Gov. John Kasich is fresh off a bruising fight and ultimate defeat over the rights of unionized public workers. His approval ratings is also among voters are low.
Some fellow Republicans in the Legislature have even grumbled openly over Kasich's decision to move his State of the State speech outside the capital to eastern Ohio.
Against this backdrop, Kasich plans to lay out his second-year agenda Tuesday. It will focus on education and the economic promise of oil and natural gas drilling.
Political experts said that moving the speech to an elementary school in Steubenville allows Kasich to reconnect with the public after last fall's bitter collective bargaining battle.
The decision also inconveniences some lawmakers including those in his own party, whose support is necessary to push his policies through the Legislature.
ONN-TV and ONNtv.com will have complete coverage of the speech on Tuesday starting at 12:30pm.
