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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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| Top Democrats celebrate signing of stimulus package, and the money it will bring to Ohio. |
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By Karen Kasler - February 18, 2009 |
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Gov. Ted Strickland and US Sen. Sherrod Brown are cheering the federal stimulus package. The Democrats appeared together before a roundtable discussion on health care policy in Columbus. Strickland says Ohio will get $8.2 billion from the package signed yesterday, which he called the right investment at the right time to jumpstart the economy.
Strickland has appointed an infrastructure czar to oversee how the money will be used. Some Republican lawmakers have raised questions about that, and a bill that's been called a priority in the Ohio Senate would spell out guidelines for spending the money.
Some Republican lawmakers had raised concerns, and a bill has been proposed in the Ohio Senate to spell out guidelines for spending the money. The governor says his office is in talks with those lawmakers on that issue.
Strickland also praised Brown, who was flown back from his mother's wake to cast the final vote for the package in the Senate. |
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Gov. Ted Strickland (:17) 
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Gov. Ted Strickland (:18)
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