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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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| One Republican state senator sides against budget, saying it doesn't go far enough. |
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By Bill Cohen - June 2, 2005 |
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The dust is still settling from a long and bitter debate Wednesday night in the Ohio senate over a new two year state budget. During the six hours of verbal sparring, minority Democrats charged the 51-billion-dollar tax and spending package was too conservative because it slashed taxes, especially for the wealthy, and didn’t spend enough on schools, universities, and programs for the poor and elderly. Majority Republicans declared the package was right on target, keeping government growth under control and cutting taxes in the long run to attract new businesses and their jobs. But one state senator didn’t belong to either of those two camps. He declared the massive spending blueprint was too big and didn’t really cut taxes at all. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has his story. |
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Bill Cohen reports (1:39) 
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