JobsOhio filed a lawsuit in the Ohio Supreme Court last month to “compel the Ohio Department of Commerce to sign a state contract to transfer its wholesale liquor operation to JobsOhio for 25 years” after the commerce department’s director, David Goodman, declined to sign the agreement due to lingering constitutional concerns, Hannah reports (see our August 17 blog post for more information). On August 24, ProgressOhio, Sen. Mike Skindell (D-Lakewood) and Rep. Dennis Murray (D-Sandusky) filed motions asking the Court to “dismiss the JobsOhio lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction” and allow Ohio courts to “decide the constitutionality of JobsOhio,” the article said. These opponents regard the lawsuit as “sham litigation” because both sides already agree that JobsOhio is constitutional and “any judgment arising from such collusion would be tainted” because there are no “parties in true opposition” present, the article said. Visit our DevelopOhio Resource Center for more information about JobsOhio.
JobsOhio and Democrats ask the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss JobsOhio’s lawsuit
