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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.
 

Environmentalists warn fracking problems in other states could come here - even on state lands.
By Bill Cohen - April 26, 2011
Some Ohio environmental activists are calling for a one year moratorium on a new method, used to extract natural gas from underground shale. "Fracking" involves pumping huge amounts of water into the ground to crack the rock and release the fuel. The Ohio activists are worried if it’s used here, problems reported in other states could repeat themselves. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.
Bill Cohen reports (3:59)


 
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