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"I don't want to get in the middle of their labor dispute, but the problem is the financial model that the NFL has actively pursued, that the ownership of teams have been willing co-conspirators to, that has put a gun to head of taxpayers to foot the bill for costs that ought to be born by private enterprise," Portune said.

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"That's a real distinct possibility," Portune said.

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Portune ought to be ashamed of himself for hosting these secret meetings.

Portune Holding ANOTHER Secret Meeting Nathaniel Livingston 2006

Portune said that, despite the rejection last month by voters of a proposed sales tax increase to pay for a jail, they might be asked to reconsider.

Jail Tax vs. Fair Tax Vote In May? Nathaniel Livingston 2006

And what difference does it make if the people having secret meetings are Republicans (Heimlich and Pat DeWine) or Democrats (Portune and Pepper)?

Portune Hosting Secret Meeting On Jail Nathaniel Livingston 2006

That was Wednesday's opinion of Commissioner Todd Portune after a meeting at which Sheriff Simon Leis Jr. tried to force commissioners to fund a jail, a move Portune called "a sideshow."

Jail Tax vs. Fair Tax Vote In May? Nathaniel Livingston 2006

How many years has Portune been on the Commission?

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What did the photo of Portune with Damon Lynch III the one I've posted atop this blog entry have to do with the story?

Jail Tax vs. Fair Tax Vote In May? Nathaniel Livingston 2006

Portune has even sued the Cincinnati Bengals claiming they lied about the necessity for the new stadium.

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After reading our story, our friends over at The Cincinnati Beacon asked Portune to explain himself no word on whether they asked Pepper for an explanation, especially considering he spent a fair amount of time on the campaign trail talking about the need for Hamilton County to stop doing things in private and start engaging in open, transparent government and he did... sort of.

Portune Holding ANOTHER Secret Meeting Nathaniel Livingston 2006