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Voinovich urges GOP to work with Strickland

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Sen. George Voinovich is urging Republican state lawmakers to work with Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland on Ohio's budget problems. Republican Voinovich tells the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer he has told Ohio Senate President Bill Harris to sit down with the...

Tags: Ted Strickland, House Bill, Dolan, Ohio Senate, sex offenders

Region lags in stimulus spending

Middletown :: OH :: USA | 4 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

That's slightly below the state average, ranking Hamilton County 37th out of 88 counties. Warren County, where county commissioners have been vocally ambivalent about accepting stimulus money, ranks 67th in the state at $62 per person in stimulus. The...

Tags: Ohio Senate

Governor blasts GOP on budget

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 4 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Gov. Ted Strickland said Monday he will sign a second temporary budget extension, but has "serious concerns" about signing a third potential continuing budget, according to Gongwer News Service. Speaking to reporters at the Statehouse, Gongwer reported,...

Tags: Ohio Senate, Ted Strickland, Senate Republicans, temporary budgets, slot machine

Racing industry to target slots foes

Lexington :: KY :: USA | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

He added it won't do "the horse industry any good to take a scorched-earth approach in the 2010 elections." While the industry plans to push for slots legislation during next year's legislative session, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, D-Prestonsburg, has...

Tags: Ohio Senate, Ted Strickland, Kentucky, expand gambling, horse industry

Five things you should know: The week in review

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press The Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The Ohio Senate today released its proposed budget, which includes a $650 million reduction in general revenue fund spending compared with what was proposed by the Ohio House. The...

Tags: Ohio House, Ohio Senate, Ohio Statehouse, Ted Strickland, charter schools

Republicans unveil revamped state budget proposal

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 6 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Gone is the very basis for the funding proposal Strickland rolled out in his State of the State address in January, along with requirements for districts to provide tutors, nurses, counselors, lower student-to-teacher ratios, and all-day kindergarten...

Tags: Senate GOP, Ohio, ohio senate, Ted Strickland, funding plan

Ohio passenger rail support growing, GOP skeptical

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 8 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Five professional sports teams have joined a growing coalition pushing for passenger rail linking Ohio's major cities, but Republican lawmakers remained skeptical Tuesday that the benefits would outweigh the costs. The state's two-year transportation...

Tags: Ohio Senate, Ohio House, Senate GOP, Ted Strickland, passenger rail, ohio tourism, construction zone, Columbus

Fact-finder recommends 'entirely concessionary' state-contract agreement

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 8 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A veteran fact-finder has confirmed a tentative contract agreement between the state and its largest employee union, saying it's the first time in his experience that the issues were "entirely concessionary."...Pincus, in recommending a contract that...

Tags: Ohio Senate

Vets' bonus on Ohio ballot

Columbus :: OH :: USA | 8 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Gov. Ted Strickland, who vetoed a similar bill in January, supports the latest version because it pays for the bonuses through bonds instead of tapping the state's rainy day fund...At least $106 million in bonuses would be paid to veterans or surviving...

Tags: Ohio House, Ohio Senate, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, Iraq

Ohio governor, GOP split over filmmaker tax credit

Cleveland :: OH :: USA | 11 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The House-passed measure would grant filmmakers a 25 percent tax credit on what they spend in Ohio. The bill is awaiting action this week in the final days of the lame-duck session of the Republican-controlled Ohio Senate. The measure was introduced in...

Tags: Ohio Senate, tax credit

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