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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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| State Experiments With High Tech Way
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By Bill Cohen - January 30, 2004 |
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Ohioans who receive child support payments may soon have a new way of collecting the money. Instead of being sent a check, they may choose to get the money with a debit card. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services plans to experiment with the new program, starting in May, in six counties –- Clermont, Fairfield, Franklin, Greene, Holmes, and Richland. John Allen speaks for the agency, and he talked with Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen about the likely advantages of the switch. The agency figures if 60 per cent of the child support recipients decide to switch from a check to a debit card, the state could save $2.5 million a year. |
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Interview
with John Allen
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