Board Cancels Meeting to Allow Chance to Fill 4 Vacancies

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation board of directors announced Thursday that it has canceled its January meeting to allow a nominating committee to select replacements for four directors appointed by former Gov. Ted Strickland (D) who were not confirmed  by the Ohio Senate.The nominating committee, under state law, must submit four applicants the governor for each vacant seat on the board. Those nominees will go to newly-sworn Gov. John Kasich (R), who will make the appointments and ask for Senate confirmation.GOP senators refused to take up Strickland's nominees, arguing...