under Kasich's Plan, Police And Firefighters Wouldn't Be Able To Bargain Over The Number Of People Required To Be On Duty. "Unlike Wisconsin's high-profile effort to limit collective bargaining rights for public workers, Ohio's new law includes police officers and firefighters who say it threatens the safety of them and the people they protect ... Under the Ohio plan, police and firefighters won't be able to bargain with cities over the number of people required to be on duty. That means they can't negotiate the number of staff in fire trucks or police cars, for instance." [Associated Press, 3/31/11<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MAFO681.htm>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:15 PM
To: RRResearch_D
Cc: Wei, Shu-Yen
Subject: Kasich at a school in CT tomorrow

What are the best hits on guns, k-12 funding, and attacks on teacher unions?

Thanks all!