Regional Features: Archive by Date

January 2013

Just Days from Announcement, Kasich’s School Funding Plan Still a Mystery
Posted Monday, January 28
Details on Gov. John Kasich's school funding plan are scarce, but there is a lot of speculation as to what might be in it.

Elyria Receives $3.4 Million from Forgotten, Decade-Old Transaction
Posted Monday, January 28
Ohio officials made history when they handed over a $3.4 million unclaimed funds check -- not to a person, but to the city of Elyria.

11 Companies Receive Tax Credits on Promises to Hire Workers
Posted Monday, January 28
After receiving tax credits, 11 companies plan to invest $51 million throughout the Buckeye State.

Why New School Funding Plans Are Needed
Posted Monday, January 28
Governor Kasich is expected to reveal his plan to overhaul Ohio's school funding system. But what's wrong with the way we fund them now?

National Teaching Expert Calls “Value Added” Performance Metric Unreliable
Posted Monday, January 28
Linda Darling Hammond is an education professor at Stanford, and led President Obama's education transition team in 2008.

Ohioans Urged to Join National Earthquake Drill
Posted Friday, January 25
At 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 7, people across the country can practice responding to a mock earthquake.

Flu Hospitalizations Steady from Last Week
Posted Friday, January 25
But a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Health says it's too early to tell if flu cases are about to decline.

New Research May Shift Perception of Fracking Waste Water
Posted Thursday, January 24
A new study shows fracking in shale generates less waste water per unit of natural gas produced than fracking conventional wells.

Obama Renominates Cordray to Lead Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Posted Thursday, January 24
The president installed Cordray as head of the bureau in a recess appointment last year, circumventing a filibuster by Senate Republicans.

Tri-C President Jerry Sue Thornton To Retire
Posted Thursday, January 24
Thornton is Tri-C's third president and steps aside after 21 years in the post. She and her husband plan to remain in Cleveland.

Students Petition Attorney General in Steubenville Rape Case
Posted Thursday, January 24
Three Ohio State University students presented petitions with 65,000 signatures asking Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to seek justice.

Kasich Preps Ohio Sales Pitch For World Economic Forum
Posted Thursday, January 24
Governor John Kasich is in Davos, Switzerland this week, to pitch Ohio’s potential to prospective business interests.

Finding A College From A Parental View
Posted Thursday, January 24
Getting into - and 'financing' college - is not easy. A seminar next week aims to assist.

Talk of Taxes Largely Absent at Oil and Gas Event
Posted Wednesday, January 23
When Ohio’s oil and gas drilling industry showed up at the state capitol, Gov. Kasich's proposed drilling tax was the elephant in the room.

Ohio Supreme Court to Weigh JobsOhio Lawsuit
Posted Wednesday, January 23
The court will only examine whether ProgressOhio has standing to sue over JobsOhio's use of public money.

Cuyahoga County Council Approves Sale of Ameritrust Complex
Posted Wednesday, January 23
The council unanimously approved the sale, which is part of a multimillion-dollar deal to build a new county headquarters.

Many Boomers Not Prepared for Retirement
Posted Tuesday, January 22
Financial planning education is called for.

Home Sales, Prices Rise in Northeast Ohio
Posted Tuesday, January 22
Home sales increased nearly 15 percent in Northeast Ohio in 2012 over 2011, according to the Ohio Association of Realtors.

40 Years After Roe V. Wade, Ohio Legislature Still Trying To Reduce Abortions
Posted Tuesday, January 22
Since 1973, state legislators have enacted several policies to restrict the number of abortions performed in Ohio.

Former State Rep Pleads Guilty To Ethics Charges
Posted Tuesday, January 22
The former Dayton area legislator will receive a three year prison sentence for taking money from his campaign fund.

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