High court punts challenge to new Ohio jobs board

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit of a liberal policy group seeking to stall the start-up of the private job-creation board JobsOhio.

The high court said today that ProgressOhio needs its action in another court and executive director Brian Rothenberg said the group is considering that option.

Rothenberg said the court should have done more to delay work on JobsOhio while it considered whether its make-up and handling of state money were constitutional.

He accused justices of playing politics by waiting until a day after Gov. John Kasich delivered his proposal to lawmakers for shifting state responsibilities to the board.

Kasich created the board earlier this year with the intent of making Ohio more nimble at attracting new jobs. The transition will reduce 211 state positions.