| Story Archive - January, 2010 |
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| Jan 4, 2010 |
| • Angry riders pull out all the stops at Cleveland transit agency hearing |
| • Cleveland Orchestra may be preparing for noteworthy performance - or strike |
| • Contest for newly-created Cuyahoga County administrator job already looks intense |
| • Fire officials concerned about deadly start to 2010 |
| • Some state pension funds hurting when it comes to paying health care costs |
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| Jan 5, 2010 |
| • Conservative group prepares to post database showing spending by school districts |
| • Inspector General says mayor misused state time and his position |
| • Senate leaders look back on budget struggles of last year, look ahead to politics of 2010 |
| • State sets up website to get out word about Census - and about thousands of jobs that are available |
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| Jan 6, 2010 |
| • Drug agent's trial could change the way feds deal with confidential informants |
| • Lobbyists turned over to AG for not registering - and he says it won't be the last time |
| • New head of Ohio State Highway Patrol sworn in, promising more cooperation |
| • Orchestra may fall silent soon, as talks between union and management hit sour note |
| • Troubled Cleveland schools plan massive plan to turn district around |
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| Jan 7, 2010 |
| • Deaths on Ohio roadways hit a new low in 2009 |
| • Former school official learns he's in trouble in one county and is under examination in another |
| • Toledo killer becomes second person ever to be executed via single-drug method |
| • Troopers investigating crash that killed four on freeway during Thursday's snowstorm |
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| Jan 8, 2010 |
| • Colorful and controversial ex-congressman and ex-convict plans another run for office |
| • Corn growers say farmers are working to fight growing concerns about climate change |
| • ODOT speeds into the social networking world, urging Ohioans to follow on Twitter |
| • This week's snowstorm has ODOT urging motorists to review winter driving tips |
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| Jan 11, 2010 |
| • Lawmakers mark one-year anniversary of human trafficking law by demanding more be done |
| • State agency reminds Ohioans that the numbers show they can fight insurers and win |
| • Troopers make a big hit, dragging in hundreds of pounds of pot |
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| Jan 12, 2010 |
| • Bill to temporarily halt foreclosures moves to Senate committee, but may not get far |
| • Group encouraging regionalism says it's unified behind a few bills at the Statehouse |
| • Last year's income tax cut was rolled back - and some say it's rolled away for good |
| • Ohio asks for more H1N1 vaccine as more are encouraged to get their shots |
| • Republican candidate for governor starting election year by blasting Strickland on jobs and taxes |
| • Speaker says goverment should help struggling small businesses - though the state is in trouble too |
| • US Supreme Court makes call on whether neo-Nazi who killed three at Cleveland State should die |
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| Jan 13, 2010 |
| • Ex-candidate for governor now campaigning to use turnpike and lottery to raise scholarship money |
| • GOP candidate for governor planning to make history as well as headlines with major announcement |
| • Humanitarian agencies from Ohio and around the world rushing to help in Haiti |
| • Lawmakers show signs of putting "no texting while driving" bill on the fast track |
| • Parole board recommends against mercy for convicted killer set to die next month |
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| Jan 14, 2010 |
| • AG says those who'd donate to Haiti quake relief should check out charities first |
| • Officials willl try to keep one corner of Ohio clear of tree-killing beetle, but aren't confident |
| • Republican gubernatorial candidate confirms running mate - and shakes up GOP ballot |
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| Jan 15, 2010 |
| • Cantankerous, colorful congressman is unpredictable and unreserved - and ready to run again |
| • Ohio may soon take a chance on big money game being played in several other states |
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| Jan 18, 2010 |
| • Company's expansion announcement gives Strickland opportunity to hit campaign trail |
| • Governor says he'll make long-awaited and widely-rumored running mate introduction Tuesday |
| • Once again, kids of all ages shine in annual Martin Luther King Jr. oratory contest |
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| Jan 19, 2010 |
| • Air park once home to DHL - and thousands of jobs - gets new lease on life |
| • Casino developers will go back to the ballot again to take a chance on changing their four-city plan |
| • Governor's race is underway, with both candidates and their running mates officially officially in |
| • Just one day after walkout, musicians in Cleveland strike a deal |
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| Jan 20, 2010 |
| • Democrat quashes questions about whether she'll stay in a critical race by filing official paperwork |
| • Homeowners living along Lake Erie say state is hassling them - and stress it could happen anywhere |
| • President plans visit to northeast Ohio - and people who live there have plenty to tell him |
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| Jan 21, 2010 |
| • Advocates fear budget crunch could put state foreclosure counselors out of business in Ohio |
| • As northeast Ohio businesses try to recover in this economy, so do people who run them |
| • Freshman representative shakes up auditor's race, now that incumbent is out of it |
| • Governor moves up State of the State speech to avoid conflict with Obama's annual address |
| • Medical experts stand ready to take off if needed in wake of quake |
| • National attention turns from key Republican win in Massachusetts to President's visit to Ohio |
| • Small businesses speak out on what they hope President Obama will see in northeast Ohio |
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| Jan 22, 2010 |
| • Obama talks up job creation, takes on health care questions in northeast Ohio visit |
| • Secretary of State says she's fixed problems in voter database that got her sued |
| • Thousands may get hit with late fees they don't expect when renewing car tags |
| • Unemployment rate goes up again, as job seekers grow more frustrated and worried |
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| Jan 25, 2010 |
| • Governor's speech tops this week's agenda, but lawmakers have other items to address too |
| • Republican challenger leading Democratic incumbent in first governor's race poll of 2010 |
| • Republican prosecutor quits AG race and shakes up contest for auditor |
| • Strickland faces tough circumstances, tough crowd for State of the State speech |
| • Supreme Court decision on campaign spending by corporations and unions wlil have an impact in Ohio |
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| Jan 26, 2010 |
| • Governor proposes big programs with little money in annual speech |
| • Political expert says governor was right on in focusing on jobs in his speech |
| • Reaction to State of the State speech is mixed but predictably along party lines |
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| Jan 27, 2010 |
| • Casino relocation issue goes to May ballot, but not without an attempt to change it too |
| • Debate rages on whether programs in State of the State speech are needed or just repackaged |
| • GOP challenger blasts Democratic governor's annual speech in online video |
| • Governor blasts Senate Republicans for chopping nearly half of Third Frontier funding |
| • Ohio Supreme Court rules law on obscenity, minors and message boards is constitutional |
| • Supreme Court's ruling on campaign spending could have big impact in even small races |
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| Jan 28, 2010 |
| • 3-C rail plans back on track thanks to federal dollars, but critics say it may derail state's budget |
| • Governor does as promised, asks feds for more stimulus dollars to help with Ohio's budget hole |
| • Group that wants Ohioans to vote on slots fall short in petition drive, but will get another chance |
| • Lawmakers from both parties team up on bill to close legal holes in domestic violence laws |
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| Jan 29, 2010 |
| • Govenor spins his "hubs" regional economies proposal in Dayton |
| • Officeholders admit partisanship plays a role in how politicians do their jobs |
| • Ohioans are missing millions in federal tax credit, so state reaches out with free help |
| • Third Frontier chopped in half, so Governor and Senate will have to bargain to make ballot |
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