From left, Senate President Tom Niehaus, Gov. John Kasich and ...

Special to The Vindicator | published: August 19, 2011

From left, Senate President Tom Niehaus, Gov. John Kasich and House Speaker Bill Batchelder criticize public-employee unions and other Senate Bill 5 opponents after the latter declined an invitation to participate in last-minute negotiations to remove Issue 2 — the new collective-bargaining law — from the November ballot.