A month ago we reported that Joe Rutherford, Kasich’s District 5 Deputy Director at the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT),  had been fired and District 5 Business and Human Resources Administrator Colleen Ryan had been placed on administrative leave.   At the time we hinted that an IG’s investigation into Rutherford and Ryan was likely ongoing.

Since that last report, we have confirmed that the Ohio Inspector General is indeed investigating Rutherford and Ryan.    The Inspector General’s Office has not yet released the report and is not commenting on the investigation.

We have also confirmed that ODOT’s Office of Equal Opportunity has a […]