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This week on "The State of Ohio": The Senate version of the budget is on its way, with just a few weeks remaining to hammer out differences with the House. Lawmakers try to clarify the state auditor's role with JobsOhio. And we revisit and update two controversial issues from the last year - the abortion debate in Ohio and the state's new exotic animals law and the facility it created.
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| More farmers who want to follow the wind power trend can do so under new law. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 4, 2007 |
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More Ohio farmers may install wind turbines on their land, because Ohio is giving more flexibility to a program that encourages the use of solar and wind energy. At least that's the prediction from environmental groups. Governor Taft has signed into law a bill that allows Ohio's Advanced Energy Fund to hand out more outright grant to landowners, so they can buy the energy-generating equipment. Up till now, most of the money has been given in the form of loans. The fund is continually replenished because every month, Ohio electricity consumers pay nine cents into it. Amy Gomberg is an advocate with the private group Environment Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen asked her if many Ohio farmers are really all that interested in putting up wind turbines.
The new law that tweaks Ohio's alternative energy program is popular with Ohio legislators. They okayed it unanimously in both the Senate and House. |
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Amy Gomberg with Bill Cohen (2:05) 
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