A small city that is a hub for Appalachian artists is coming to grips with its stake in President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package.

ODOT stimulus funds help to maintain jobs and rehire laid off workers.

Government cheese is back, in a big way. More than four million pounds of cheese are headed to American food pantries and soup kitchens thanks to stimulus program spending.

State Auditor Mary Taylor says Gov. Ted Strickland has handed over Ohio’s financial statements, which had become a source of political conflict.

It’s not easy to make a splash when you’re the state auditor. But Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor did just that last week.

Gov. Ted Strickland’s use of federal stimulus money and other one-time sources of cash to balance the upcoming two-year budget would leave an $8 billion hole to fill in the following two years, Ohio’s Republican auditor said Thursday.

The federal government announces $44 billion in stimulus money is now available for states and schools.