From city departments to local businesses, thousands of Ohioans have applied to get a piece of the $8.2 billion stimulus package Ohio will receive.

Gov. Ted Strickland’s final two-year budget proposal avoids making any significant program cuts from his initial proposal despite changes in the federal economic stimulus package Ohio is relying upon, his office said Tuesday.

President Barack Obama pledges to dramatically slash the skyrocketing annual budget deficit.

President Barack Obama threw a $75 billion lifeline to millions of Americans on the brink of foreclosure Wednesday, declaring an urgent need for drastic action - not only to save their homes but to keep the housing crisis “from wreaking even greater havoc” on the broader national economy.

A new president is in office, but the nation is facing an old problem.

Mayor Coleman sits down with NBC 4, talking candidly about his proposal for light rail.

Gov. Ted Strickland is asking Congress and President-Elect Barack Obama to not forget the state’s budget needs as they move toward passing an economic stimulus package.