| Story Archive - June, 2007 |
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| Jun 1, 2007 |
| • Bill designed to promote choice and reduce abortions introduced at the Statehouse |
| • Ohio joins website that hopes to link people with missing money |
| • Secretary of State wants money back from bonuses awarded by former SOS Blackwell |
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| Jun 4, 2007 |
| • AG says he's recovered nearly a half-million dollars for workers paid illegal wages |
| • Bar owners band together to try to stub out the state's new smoking ban |
| • GOP leaders in the Senate say they'll push for a tuition freeze for two years |
| • Lawmakers plan to deal with bill on investments in two controversial nations |
| • Truck inspectors hitting the road this week to look over vehicles around the country |
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| Jun 5, 2007 |
| • Future auto engineers from two Ohio colleges competing to make more efficient SUV |
| • GOP senators say they'll spend more on higher education - but where will they get the money? |
| • House declines to pass Iran/Sudan divestment bill, but leans on pension funds to do it |
| • Justices to decide if woman can sue archdiocese for "forcing" her to give up her child 40 years ago |
| • Numbers of loan officers drop dramatically after crackdown on predatory lending |
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| Jun 6, 2007 |
| • Battle over "instant racing" machines finds a new front - the radio airwaves |
| • New exhibit in Cleveland rocks out with Buckeye-based music |
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| Jun 7, 2007 |
| • "Dancers for Democracy" and strip club owners start up petition drive to change new law |
| • Pension funds decide to make change lawmakers want - but not immediately |
| • Researchers say Ohio's teachers' retirement fund has big problems ahead |
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| Jun 8, 2007 |
| • AG calls on lawmakers to make a permanent decision about electronic gaming machines |
| • Groups backing school funding issue say they haven't failed - they can still make the ballot |
| • Jet-skiiers are reminded - life jackets are lifesavers, and not just for boaters |
| • Senator pushing cable TV bill angry over allegations that AT&T money is the reason why |
| • Thousands of state employees get bad news from the governor about their paychecks |
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| Jun 11, 2007 |
| • Activists say numbers of poor Ohioans continue to grow |
| • Budget takes top spot on lawmakers' agenda for this week |
| • Cities which operate red light cameras may be required to post signs |
| • Identity theft victims targeted by lawyers get more help from the state |
| • Wife of Columbus mayor resigns under fire as IG investigates her work hours |
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| Jun 12, 2007 |
| • Strickland makes two big decisions involving gambling devices |
| • Two longtime Senators say their colleagues' vote on the budget will be historic |
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| Jun 13, 2007 |
| • Another unanimous vote for the budget, but Senators take their time doing it |
| • Anti-gambling group says plans to keep prizes from electronic machines cheap could be very costly |
| • Cancer patients in clinical trials get extra support under bi-partisan bill |
| • IG's report blasts Lt. Gov. for hiring Columbus mayor's wife, who quit and is now in rehab |
| • New ideas on health care getting attention of state lawmakers around the country, and in Ohio |
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| Jun 14, 2007 |
| • Cable TV bill sails through the House, with few concerns about competition and customer service |
| • For the first time, ethics panel overseeing lawmakers recommends charges against former member |
| • House Speaker says he won't take a chance on idea limiting prizes at electronic machines |
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| Jun 15, 2007 |
| • Ambulance company accused of rushing to profit and overbilling state |
| • Every state worker could be at risk for ID fraud after the theft of device from an intern's car |
| • Ohio still a leader in a category no one wants to dominate - foreclosures |
| • Ohio's jobless rate shows no movement, but suggests a trend is continuing |
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| Jun 17, 2007 |
| • Much more sensitive information on stolen data device than officials may have expected |
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| Jun 18, 2007 |
| • Big events bring excitement to two normally quiet little cities |
| • Budget issues top state lawmakers agenda, but they'll also discuss healthy school food and cocaine |
| • Sisters try to block the release of their mother's murderer - their father and stepfather |
| • State signs its troopers to a three year contract |
| • Theft of data device containing info on state employees costs state $730,000 - so far |
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| Jun 19, 2007 |
| • Bill to stop "doctor shopping" on high speed through the House, now headed to Senate |
| • Hundreds of differences between budgets send spending plan to conference commitee |
| • State employees say they're not panicked, but have lots of questions after data device theft |
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| Jun 20, 2007 |
| • Computer expert hired in wake of data device theft says Ohioans need to get serious about security |
| • New information found on disk shows hundreds of thousand more Ohioans at risk of ID theft |
| • Repeat offenders could face double prison time under new crime bill |
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| Jun 21, 2007 |
| • Bar owners decide to quit their push to the ballot to change smoking ban |
| • Lawmakers learn budget is $230 million dollars short, and now have to consider cuts |
| • Ohioans on lake lean on governor to stop what they say is the erosion of their land-owning rights |
| • Restauranteur and farmers' friend Bob Evans dies in Cleveland |
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| Jun 22, 2007 |
| • Activists file lawsuit against ad that targeted Supreme Court candidate seven years ago |
| • Anti-gambling forces split over critical issue - electronic games popping up around Ohio |
| • EPA considering tougher new standards for clean air, which could have impact in Ohio |
| • Lawmakers try to persuade governor to keep special education vouchers with unique meeting |
| • Two Ohioan lawmakers part of new breed called "Blue Dog Democrats" |
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| Jun 25, 2007 |
| • Another data theft may have exposed more Ohioans to identity fraud |
| • Budget at the top of agenda for lawmakers this week, as the fiscal year ticks closer |
| • Historians turn to feds in their hope to preserve area near Hopewell |
| • Lawmakers hot about teens and "electric beaches" hope to ban the tan |
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| Jun 26, 2007 |
| • Bar owners extinguish ballot issue approach to changing smoking ban, but still want to change it |
| • Bill would boost protection for older kids in cars, but some want to drive home another approach |
| • Monument to fallen Ohio president nears the century mark, plans celebration |
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| Jun 27, 2007 |
| • Nearly all lawmakers vote for budget - but there are hundreds of differences between plans |
| • New "gun" developed in Ohio could help spacecraft survive hits from high-speed "space junk" |
| • Precipitation in the forecast isn't the "million dollar rain" that farmers are hoping for |
| • Seventeen months from the vote, poll shows presidential race in Ohio is a horse race |
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| Jun 28, 2007 |
| • Conservative group blasts governor for spending hundreds of thousands after data theft |
| • Fungus threatens to sour Ohio's cucumber crop |
| • Lawmakers embrace over budget, but governor could still stamp out several items |
| • Mixed reviews on the new budget from education, social services groups |
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| Jun 29, 2007 |
| • "School bus bill" aims to crack down on drivers who shouldn't be behind the wheel with kids on board |
| • Advocates against blindness sound the alarm about Fourth of July fireworks |
| • Anti-tobacco agency gets no money in the budget, but will have new powers to raise some |
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