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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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| Governor uses popular attraction to sign bill that could expand tourism funding. |
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By Karen Kasler - July 5, 2012 |
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A popular tourist attraction was the backdrop for the ceremonial signing of a bill that changes Ohio's tourism agency today. Gov. John Kasich stood before a crowd at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland to put his signature on a bill creating TourismOhio, a five-year pilot program that Kasich says will help build the state's fourth largest industry - tourism. |
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Gov. John Kasich (:09) 
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| The bill creates a dedicated funding source for tourism by funding it with sales taxes collected as a result of growth in tourism. The changes to the tourism agency were part of a bill that makes many changes to the state development department – the makeover of that entity started last year with the creation of the public-private partnership called JobsOhio. |
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