Regional Features: Archive by Date

June 2011

Photo Voter ID Plan Stripped From Senate Bill At Last Minute, But Debate Continues
Posted Wednesday, June 22
Controversial provision has been put on the shelf for now.

Four Communities Consider Merging
Posted Wednesday, June 22
Pepper Pike, Moreland Hills, Woodmere and Orange Village are exploring the possibility.

Parade Planned For Those Seeking Collective Bargaining Referendum
Posted Wednesday, June 22
Columbus parade will coincide with turning in of petition signatures.

Changing Gears: tackling illiteracy in Chicago
Posted Wednesday, June 22
In Chicago, literacy rates are pretty grim. More than one in three adults cannot read well enough to fill out a job application.

NEO Finds Bottom Of Brookings List
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Brookings says the recovery is strong, but with so far to come back, the overall numbers are sill poor.

Republicans And Ohio Attorney General Like New Bill Changing Consumer Protection Law
Posted Tuesday, June 21
DeWine is backing bill that would make changes to Ohio's consumer sales practices law.

Ohio Senate Now Considering Photo ID In Bill
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Opponents say bill would keep low income voters from ballots and increase mail fraud.

Progress, Cuts, Mark FitzGerald Administration
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Ed FitzGerald looks back at first six months, talks about job reductions in government.

No Evidence Of Fracking Fraud, Attorney General Says
Posted Tuesday, June 21
State Attorney General responds to complaints of Ohio environmental groups.

Foster Child Notification Mandate Is Watered Down
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Mandate would notify neighborhoods when a foster child with a troubled backround moves in.

No Evidence Of Special Deals For OSU Players, BMV Says
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Report follows investigation into football players receiving improper benefits.

Tuesday Checkup: 1 million Ohioans will be added to Medicaid rolls
Posted Tuesday, June 21
Thanks to the healthcare law 16 million more Americans will be eligible for medicaid, but who's going to pick up the bill?

Insurance Expenditures May Cause Increases
Posted Monday, June 20
The storms that hit in May are among the most costly in the state's recent history.

Brown Says Country Owes Returning Vets More
Posted Monday, June 20
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown was on the campus of CSU Monday talking up a bill that would do more to help veterans find jobs.

Pa’s Fracking Waste Becomes Ohio’s Headache
Posted Monday, June 20
Ohio takes increased fees and claims chemical laden water is safely stored underground.

Ohio Wind Manufacturing On Growth Trajectory
Posted Monday, June 20
Ohio's wind energy industry has been gaining momentum, and this month was given an additional boost:

NASA Looks to Northeast Ohio for Space Station Projects
Posted Friday, June 17
NASA's message to businesses and universities: We want to put your experiments in space.

Push for Collective Bargaining Referendum Moves Forward
Posted Friday, June 17
Collective bargaining bill opponents say they have more than enough signatures to put the referendum on the ballot.

After 15-Month Drop, Unemployment Holds Steady
Posted Friday, June 17
The jobless rate didn't change from April to May, but officials say they're not worried.

Governor’s Casino Deal Attacked From Multiple Fronts
Posted Friday, June 17
The deal with the developer of gambling casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati is coming under fire from groups on the left and right.

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