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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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| Advocates for Poor Say Giving is Down Because of September 11. |
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November 8, 2001 |
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Advocates for the poor are saying unprecedented donations to September 11th relief funds mean many people don't have the money to donate to other charities. The impact? Agencies will face a difficult winter, trying to help people newly unemployed or underemployed as a result of the sagging economy. Lisa Hamler Podolski - director of the Ohio association of Second Harvest Foodbanks says sometmes it feels like there's a funding torpedo that will hit human services agencies this winter. |
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Lisa Hamler Podolski (0:30) 
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| Podolski insists, this is the first time Ohio has entered a recession without a safety net for the poorest of the poor. In fact, advocates say more than 13,000 Ohioans are about to fall through the cracks - because they've run out of welfare and unemployment benefits - and will likely be the first to be laid off if the economy becomes worse. |
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