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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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| Numbers of overweight and obese Ohioans are growing dramatically. |
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By Jo Ingles - March 31, 2009 |
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A new study by the Ohio Health Department calls obesity an "epidemic" in Ohio. Kristopher Weiss speaks for the agency. |
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Kristopher Weiss (:35) 
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| The health department report labels Ohio as the 17th heaviest state in the nation. It calls for government agencies, employers, schools, and parents to encourage more healthy eating habits. |
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