October 29, 2009
State Missing Savings Opportunity With Cell Phones
You use a family plan to save money on your cell phone bill. Shouldn’t the state do the same?
October 16, 2009
Decrease In Unemployment Rate May Not Be Good Sign
Usually, a drop in the state unemployment rate would be seen as a good sign, but that may not be the case this month.
September 01, 2009
Filing Shows Penn Against Ohio Slots
The state plans to submit evidence indicating that gambling giant Penn National Gaming is underwriting an effort to overturn racetrack slots legalized by lawmakers and Gov. Ted Strickland in July.
August 07, 2009
All-Day Kindergarten In Ohio By Fall 2011
Columbus City Schools has offered all-day kindergarten since 1994, but some districts may have to hire more teachers and find more classroom space.
July 17, 2009
Strickland Signs State Budget
After three interim budget agreements, the official state budget was signed Friday afternoon.
Ohio Eyes Highway Ads To Pay For Passenger Rail
The $10 million that Ohio needs to operate a passenger train service linking its major cities would come from fees that restaurants, hotels and gas stations pay to advertise on blue highway exit signs, according to a preliminary proposal filed with the Federal Rail Administration.
May 15, 2009
Ohio Aims To Reform Health Care
The state wants to make health care more affordable and more accessible.
May 06, 2009
Officials Announce $1B In Ohio Business Loans
Huntington Bank and the state of Ohio are joining to provide $1 billion in loans to Ohio businesses struggling amid the credit crunch.
April 27, 2009
NBC 4 Investigates State Overtime
At a time when nearly one in ten Ohioans is unemployed, the State of Ohio continues to pay out millions of dollars in overtime to its employees.
April 24, 2009
State Lowers Reimbursement Rate
WHERE IT STANDS: The state is making a cost-cutting move after an NBC 4 analysis found the state has been overpaying state employees for expenses.
April 10, 2009
Man With Urine Fetish To Report To Jail
NBC 4 UPDATE: A man with a urine fetish is set to begin serving his 60-day jail sentence next week.
April 08, 2009
State Reaches Contract Agreement With Employees
When Gov. Ted Strickland announced budget cuts, many state agencies were affected as part of the effort to keep Ohio afloat.
March 25, 2009
Bodily Fluids Bill Passes Committee
A story that outraged many Central Ohioans is now raising serious questions about penalties and the law.
March 12, 2009
Are State Employees Taking Taxpayers For A Ride?
When a state government worker drives their own car on the job, the state reimburses them.
March 10, 2009
Primary Seatbelt Law Could Mean More Money
Ohio drivers may soon need to buckle up or face paying a hefty fine.

