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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Oversight bill backed by auditor gets through both chambers, but a veto is possible. |
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By Bill Cohen - October 31, 2007 |
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The Ohio Senate has okayed a House-passed measure that's supposed to strengthen the power of auditors who monitor government agencies to make sure money is spent properly. Senator Gary Cates says this new kind of oversight could have prevented the kind of scandal that erupted at the Bureau of Workers Compensation, the scandal known as Coingate.
In the Coingate scandal, an auditor within the B.W.C. had warned there was the possibility of misspending, but his warning was ignored by higher-ups within the agency. Under the proposed new auditing method, internal auditors would send their reports to a separate agency -- the Office of Budget and Management. |
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Sen. Gary Cates (R-West Chester) (:13) 
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