Regional Features: Archive by Date

September 2009

House Republicans Unveil Series Of Proposals To Spur Economic Development
Posted Monday, September 21
A group of Ohio House Republicans has compiled a cluster of 10 bills they say will make Ohio more competitive and business-friendly.

Voinovich Believes Bipartisan Health Care Bill Still Possible
Posted Monday, September 21
Senator George Voinovich says he likes much of what the Democrats have put into a health care proposal, but he won't support increasing the deficit.

University of Toledo Takes Bold Step To Increase Diversity On Its Campus
Posted Monday, September 21
Special scholarship guarantees any student who qualifies free tuition.

Broom Can’t Die When Strickland Chooses
Posted Friday, September 18
Broom was convicted of killing a 14 year old Cleveland girl in 1984.

Hoffa, Local Teamsters Sue Continental Airlines
Posted Friday, September 18
The 1.4 million member national union has 80,000 participants in Ohio.

Unique Commutes: great friends but political foes.
Posted Friday, September 18
Two friends who carpool from Akron to Cleveland agree on many things, but politics is not one of them.

Big Players in County Reform Trade Barbs at CSU
Posted Friday, September 18
All three sides of the complex debate met at the Levin School.

Supreme Court Rules Grocers Must Pay Commercial Activities Tax
Posted Thursday, September 17
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled it is legal for the state to collect taxes from grocers, even if some of their profits come from food sales.

Supreme Court Rules Against Grocers
Posted Thursday, September 17
Grocery taxes equate to $188 millon of the state budget.

Price of Ohioans Health Care Premiums Growing Seven Times Faster Than Their Paychecks
Posted Thursday, September 17
A study by a nonprofit advocacy group for health care consumers says Ohioans health care costs have grown over 84 percent since the year 2000.

Death Row Inmate Gets One Week Reprieve After Failed Execution Attempt
Posted Thursday, September 17
Rommell Broom was sentenced to die for the killing of a 14 year old girl in East Cleveland in 1984.

Contentious County Reform Issue to be Tackled at CSU Forum
Posted Wednesday, September 16
The debate is getting heated, and the major players will be at an event tonight.

Help Wanted: How About the Army, or Peace Corps?
Posted Wednesday, September 16
Unemployment is up, and so is interest in the armed forces and service opportunities like the Peace Corps.

First Energy Gives $3.7M to Summit Co Towns; Akron Says Money Keeping Police/Fire Units at Work
Posted Wednesday, September 16
Akron-based First Energy Corporation gave $3.7 M million in grants to Summit County governments in exchange for six-year aggregation contracts.

Cleveland Clinic Proposes Opening Center in Las Vegas
Posted Wednesday, September 16
ideastream®'s Eric Wellman speaks with Chris Seper of MedCity news about the Clinic's expanding brand.

Flats East Bank Project Starting Up Again
Posted Tuesday, September 15
The stalled Flats East Bank project has found new funding, will start construction in the spring.

Help Wanted: The Ripple Effects of One Man’s Job Loss
Posted Tuesday, September 15
A layoff can affect the whole community.

President Obama unveils new plan at Lordstown
Posted Tuesday, September 15
President Obama came to Northeast OHio today (Tuesday) to talk aobut economic recovery. The General Motors Assembly plant at Lordstown was his venue.

Strickland gaining popularity
Posted Tuesday, September 15
A new Quinnipiac University Poll shows Governor Strickland's popularity is slightly up

Tuesday Checkup: Reducing overdoses from common painkillers
Posted Tuesday, September 15
FDA panel recommends lowering acceptable dosage of acetaminophen, a common ingredient in painkillers.

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