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This week on "The State of Ohio": The budget is on its way to a committee that will hammer out the differences before the end of the month deadline. But there are serious issues on both sides that could slow down the talks. A billion dollars is headed back to Ohio employers who paid into the states Bureau of Workers' Comp program. But a critic says the BWC has an outstanding bill that remains unpaid. And more on how Ohio's poorest people are surviving the rising costs of a basic existence.
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| House members shock consumer advocates with their plans for the energy bill. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 10, 2008 |
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Last year, state senators okayed a proposal they said would keep Ohio electricity bills from skyrocketing. By a vote of 32-0, senators approved a bill to keep government price controls on electricity, instead of letting prices float in a free market, starting next year. Now, though, some key leaders in the Ohio House are declaring they want to change that measure, so that the free market approach is still a big option. Some consumer advocates are worried about that. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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Bill Cohen reports (3:55) 
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