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Taft Announces Plan to Open Ohio Trade Office in China
COLUMBUS (November 13, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced the State of Ohio will establish its 11th international trade office in Shanghai, China, to increase export activities and identify reverse investment opportunities. China is Ohio's seventh largest export market.
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Taft Announces Appointments
COLUMBUS (November 9, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced appointments to the Board of Building Appeals; Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Licensing Board; Motor Vehicle Dealers Board; Motor Vehicle Salvage Dealer's Licensing Board; The Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology; Third Frontier Advisory Board; and the Ohio Venture Capital Authority.
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Taft Announces Appointments
COLUMBUS (November 3, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced appointments to the Environmental Review Appeals Commission; Ohio Fair Plan Underwriting Association Board of Governors; Task Force on Implementing the Federal Domestic Violence Option; and the Solid Waste Management Advisory Council.
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Taft Announces Third Round of HB 115 Funds
COLUMBUS (October 31, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced that 20 Ohio institutions of higher education and education service centers (ESC) will receive a total of $3.6 million to partner with school districts around the state to provide math, science and foreign language instruction to high school students that will result in dual high school and college credit. The funding is a result of House Bill 115, which Taft signed into law in June. Building student learning in high school math, science and foreign language is central to the Governor's Ohio Core proposal, a more rigorous high school curriculum that will better prepare Ohio students for work, college and life.
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First Lady Kicks-Off Ohio's Make a Difference Day
COLUMBUS (October 28, 2006) - First Lady Hope Taft today kicked-off the 16th annual Make A Difference Day by joining volunteers at three Make a Difference Day Ohio (MDDO) projects in Harrison County. For the seventh consecutive year, Ohio leads the nation in the number of volunteer service projects planned for MDDO, with 283 Ohio projects registered on the national web site.
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Taft Welcomes Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems to Ohio
NORTH CANTON (October 27, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced that Ohio will be home to Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems' U.S. headquarters and technology center. The announcement at Stark State College of Technology marks the second major fuel cell industry investment in Ohio this week, following Wednesday's news that UltraCell will invest $74 million in a research and development center in Dayton.
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Taft Announces Appointments
COLUMBUS (October 27, 2006) - Governor Bob Taft today announced appointments to the Ohio Rail Development Commission and the University of Toledo Board of Trustees (student).
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Governor Taft welcomes home Ohio National Guard troops from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 16th Engineer Brigade who served in Iraq, on November 9, 2006, in Westerville (Franklin County). (Photo by Chris Kasson/Office of the Governor)

Governor Taft's Ohio Core initiative, proposed during his 2006 State of the State Address, calls for a more rigorous core curriculum to become a high school graduation requirement for all Ohio students.
Ohio Core Initiative Fact Sheet
Taft Education Record
Policy Paper: Ohio's Education and Workforce Agenda
Partnership for Continued Learning
American Diploma Project

Clean Ohio Fund
Governor Taft recently announced the fourth round of Clean Ohio Trails Fund grants during a Clean Ohio Day tour of the state. The $400 million Clean Ohio Fund Program, proposed by Taft and approved by voters in 2000, provides community-directed investments for revitalizing urban areas, protecting rivers and watersheds, preserving green space and farmland and expanding Ohio's system of recreational trails.

Ohio Partnership for Continued Learning
Governor Taft has launched the Ohio Partnership for Continued Learning, an education initiative to strengthen and integrate Ohio's learning system. The Partnership was created to focus on Ohio's education pipeline from early education through postsecondary to the workforce and aims to serve as a catalyst for strengthening Ohio's capacity to prepare every student for success in the 21st Century global economy.

Governor's Fitness Challenge
Governor Taft recently challenged Ohioans to become the number one state in the President's Fitness Challenge. The Governor's Challenge Webpage offers plenty of fun and incentives to help Ohioans reach their nutrition and fitness goals. The Governor's Healthy Ohioans initiative serves to encourage Ohioans to take a few steps each day to make big strides toward good health and wellness.

Jobs Cabinet
Governor Taft's Jobs Cabinet is working to enhance Ohio's business environment and encourage job growth in Ohio. The Jobs Cabinet has met monthly since Taft called for its formation in his 2004 State of the State Address.


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