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Ohio eyes new blood-alcohol devices (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio plans to spend .4 million to give authorities new blood-alcohol devices that are the subject of legal challenges in other states questioning whether the machines are reliable.

Condemned Ohio killer asks high court for delay (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio death row inmate has asked the governor and the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution scheduled for Wednesday. Gregory Bryant-Bey says he was denied adequate legal representation at his clemency hearing last month.

Governor denies Ohio killer’s clemency request (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has denied a request for clemency by a condemned killer awaiting execution Wednesday.

Governor denies Ohio killer’s clemency request (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court was considering Tuesday whether to postpone Wednesday’s scheduled execution of an Ohio death row inmate who killed a collectibles store owner in 1992.

Siemens to close Ohio center, cutting 118 jobs (Boston Herald)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will shut down a distribution center in Columbus by June, cutting 118 jobs. Siemens spokesman Michael…

Fitch Rates Columbus City School District, Ohio’s $16MM GOs ‘AA’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA’ rating to the Columbus City School District, Ohio’s .0 million school facilities construction and improvement bonds , series 2008. The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation the week of November 24.

Storm dumps snow, makes a mess of Ohio roads (Port Clinton News Herald)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Crashes have littered icy roads and schools are delayed throughout much of Ohio as winter makes an extended early visit.

Storm dumps snow, makes a mess of Ohio roads (Local 12 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Crashes have littered icy roads and schools are delayed throughout much of Ohio as winter makes an extended early visit. Snow has been heaviest in northeast Ohio, where a lake effect snow advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Siemens to close Ohio center, cutting 118 jobs (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it will shut down a distribution center in Columbus by June, cutting 118 jobs.

Judge accepts lawsuit in Ohio congressional race (The Toledo Blade)

Monday, November 17th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge in Columbus says he′ll decided whether to issue a temporary order that stops the counting of provisional ballots in a tight congressional race. U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley declined Monday to send the case back to the Ohio Supreme Court, saying the case belongs in federal court. Supporters of Republican Steve Stivers filed the lawsuit last week. At issue …