Regional Features: Archive by Date
April 2012
Spring Layoffs In Ohio Schools
Posted Wednesday, April 18
StateImpact Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports that means hundreds of teachers around the state will be getting pink slips in coming weeks.
Ohio Lawmakers Plan To Strip Funding For Planned Parenthood
Posted Wednesday, April 18
Democrats in the Ohio legislature are angry about a proposal that’s been slipped into a budget adjustment bill.
Changing Gears: 40 Square Miles
Posted Wednesday, April 18
Is the theory that Detroit is 1/3rd empty based on any truth at all?
Tuesday Check Up: Acupuncture
Posted Tuesday, April 17
A new method of providing acupuncture services is lowering costs for NEO adherents.
Cleveland Catholic Diocese Set to Re-Open 12 Churches
Posted Tuesday, April 17
Diocese has decided not to challenge a Vatican decree to re-establish the shuttered parishes
McCain Suggests Portman For VP
Posted Tuesday, April 17
Senator McCain has a suggestion for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney when it comes to picking a VP – Rob Portman.
Republicans And Democrats Disagree Over New Workers Compensation Bill
Posted Tuesday, April 17
Republicans are pushing for changes in Ohio’s system for helping workers injured on the job while the Democrats think the plan is not ideal.
Dispute Over Provisional Ballots Heads to Ohio Supreme Court
Posted Tuesday, April 17
Democrats in the Ohio legislature say Republicans are playing partisan politics with taxpayer dollars by filing their suit.
Kasich Sanctions Holocaust Memorial At Statehouse
Posted Tuesday, April 17
Governor Kasich gave an update today on the holocaust memorial he promised last year. He says it will be a reality soon.
Senator John McCain Not “Too Moderate” for Josh Mandel
Posted Monday, April 16
U.S. Senate Candidate Josh Mandel brings in more big names, including one GOP Senator often criticized as moderate.
Democrats: Use Surplus State Money To Help Cities And Schools
Posted Monday, April 16
An ideological battle ensues between Democrats and Republicans over what to do with the growing state rainy day fund.
Day To Turn In Unused Prescription Drugs
Posted Monday, April 16
April 28th has been dedicated to be the day to safely dispose off unused prescription medicines, Ohioans are encouraged to participate.
Counties Move To Set Up Land Banks And Fix Blight
Posted Monday, April 16
A growing number of local governments are working to set up land banks in order to eventually raze or fix up abandoned homes.
Recession Era Not Necessarily Kind To Debt Collectors
Posted Monday, April 16
While business spiked during the recent economic downturn, collectors still struggled to recover owed revenues.
Mandel To Get Fundraising Help From NJ Governor Christie
Posted Sunday, April 15
Republican State Treasurer Josh Mandel hopes to unseat Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in November.
Former State Republican Chairman Retakes Post
Posted Friday, April 13
Former long time Chairman Bob Bennett was officially been sworn in to the post, following Kevin Dewine's resignation under pressure.
StateImpact Ohio: Democratic Mayors and Teachers Unions Clash Nationwide
Posted Friday, April 13
It's not unusual for Democratic mayors to clash with their teachers unions these days.
StateImpact Ohio: Jackson, Teachers Union Reach a Deal on Cleveland Plan
Posted Friday, April 13
After weeks of talks, Mayor Jackson and the Teachers Union have agreed to a compromise.
Governor Kasich’s Tax Shift Plan Still Alive
Posted Thursday, April 12
House Republicans had put the proposal into limbo, even stripping it out of a larger budget review.
Democratic Party Chairman Redfern Easily Wins Re-election
Posted Thursday, April 12
Chris Redfern survived a challenge from a Lorain County attorney, but he may face difficulty uniting the party.
News Headlines all headlines
Northeast Ohio Headlines
- Tea Party Rallies Against IRS Outside Cincinnati Office The groups from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky came to protest the recent IRS scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status.
GOP’s Grassroots Protest Targets Dems, Competes With Lawnmower Though the Ohio GOP has been dealing with a split among its constituents, it hasn’t forgotten its oldest enemy – the Democrats.- Speed Limit Jumps to 70 MPH on Rural Stretches of Several Highways Sections of Interstates 70, 71, 75, 76, 77 and 90 will increase outside of major metropolitan areas.
New Cleveland Clinic Program Takes Different Approach to Weight Management The sessions use hypnotherapy to explore a person's relationship to food.
Northeast Ohio Jobs Will Spike In Next Decade, Says Regional Business Group Employment projections for Northeast Ohio paint a mixed picture for the coming decade.
NPR Headlines
Idaho Terrorism Suspect Waives Detention Hearing The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov's alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.
Why Oklahomans Don't Like Basements Thanks to a high water table and shifty red clay, basements have a reputation for leaking.
Two Key Candidates Barred From Seeking Iran's Presidency Their exclusion gives establishment-friendly candidates a clear path to the presidency.
The Scramble At Moore Medical Center As The Tornado Hit Nick Stremble, a registered nurse and manager at the hospital, described what he saw Monday.
WATCH: Moore Tornado As Seen From Space Once NOAA realized conditions were ripe for severe weather they put their satellites on overdrive.
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