Regional Features: Archive by Date
November 2012
Flipping Plea Deal Includes Restitution To Cleveland.
Posted Monday, November 26
A Florida man who illegally flipped dozens of homes in Cleveland has agreed to pay the city $250,000 in nuisance abatement costs.
Unless Congress Intervenes, Benefits for Long-Term Unemployed Will Expire
Posted Monday, November 26
At the end of this year, those unemployed longer than 26 weeks will lose their federally funded unemployment insurance.
Dog Rescue Groups Want Changes to Puppy Mill Bill
Posted Monday, November 26
Some dog rescue groups fear the law will regulate them, but won't regulate small for-profit dog breeders.
Cities Cash In On Leasing Land For Drilling
Posted Monday, November 26
Youngstown is the latest to consider potential profits from opening city owned acres to natural gas drilling.
Fewer Road Deaths Reported This Holiday Weekend
Posted Monday, November 26
Although road deaths were down this holiday weekend, troopers are concerned because none of the victims were wearing seat belts.
Cyber Monday Shoppers Still Owe Sales Tax
Posted Monday, November 26
Ohio’s tax commissioner says you still owe sales taxes if you buy goods online or from a catalog.
Desecration Of Famed Serpent Mound May Not Be As Bad As First Feared
Posted Monday, November 26
An investigation by Adams County authorities show minor damage to the site, but historical preservationists are still upset.
Energy Efficiency Advocates Pressure Ohio Lawmakers to Keep Standards High
Posted Sunday, November 25
Advocates say Ohio's current standards help create jobs, but some utilities say green energy programs are too expensive.
Improved Sales Top Retailers’ Holiday Wish Lists
Posted Thursday, November 22
Cleveland-area shops welcome season with hopes, caution.
Keeping the Mentally Ill Out of Jail
Posted Thursday, November 22
Neo-med psychiatrist Mark Munetz changed the way Ohio police deal with the mentally ill.
A German Author’s Lasting Influence On Perceptions Of Native Americans And The Old West
Posted Wednesday, November 21
A century past his death, Karl May's grand visions of native people continues to enthrall Europeans, even if not wholly accurate.
Debate Revived over Banning Gambling Storefronts
Posted Wednesday, November 21
Ohio’s attorney general is calling for the shutdown of gambling storefronts that don’t pay the taxes big casinos pay.
Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Homeland Security Money for Metal Detectors in Schools
Posted Wednesday, November 21
Ohio legislator Bill Patmon is pushing for a bill that would use Homeland Security money to install metal detectors in schools.
New Drugs to Combat Obesity
Posted Wednesday, November 21
Qsymia and Belviq were FDA-approved this summer.
PETA Pilgrims Push for Turkey Alternative
Posted Wednesday, November 21
Tofurkey passed out on Public Square by the animal rights activists
Inspector General Clears Three Kasich Staffers
Posted Tuesday, November 20
Staff members have been cleared after being accused of engaging in political activity on government time.
Ohio is Set to Replace High School Graduation Test
Posted Tuesday, November 20
Education leaders have agreed on a plan to nix the current Ohio graduation test every student must pass to receive a high school diploma.
Ohio Supreme Court Suspends Law License of Former Ohio Attorney General
Posted Tuesday, November 20
The Supreme Court unanimously suspended the law license of former Attorney General Marc Dann.
Many Private School Vouchers for Disabled to Go Unused
Posted Tuesday, November 20
The demand for a new special-needs school voucher is nowhere near as high as the supply -- but advocates say they expect demand to go up.
Trends in Employer Health Benefits
Posted Tuesday, November 20
Find out what's new in employer health benefits from the Plain Dealer's Sarah Jane Tribble.
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Northeast Ohio Headlines
- State Budget Conference Committee Receives New Numbers on Medicaid and Revenue The new estimates on Medicaid and state revenue were higher than estimates, but they came with a caution.
- Ohio Lawmakers Consider Multiple Medicaid Bills Ohio lawmakers continue to grapple with the question of what to do with the Medicaid program.
- Academic Conference in Cleveland Addresses Unanswered Fracking Questions Economists and environmental scientists discussed the promise and pitfalls of hydraulic fracturing at CWRU -- and on The Sound of Ideas.
Three Arrested In Forced Labor Case Authorities have arrested three people on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. 
Sherrod Brown Pushes Legislation To Prioritize Skilled U.S. Workers Businesses would have to prioritize hiring an American worker over a foreign one, under the amendment.
NPR Headlines
Vaccine Against HPV Has Cut Infections in Teenage Girls Vaccination against a virus causing cervical cancer appears to be working, despite slow acceptance.
Wanna Be A Rock Star? NASA Needs Help Tracking Asteroids The White House and NASA want the public to hunt for space rocks that could potentially hit Earth.
Fed Leaves Interest Rates And Bond Purchase Plan Untouched The central bank stays the course, saying economic activity has expanded at a moderate pace.
Country Singer Slim Whitman, Known For His Yodel, Dies Whitman used to be known as "America's Favorite Folksinger," but he was far more popular overseas.- 'Suffering On A Huge Scale': World Refugee Numbers Swell The U.N. says about 45 million people are refugees — the most since 1994. Nearly half are children.
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