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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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| Taft veto a victory for cities, a defeat for critics who blasted red-light cameras. |
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By Karen Kasler - January 5, 2007 |
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Governor Bob Taft has vetoed a controversial plan to severely restrict cities in their use of cameras to catch speeders and red-light runners. John Mahoney with the Ohio Municipal League says it's a victory for those cities.
Rep. Jim Raussen (R-Cincinnati) was the sponsor of the measure, and also notes the timing of the veto, issued just days before Taft leaves office.
Raussen says the House counsel is looking into whether a veto override is possible, but since the new general assembly has already been sworn in, legal experts have speculated that an override vote is impossible at this point. Raussen says lawmakers are still concerned that cities are using these cameras primarily as revenue generators, and want to address that. Mahoney says cities consider the cameras public safety tools, and want to work with lawmakers on a compromise that allows them to keep operating them. |
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John Mahoney (:17) 
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Rep. Jim Raussen (R-Cincinnati) (:17)
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