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Bureau chief, Plain Dealer statehouse bureau

Reginald Fields joined The Plain Dealer in November 2004 as a state government reporter and was promoted to Columbus Bureau Chief in November 2008. He previously worked at The Baltimore Sun and The Akron Beacon Journal.

Featured Statements

Ohio Democratic Party
stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier :

Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike"

By Reginald Fields • November 12, 2012
William G. Batchelder
stated on September 18, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:

"We have more hospitals that are children’s hospitals than any other state in the union."

By Reginald Fields • November 5, 2012
Jon Husted
stated on September 17, 2012 in a news release:

"Had the online change of address been in place in 2008 an estimated 130,000 voters who cast provisional ballots could have changed their address online and voted a regular ballot."

By Reginald Fields • September 28, 2012
Florida Wildlife Federation
stated on August 28, 2012 in a billboard message:

Claims Ohio Gov. John Kasich says climate change is a problem.

By Reginald Fields • August 29, 2012
Mike DeWine
stated on August 2, 2012 in a news release:

Says the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force "is the first task force of its kind in Central Ohio"

By Reginald Fields • August 10, 2012
John Kasich
stated on June 3, 2012 in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press.":

"Giving the facts: 73,000 jobs created ... since '11. Do you know how many direct jobs in the auto industry? 1,800."

By Reginald Fields • June 13, 2012
Kevin DeWine
stated on April 4, 2012 in a resignation letter:

Since 2009, the Ohio Republican Party has made more contacts with voters — nearly 6.6 million — than any other GOP state organization in the nation.

By Reginald Fields • May 3, 2012
Sandra Williams
stated on March 21, 2012 in a news conference:

"99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."

By Reginald Fields • April 10, 2012
Mike DeWine
stated on February 20, 2012 in an interview with MSNBC:

"The fact is 90-percent of Down Syndrome children were aborted in this country."

By Reginald Fields • March 8, 2012
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:

Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.

By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012

Claim of foul deeds false, but a favorite from 2011

By Robert Higgs • December 27, 2011
A new meter to track a new governor's promises

By Reginald Fields • January 9, 2011