1 I L IN THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO STATE OF OHIO EX REL. JOBSOHIO, CASE NO. 12-1356 Relator, -vs- ORIGINAL ACTION IN MANDAMUS DAVID GOODMAN, DIRECTOR, OHIO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, : Respondent. BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE THE COLUMBUS PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT OF RELATOR JOBSOHIO John W. Zeiger (0010707) Aneca E. Lasley (0072366) (Counsel of Record) (Counsel of Record) Steven W. Tigges (0019288) Gregory W. Stype (0020557) Stuart G. Parsell (0063510) SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP ZEIGER, TIGGES & LITTLE LLP 2000 Huntington Center 41 South High Street 41 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: (614) 365-9900 Telephone: (614) 365-2830 Facsimile: (614) 365-7900 Facsimile: (614) 365-2499 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Douglas R. Cole (0070665) Counsel for Amicus Curiae ORGAN COLE + STOCK LLP The Columbus Partnership 1335 Dublin Road, Suite 104D Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: (614) 481-0902 [email protected] LEa Counsel for Relator JobsOhio AUG 2 9 ?012 CLERK OF COURT SUPREME COURT OF OHIO MICHAEL DeWINE (0009181) Victoria E. Ullmann (0031468) Attorney General, State of Ohio (Counsel of Record) 1135 Bryden Road James A. King (0040270) Columbus, Ohio 43205 (Counsel of Record) Telephone: (614) 235-2692 L. Bradfield Hughes (0070997) [email protected] PORTER, WRIGHT, MORRIS & ARTHUR LLP Counsel for Proposed Intervenors 41 South High Street Progressohio.org, Senator Michael Columbus, Ohio 43215 Skindell, and Representative Dennis Telephone: (614) 227-2051 Facsimile: (614) 227-2100 Murray, Jr. [email protected] [email protected] Counsel for Respondent David Goodman, Director, Ohio Department of Commerce TABLE OF CONTENTS Paize TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ......................................................................................................... INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 STATEMENT OF FACTS .............................................................................................................. 2 LAW AND ARGUMENT ...............................................................................................................5 Standard of Review ..................................................................................................5 1. II. JobsOhio Does Not Violate Article XIII, Section 1 6 Of The Ohio Constitution .................................... III. JobsOhio Does Not Violate Article VIII, Section 4 8 Of The Ohio Constitution ....................................... CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................10 .........................................................11 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ............................................ APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................. A-1 Columbus Partnership Membership .............................................................................. A-2 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Ohio Unemployment Data A 5 August 27, 2012 .............................................................. U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Facts ..................................................................................... A-9 ODJFS Profile of Unemployment (excerpt) ................................................................. A-11 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Release, August 17, 2012 (excerpt) ........................... A-14 U.S. Census Bureau, Median Household Income by State ........................................... A-16 Policy Matters Ohio, Apri12012 (excerpt) ................................................................... A-19 ODJFS 2012 Annual Report (excerpt) ......................................................................... A-20 Kentucky.com, State Approves Tax Incentives for Expanding A 22 Companies, July 26, 2012 ......................................................... i JournalGazette.net, Indiana's Business Climate Ranked Best in Midwest, Fifth in U.S., August 23, 2012 .......................................................... A-23 Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Governor Signs Legislation to Lower Indiana's Corporate Tax Rate, May 11, 2011 ............................ A-24 Snyder Signs New Business, Community Revitalization Programs Into Law, December 13, 2011 ....................................................................................................... A-26 Michigan Business Development Program Projects, August 24, 2012 ........................ A-27 JobsOhio 18-Month Statistics ....................................................................................... A-31 JobsOhio Second Quarter 2012 Results, August 8, 2012 ............................................. A-32 ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page Cases Cincinnati v. Trustees of Cincinnati Hospital............................................................................................... 7 66 Ohio St. 440, 64 N.E. 420 (1902) Faulkner v. Pegg 6 1980 WL 352584 at *7 (2d Dist. 1980) ........................................................................................... Ford v. McCue 163 Ohio St. 498, 503, 127 N.E.2d 209 (1955) ...............................................................................9 Grendel v. Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 146 Ohio App.3d 1, 764 N.E.2d 1067 (9th Dist. 2001) ...................................................................9 Ohio Public Interest Action Group, Inc. v. Public Utilities Commission 43 Ohio St. 2d 175, 331 N.E.2d 730 (1975) (Syllabus No. 4) .........................................................5 Platt v. Craig 7 66 Ohio St. 75, 63 N.E. 594 (1902) ................................................................................................. State Board of Health v. Greenville ................5 86 Ohio St. 1, 90 N.E.1019 (1912) .................................................................................. State ex rel. Attorney General v. City of Cincinnati 1870) ................................................................................................................. 7 20 Ohio St. 18, 35 ( State ex rel. Dickman v. Defenbacher ........................................................................8, 9 164 Ohio St. 142, 128 N.E.2d 59 (1955) ............. State ex rel. Duerk v. Donahey 5 67 Ohio St. 2d 216, 423 N.E.2d 429 (1981) .................................................................................... State ex rel. Kauer v. Defenbacher 153 Ohio St. 268, 91 N.E.2d 512 (1950) (Syllabus No. 11) ....................................................6, 7, 8 State ex rel. Knisely v. Jones 66 Ohio St. 453, 64 N.E. 424 (1902) ...............................................................................................7 State ex rel. Ohio Congress of Parents & Teachers v. State Board of Education 8 111 Ohio St. 3d 568, 2006-Ohio-5512, 857 N.E.2d 1148 .................................... State ex rel. Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Comp. Bd. v. Withrow 62 Ohio St.3d 111, 579 N.E.2d 705 (1991) .....................................................................................9 iii Page Statutes R.C. 187.01 ......................................................................................................................................9 Paae Ohio Constituflon Section 4 ............................................................................................................8, 9, 10 Article VIII, .....:.............. 6,7,8 Article XIII, Section 1 ......................................................................................... Section 2 ......................................................................................................................6 Article XIII, iv INTRODUCTION Can Ohio recover from the worst economic crisis we've Why This Case Matters: suffered in eighty years? Not without jobs we can't. But opportunities for new jobs are limited, and every neighboring state is aggressively competing with us to capture these opportunities for themselves. Business as usual won't bring the jobs Ohio needs. We must be more innovative than competing states to succeed. That's why we need JobsOhio. The Columbus Partnership is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that Who We Are: and the promotes economic development and community leadership strategies for Columbus surrounding eleven-county region. The Partnership's members are the chief executives of 43 of central Ohio's leading businesses and civic institutions, including: n Les Wexner, Limited Brands. Mr. Wexner is chairman of the Columbus Partnership. n John Wolfe, The Dispatch Printing Company. Mr. Wolfe is vice-chairman of the Partnership. • Steve Rasmussen, Nationwide Insurance. Mr. Rasmussen is treasurer of the Partnership. A complete list of the Columbus Partnership's membership is included in the appendix to this brief. The Columbus Partnership submits this brief because Why We Care About This Case: our mission is to promote the economic and civic vitality of central Ohio and JobsOhio is essential to achieving this goal. Over the past three years, the Columbus Partnership has engaged in a community discussion with literally thousands of central Ohio business and community leaders about our economic health and what's needed to recover in these harsh times. Our findings are simple and stark: