Posted September 22, 201113 yr Ohio Consumers' Counsel Janine Migden-Ostrander resigns Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:18 PM By Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer Ohio's watchdog for utility customers resigned Wednesday, saying Gov. John Kasich and legislative leaders have made it impossible for her to serve as a tough advocate for consumers. Janine Migden-Ostrander, known for years of aggressively challenging utility companies, said budget cuts that forced the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel to slash its staff by about half and shut its consumer call center were a "travesty." She will leave as consumers' counsel Oct. 15. The agency named Bruce Weston interim consumers' counsel while members search for a permanent replacement. Weston has been the agency's deputy consumers' counsel and legal director since 2004. Read more at: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/09/ohio_consumers_counsel_janine.html
