Grassroots campaign to bring jobs to Ohio

It's called Ohio's Campaign for Jobs. One of its backers is the Toledo regional chamber of commerce.

Organizers say the goal of the campaign is simple: to bring more business and jobs to the Buckeye State. Organizers say Ohio's Campaign for Jobs is a chance for you to get involved with the budget process.

It is a grassroots effort aimed at supporting the budget Governor John Kasich has laid out.

Carol Van Sickle is with the Toledo regional chamber of commerce. "Our effort will be to educate people so they can go and talk to state lawmakers, to say we need things fixed so we can afford to stay here, so we can keep our jobs and so that our kids can come back home and have jobs."

While the budget is coming from the newly elected Republican governor, Van Sickle says this is not about politics; it's about building Ohio's economy back up.

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