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December 2011

Governor Extends Forgiveness For Overpayments To Food Stamps
Posted Thursday, December 22
Advocates for Ohio’s poor are applauding the move, and at least some are praising Governor Kasich for showing compassion.

It Was A Good Year For… Rain
Posted Thursday, December 22
Record rainfall in four of Ohio's biggest cities increased business for basement waterproofers.

Ohio Prepares for Natural Gas Future
Posted Thursday, December 22
Eastern Ohio as the "Saudi Arabia of the Midwest?" Really?

Ed FitzGerald Reflects On First Year As Cuyahoga County’s First Executive
Posted Wednesday, December 21
For Cuyahoga County government 2011 has been a year of culture change - that's meant greater transparency and an end to corruption

Key Player in Huge NE OH Mortgage Fraud Case Pleads Guilty
Posted Wednesday, December 21
More than two years after being indicted, Uri Gofman pleads guilty in county fraud case

Changing Gears: Bank Branches
Posted Wednesday, December 21
The number of brick-and-mortar bank branches has been declining nationwide.

Pro-Union Group Ponders Next Steps
Posted Tuesday, December 20
We Are Ohio, which spearheaded the effort to repeal Senate Bill 5, still has a supply of cash and lots of voter contacts.

NCAA Delivers Hefty Penalty To OSU Football Program
Posted Tuesday, December 20
The Committee on Infractions says OSU failed to monitor the program, and that former head coach Jim Tressel behaved unethically.

Tuesday Check Up: Holidays, Children, and Colds
Posted Tuesday, December 20
Wintertime makes it easier to catch colds, and simpler still,when the holidays bring you near lots of little kids.

Kasich Claims Success During Year-End Review
Posted Monday, December 19
The Republican Governor says he's taken many steps this year to turn Ohio around . And he says there's more work to be done.

Cleveland Mayor Explains His Vision And Priorities
Posted Monday, December 19
Frank Jackson took questions about his administration's policies and initiatives on WCPN's public affairs program, The Sound of Ideas today.

MetroHealth CEO To Step Down
Posted Friday, December 16
The head of Cuyahoga County's Metrohealth Medical Center, Mark Moran, told the Board of Directors that he won't be renewing his contract.

Ohio’s Jobless Rate Declines - This Time Significantly
Posted Friday, December 16
New figures, just released, peg the November jobless rate at 8.5 per cent, down 5-tenths of a per cent from October.

It Was a Good Year for…County Recorders
Posted Friday, December 16
Growth in oil & gas meant a boom in mineral leases and work for the offices that file them

Dems Want Redistricting Oversight
Posted Friday, December 16
Democrats are asking the state's legislative inspector general to take a look at redistricting process.

Students Turn To Tech Ed For Short Pathway To A Paycheck
Posted Thursday, December 15
In the down ecnomy, enrollment at vocational schools around Ohio and the nation is on the rise.

State Union Employees Ratify 3-Year Contract Extension
Posted Thursday, December 15
Ohio’s largest labor union representing 32,000 state employees has just given final approval to a three year contract extension.

Legislators Come Together, As Will Primaries
Posted Thursday, December 15
Ohio lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a new Congressional districts map, and sole date for statewide primary.

Judge Announces Obese Boy To Be Relocated
Posted Wednesday, December 14
In a hearing at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center, an obese child is removed from foster care, but not yet returned to his mother.

Ohio Senate Puts Abortion Bill On Hold
Posted Wednesday, December 14
The Senate President has suspended hearings until further notice.

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