Regional Features: Archive by Date

December 2011

Lawmakers Consider Bill Repealing Capital Punishment
Posted Wednesday, December 14
There was unusual and emotional testimony Wednesday, calling on Ohio to wipe out its death penalty.

Changing Gears: Illinois Fights Back
Posted Wednesday, December 14
Illinois responds to keep Sears from potentially moving to Ohio.

State Representative Gets Federal Support For Texting Bill
Posted Tuesday, December 13
The author of a legislative proposal to ban texting-while-driving in Ohio says her bill is getting a big boost.

Kasich Cautious With Federal Health Insurance Law Preparations
Posted Tuesday, December 13
There are still questions about what Ohio is doing to prepare if the federal health insurance law takes effect as scheduled in 2014.

Legislators Near Passage Of Historical Document Bill
Posted Tuesday, December 13
Legislators are close to final passage of a bill that would require schools to focus more of their classes on historical documents.

Kasich Says There Will Be No Bidding War For Sears
Posted Tuesday, December 13
Ohio had offered Sears 400 million dollars in incentives, but Kasich said there’s no chance the state will get involved in a bidding war.

“Heartbeat Bill” Will Undergo Change
Posted Tuesday, December 13
Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports an Ohio Senate committee continues to hear testimony on the “heartbeat bill.”

Tuesday Check Up: Reducing Re-admissions
Posted Tuesday, December 13
Area seniors will soon be able to rehabilitate better at home, after a hospital discharge.

Redistricting Report Raises Questions About Process
Posted Monday, December 12
A group that has been critical of the congressional and legislative redistricting maps says politics contributed to the process.

Kasich Voices Concern About New Welfare Bill
Posted Monday, December 12
A bill that would require people receiving cash assistance from the state to submit to drug tests has a lot of critics.

State Representative Proposes Changes To Voucher Expansion Plan
Posted Monday, December 12
Republicans have been looking at a plan that would allow even more parents to get government vouchers for tuition at private schools.

Legislative Committees Busy With Last-Minute Activity
Posted Monday, December 12
Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports Ohio legislators are hoping voting sessions this coming week will be the last ones of the year.

Auto Plants Not Gone, Not Forgotten
Posted Monday, December 12
Research shows almost half othe auto plants closed the last thirty years have been repurposed.

Economic Woes Aren’t Necessarily Crashing The Holiday Party
Posted Monday, December 12
A survey shows that most businesses will go ahead with an official festive gathering this season, even if times are still tough.

StateImpact Ohio: Despite Concerns Around Testing, Exams Are Here to Stay
Posted Friday, December 9
The Ohio Department of Education is working on improving the ways it tests students.

Policy Think Tanks Attempt To Bridge Partisan Differences At Conference
Posted Friday, December 9
Hundreds of current and former political observers, lobbyists and lawmakers opened a dialog, but whether it will last is an open question.

Experts Analyze GOP Infighting
Posted Friday, December 9
Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler sought out some experts to dig into what might be happening within the Ohio GOP.

State Troopers Make Major Bath Salt Bust
Posted Friday, December 9
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has made another big drug bust – the second this week. Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports.

Ohio Senators React To Defeat Of Cordray Appointment
Posted Thursday, December 8
The U.S. Senate blocked the confirmation of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the Consume Financial Protection Bureau.

Nearly Half of Closed U.S. Auto Plants Find New Life
Posted Thursday, December 8
A study of plants closed in the last 30 years surprised even the authors, but employment at re-purposed facilities isn't what it was.

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