COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stuck firmly to his ban on foreign outsourcing saying states have a right to choose what to do with their own resources.
In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Strickland said, "They have every right to try to wrestle even more American jobs away from us," referring to other countries, including Indian officials who complained about the outsourcing ban, which was signed Aug. 6 and prevents state funds from being used for overseas jobs.