| Story Archive - February, 2007 |
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| Feb 1, 2007 |
| • First poll since Strickland took office shows some voters approve, but others are undecided |
| • Poll's poor grade on school funding ballot issue teaches activists some lessons |
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| Feb 2, 2007 |
| • Farmers' groups field very different ideas on limiting subsidies for high-income farmers |
| • Federal rules to make sure Medicaid recipients are citizens are snagging legal residents too |
| • One state considers ejecting e-voting machines, like those used in Ohio |
| • Parole board sends unanimous message to killer who was granted a reprieve |
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| Feb 5, 2007 |
| • Advocates suggest changes in Medicaid spending can help seniors and the state |
| • Consumer advocates say frauds can be fizzled by simple skills - reading and sharing |
| • Lawmakers urges crackdown on unlicensed pharmacy "techs" after death of toddler |
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| Feb 6, 2007 |
| • New secretary of state asks Republican auditor to examine her office's books |
| • Speaker gives new governor good reviews so far |
| • Speaker says proposal to lengthen lawmakers' terms might not have much traction |
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| Feb 7, 2007 |
| • Group opposing porn shops and topless bars puts lawmakers on the clock |
| • QuitLine operators expect smoking ban to puff up numbers of smokers trying to quit |
| • School funding issue passes ballot regulators - now signature gathering begins |
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| Feb 8, 2007 |
| • Brilliant minds who made life easier become "hall of famers" |
| • Governor sets the date for his first big speech since his inauguration |
| • Schools adapting to law allowing display of "God"-related mottos |
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| Feb 9, 2007 |
| • Fund set up to help ever-increasing numbers of Ohioans facing foreclosure |
| • Here's a change - the state may owe you some money |
| • Lobbyist among those in the running to join state's utility regulators board |
| • Report says fewer kids are in foster care, and more foster kids are being adopted |
| • State history museum hopes new exhibit will score with sports fans and history buffs alike |
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| Feb 12, 2007 |
| • Decade-long project tries to revive southeastern Ohio river |
| • Governor considering cashing in billions in tobacco settlement bonds |
| • ODOT says this winter isn't as bad as last year's - but that could change quickly |
| • Ohio in the bottom tier in one category - and this time, it's good news |
| • Speaker says change in how bills are introduced will encourage bipartisanship |
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| Feb 13, 2007 |
| • Governor gives advice on how to weather big winter storm |
| • Late winter storms blow through Ohio, shutting down some parts of the state |
| • Republicans blast school funding ballot issue, saying they have evidence it will cost billions |
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| Feb 14, 2007 |
| • Lottery officials don't want to take a chance on lowering jackpots |
| • Strickland said he won't hike taxes, but may end some tax breaks |
| • Valentine's Day snowstorm brings some heart-breaking news to kids - a longer school year |
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| Feb 15, 2007 |
| • After the snow ends, questions pile up from homeowners on whether or not to shovel |
| • Republican lawmakers and Democratic governor battle over plan to kill the "death tax" |
| • Strickland says Ohioans have sacrificed enough, and don't need to accept Iraqi refugees |
| • Strickland says road improvement fund is speeding toward bankruptcy |
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| Feb 16, 2007 |
| • Capitol Hill Democrats and Republicans wage verbal war over resolution on Iraqi troop surge |
| • Lawmakers propose committing sex offenders to hospitals after they serve prison time |
| • Winter snow storms bring blizzard of claims to insurance companies |
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| Feb 19, 2007 |
| • Group says Ohioans need to learn more about math and science - and about why they're important |
| • Ohio tries to stop the gypsy moth, while realizing that may be impossible |
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| Feb 20, 2007 |
| • Governor and lawmakers agree on item at top of agenda, but disagree on how to deal with it |
| • Some traditional birds of spring might not make it through this Ohio winter |
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| Feb 21, 2007 |
| • First SOS directive demands board of elections chiefs have education or experience |
| • Governor ramps up interest in his upcoming budget by talking up potholes in ODOT spending |
| • Legislators put bill to insure more low-income kids into "priority" list |
| • Tax deducation for parents of college kids leading the class of bills in the Senate |
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| Feb 22, 2007 |
| • Governor says talks with "green" coal companies could bring big projects to Ohio |
| • Numbers of payday lenders soar, as critics blast them for preying on the needy |
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| Feb 23, 2007 |
| • Governor likes cervical cancer vaccine, but some parents don't |
| • Great Lakes water deal being signed in other states could be delayed in Ohio |
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| Feb 26, 2007 |
| • Century-old department store cleaned up to create "green" jewel |
| • Lawmakers get to work on bills about drunk driving, road projects, and the "death tax |
| • Ohioans can give a portion of their refund to help injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan |
| • Strickland hopes to talk about National Guard at White House meeting |
| • Weekend explosion in southeast Ohio forces homeowners out into the cold |
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| Feb 27, 2007 |
| • Attorney General's task force, paid for with fees, to go after predatory lenders |
| • Bill targeting paddling in schools could keep parents from using corporal punishment at home |
| • Opponents are fuming over smoking ban rules, but proponents are fired up too |
| • Repeat drunk driver behind bars - for a long time |
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| Feb 28, 2007 |
| • Lawmakers try again to tag sex offenders with special, easy-to-notice license plates |
| • ODOT workers busted for allegedly cruising the net looking for porn |
| • Ohioans don't favor getting rid of term limits, but are willing to stretch some rules |
| • Poll shows Ohioans united in their support for divided government |
| • Proposal hopes to stop repeat drunk driving by punishing drunks and those who lend cars to them |
| • Quality of Ohio's fish is floating up toward safer levels |
| • Two decades later, group is still helping southeast Ohioans whip up business |
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