Gov. John Kasich's executive order gets the ball rolling on regulatory reform

During his campaign, Gov. John Kasich railed about the need to simplify state regulations that he said were a drag on the economy because they made it too cumbersome for businesses to operate in Ohio.

"It takes longer (to get things done) than in other states. Regulations tend to go above and beyond," he told an audience at the City Club of Cleveland. "When you go into a small business and you hassle them and impose rules that don't make any sense, you're not hassling the business. You're killing somebody's job. So our regulatory system has been out of date."

Kasich pledged that as governor he would work toward simplifying state regulations.

In his first executive order as the new governor, Kasich appointed Lt. Gov. Mary Tayor to "develop and implement the ‘Common Sense Initiative," a process for independently evaluating the economic impact of agency rules and regulations on small business in Ohio.”

Among her tasks, Taylor will review rules and regulations from cabinet level agencies and state boards, serve as a conduit for business concerns and make recommendations for changes to the governor.

Based on his executive order, we move the Kasich-O- Meter for this promise to In the Works.