Archive for May, 2008

Ohio agreement to join Great Lakes water plan stalls again (WCAX-TV Vermont)

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Associated Press - May 30, 2008 3:15 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A plan to remove Ohio as the last roadblock to finishing an agreement among the Great Lakes states to protect their water hits…

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Ohio Senate approves abandoned-homes bill (The Columbus Dispatch)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

More than 4,100 vacant residential properties stain the landscape across Columbus, but city officials hope a bill passed by the Ohio Senate today will help them get those buildings into the hands of new owners.

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Ohio agreement to join Great Lakes water plan stalls again (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A plan to remove Ohio as the last roadblock to finishing an agreement among the Great Lakes states to protect their water ran into a barrier on Thursday _ again.

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Ohio agreement to join Great Lakes water plan stalls again (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A plan to remove Ohio as the last roadblock to an agreement among the Great Lakes states to protect their water has run into a barrier — again.

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Study: Ohio teens are behaving better (WKYC Cleveland)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS – According to the 2007 Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Ohio teenagers are engaging in more healthy behaviors today, compared to 1999 and 2003. 

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Emily’s Law, targeting pharmacy technicians, passes Ohio Senate (WKYC Cleveland)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Senate has unanimously passed SB 203 known as Emily’s Law.  

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Ohio lawmaker resigns amid football ticket investigation (FOX 19 Cincinnati)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

(COLUMBUS, OH) - A state lawmaker from northeast Ohio has resigned amid allegations that he purchased Ohio State football tickets with campaign funds and resold them for a profit.

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Ohio Lawmaker Resigns Amid Football Ticket Investigation (19 Action News Cleveland)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A state lawmaker from northeast Ohio has resigned amid allegations that he purchased Ohio State football tickets with campaign funds and resold them for a profit. State Rep. John

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Ohio Senate OKs $1.57B jobs measure (The Toledo Blade)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a $1.57 billion package to use concrete and research to jump-start the state’s sluggish economy, but not before forbidding use of the money to facilitate human cloning.

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Ohio Democrat’s Chances for Columbus Seat Not Open-and-Shut Case (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The 2006 elections provided major gains for Democrats in Ohio, a partisan swing state that had for years been trending Republican.

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