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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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| Lawmakers approve bill to move money from slots to gambling addiction programs. |
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By Bill Cohen - February 14, 2012 |
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Advocates of addiction treatment programs have won a partial victory at the Ohio Statehouse. Key lawmakers have agreed to set aside money from expanded gambling at race tracks….and use it for anti-addiction programs. An earlier proposed set of rules for the 17,500 slot machines that are soon to be installed at Ohio’s seven tracks included no money for addiction treatment. Minority Democrats pushed for a 2% set-aside, to match the proportion that Ohio’s full-scale gambling casinos will soon pay. Majority Republicans are now agreeing to a 1% set-aside for the slots-at-the-tracks. GOP Rep. Lou Blessing talks about the compromise with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. |
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Rep. Lou Blessing (R-Cincinnati) (:43) 
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| The Ohio House of Representatives is expected to give final approval to the 1% set-aside, when all the rules for the electronic slot machines at race tracks are okayed Wednesday. |
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