WOSU News » Council of State Governments http://wosu.org/2012/news Your All Day NPR News Station Sat, 18 May 2013 23:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Your All Day NPR News Station WOSU News no Your All Day NPR News Station WOSU News » Council of State Governments http://wosu.org/2012/news/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://wosu.org/2012/news Seminar Teaches Political Civility To Ohio Lawmakers http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/07/seminar-teaches-political-civility-to-ohio-lawmakers/ http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/07/seminar-teaches-political-civility-to-ohio-lawmakers/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:26:38 +0000 Bill Cohen http://wosu.org/2012/news/?p=39893 A lot of people say politics has gotten too bitter and disrespectful. In a recent poll, 83 percent of respondents said it’s an obstacle to problem-solving.

That’s why a bi-partisan group of political leaders is calling for a toning-down of political rhetoric. The National Institute for Civil Discourse, along with the Council of State Governments, on Thursday sponsored a seminar on that idea in Columbus for Ohio lawmakers. It’s the first of its kind in the nation.

Click the play button above for a full report from Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.

]]> http://wosu.org/2012/news/2012/12/07/seminar-teaches-political-civility-to-ohio-lawmakers/feed/ 1 Council of State Governments,legislature,ohio,political civility,statehouse Politics can be bitter and disrespectful. That's what led to a first-of-its-kind conference in Columbus yesterday. Politics can be bitter and disrespectful. That's what led to a first-of-its-kind conference in Columbus yesterday. WOSU News no 4:03