November 03, 2009
Ohio School Funding Panel Includes Lawsuit Figure
A person who symbolized problems with Ohio education funding will help monitor the state’s new system for paying for schools.
November 02, 2009
City Residents Deal With Yard Waste
NBC 4’s Ana Jackson gets answers on where Columbus’ yard-waste removal program stands.
Ohio Investigates Batch Of Homemade Prison Knives
The state is investigating the discovery of homemade knives found in a prison where guards are alleging violent working conditions.
October 27, 2009
Lawmakers: Ohio Casino Funds May Not Go To Locals
Some lawmakers say ambiguous wording in a proposed constitutional amendment to allow casinos in Ohio could mean the vast majority of tax revenue doesn’t flow to local governments as promised.
US Senate Campaign Funds Uneven In Ohio
U.S. Senate candidate Jennifer Brunner’s final fundraising figures for the quarter were weak.
October 25, 2009
Ohio Leads In Preschool Budget Cuts
Ohio cut more funding for its preschool programs than any other state this year, a report found.
October 20, 2009
Ohio House Committee Approves Delayed Tax Cut
On a party-line vote, an Ohio House committee has approved a delay in the last-round of a five-year income tax reduction.
October 14, 2009
Ohio Prison System To Cut Jobs, Close Facilities
State officials have informed union members that Ohio’s prison system plans to lay off 41 employees and eliminate 118 vacant positions.
Ohio Supreme Court Dismisses Slots Lawsuit
The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the remaining lawsuit against a plan to put slot machines at horse racing tracks.
Stimulus Package Led To 13K Ohio Jobs
The federal economic stimulus package has saved or created more than 13,000 jobs in Ohio, according to a state report released Tuesday.
October 06, 2009
City Council Members Furlough Themselves
The city council in Akron has agreed to accept cost-cutting furloughs, the same as many other city workers.
Ohio Tax Vote Tough For House Democrats
It would be easy to assume that Gov. Ted Strickland’s latest budget-balancing tax proposal would face its biggest hurdle in the Republican-led Ohio Senate.
September 23, 2009
Harrah’s Has Back-Out Option In Ohio Track Buy
A state Supreme Court decision that allows a vote on a slots proposal could derail plans by Harrah’s Operating Co. to purchase a horse track in northeast Ohio.
September 16, 2009
Strickland Not Concerned About Horse Tracks Missing Payments
A deadline for Ohio’s seven race tracks to make an initial payment on a license to set up video slot machines came and went Tuesday, with only two of the seven tracks making the $13 million payment.
September 12, 2009
Ohio Lottery OKs Concessions To Racetracks
The Ohio Lottery Commission has made concessions to the state’s horse racing track owners to increase the likelihood they will meet a key deadline for getting video slot machines running by May 2010.
