Deb Fischer, and what (political) money can't buy
Source: Washington Post
Youngstown :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 05:05:51 -0700 | political-news
Only about one-tenth of the money spent in Tuesday's Nebraska GOP Senate primary was spent on Deb Fischer 's behalf. Yet the little-known state senator emerged victorious over both the establishment-favored candidate and a favorite of the tea party both...
Catholic university drops student health insurance, cites ObamaCare as reason
Source: Fox
Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-15 18:26:40 -0700 | political-news
FoxNews.com A Catholic university in Ohio said Tuesday it is being forced to end a student health insurance program over increased costs it claims are associated with President Obama's contraception mandate and other provisions of the health care overhaul.
Biden targets Romney's work as venture capitalist; in biting attack blames him for lost jobs
Source: Star Tribune
Youngstown :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 05:22:17 -0700 | political-news
Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers. In a speech set for delivery Wednesday...
'Joe The Plumber' Race A 'Microcosm' Of 2012 Politics
Source: National Public Radio
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 00:26:01 -0700 | political-news
May 16, 2012 In Ohio, a new congressional district that stretches along Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleveland has become a political portrait of polarized America. The 9th District is one of the results of Ohio's loss of two representatives...
Passing drug test is Job One: Christopher Evans
Source: The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Warren :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 04:52:38 -0700 | political-news
It does a sweet number on the neurotransmitters, smoothing out all the jagged edges, soothing that mad dog making mincemeat out of pain receptors...I'm not a doctor, but I was a user, popping 325 milligrams of Percocet every four hours...I...
Black pastors doubt same-sex stand hurts Obama
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 03:32:52 -0700 | political-news
The response to President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage has run the gamut among those in the black religious community, but pastors said they doubt he'll lose any significant political support. Officials who preach at Calvary Tremont Missionary Baptist...
Drilling rules expand ‘fracking' disclosures
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Canfield :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 03:32:47 -0700 | green-news
Oil and gas drillers would have to disclose more details about the chemicals they use in Utica shale wells under a bill that passed the Ohio Senate yesterday. Even as lawmakers, drilling regulators and industry officials praised the plan as...
Critics blast drug testing to get welfare
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 03:32:47 -0700 | political-news
Democrats called it terrible and mean-spirited, while advocates for the poor said a Senate GOP plan to require some welfare applicants to submit to drug tests would further stigmatize the needy and produce very few benefits. What about the public...
Road construction spoils Linden-area market's party
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 03:05:22 -0700 | political-news
The owners of the Hudson Street Market wanted to do right by their Linden-area neighbors when they began thinking last year about ways to revamp the grocery. They lowered prices and increased the selection of fresh meats and produce. They...
Study: Ohio rates lag even with ‘fracking tax'
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 02:52:54 -0700 | business-news
Even if Gov. John Kasich gets his fracking tax, Ohio would still have the lowest rates of any major shale state, a new analysis by the accounting firm Ernst & Young shows. Kasich wants to use some of the revenue...
House eases tax on in-state bank equity
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Wooster :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 01:47:20 -0700 | political-news
House Republicans altered Gov. John Kasich's proposed new tax structure for financial institutions yesterday, essentially lowering how much some larger community banks and smaller regional banks pay based on their equity. Kasich's sweeping reforms, introduced in March, created a two-tiered...
Controversial pension-overhaul bills go forward
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 01:29:53 -0700 | disasters-news
Despite misgivings about new powers granted to boards of the state retirement systems, at least four of five bills making sweeping changes in public-employee pensions are expected to reach the Ohio Senate floor today. Unions have expressed concern about language...
Wednesday's live events
Source: CNN Blog
Youngstown :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 04:53:51 -0700 | political-news
The race to the presidency now turns toward the general election in November. CNN.com Live is your home for all the latest news and views from the campaign trail...Florida real estate developer trial - Testimony continues in the trial of...
City secures division title with win
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen
Tiffin :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-16 01:40:09 -0700 | sports-news
City High secured the Mississippi Division title and celebrated Senior Night on Tuesday in an electric 7-3 win over Waterloo West. Winning the division is always a great thing for us, City coach Jose Fajardo said. Thats the first goal...
Schmuck: Locking up Jones and Wieters should be priority
Source: Baltimore Sun
Baltimore :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-05-15 18:04:11 -0700 | sports-news
Center fielder Adam Jones is fast approaching his final season under control of the club, and he appears to have come into his own as a star-quality player. Catcher Matt Wieters will be tied to the team for at least...
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