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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 May Crack Down on Careless Parents. |
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By Bill Cohen - July 2, 2003 |
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If some Ohio judges and legislators have their way, parents who endanger their children by locking them inside cars when it’s very hot or very cold will spend more time in jail. State Representative Jim Hughes has just introduced a bill to crack down on careless parents. In an interview with Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen, Hughes notes that one juvenile judge is dealing with several examples, just in the Columbus area alone. Hughes notes that researchers for General Motors have compiled a scary statistic --- since 1996, 150 children have died after being left alone in cars and trucks in very hot weather. |
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Jim Hughes
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