Posted February 7, 2012
Topics: Education, Government/Politics, StateImpact Ohio
Governor John Kasich is breaking with tradition by delivering his State of the State speech at Wells Academy in Steubenville today. StateImpact: Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky visited the 300-student public school, one of the highest rated schools in the state.
Posted February 8, 2012
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GOP Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich capped off a campaign swing through Ohio with a brief speech to workers at a Cleveland manufacturing plant.
Posted February 8, 2012
Topics: Government/Politics
Today, WCPN’s “The Sound of Ideas” program revisited Governor John Kasich’s State of the State Address, where the governor highlighted Ohio’s rosier economic outlook and his views on state issues. Ideastream’s Brian Bull reports on some reactions to Kasich’s remarks.
Posted February 8, 2012
Topics: Changing Gears
Midwest states are changing the relationship between unions and workers. Last week, Indiana became the first in the region to become a right to work state. Last year, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dismantled collective bargaining rights for state workers. Public safety workers were supposed to be exempt. A year later, though, hundreds of police, firefighters and paramedics are finding that they're also facing less pay. In the second of two parts, Niala Boodhoo reports on the spillover effect from last year's law.
Posted February 7, 2012
Topics: Education, Government/Politics
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson unveiled his latest plan to transform his city's public schools Monday night, and the reviews are decidedly mixed. He calls for a tax hike to help with the $55 million - $65 million deficit the school system faces and sharing part of that additional revenue with some charter schools. Ideastream’s Brian Bull has more on the plan and the reaction.
Posted February 7, 2012
Topics: Education, Government/Politics, StateImpact Ohio
Cleveland has long struggled to improve its troubled public schools. More than a decade ago the mayor took over the school district. Now Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has a bold new plan for the city’s schools. State Impact Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports that Jackson and school officials hope to make Cleveland a model of education reform for the rest of the state to follow.
Posted February 7, 2012
Topics: Government/Politics
Ohio Governor John Kasich delivered his second state of the state address at a school in Steubenville. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports Kasich's main theme was Ohio's economic comeback.
Posted February 7, 2012
Topics: Health, Mental Health, Miscellaneous, Aging/The Elderly, Tuesday Checkup
We all admit to getting older when it comes time to wear the glasses, or the contacts, permanently. But sometimes your deteriorating vision can be mistaken for something else...Doctors in Cleveland are looking into cases where diagnosed dementia, may have more to do with the eyes than the mind. That's the focus -pardon the pun- of this weeks Tuesday Check Up.
Posted February 6, 2012
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Activist groups on Ohio's political left are lambasting a group on the political right for what they contend is "undue" influence over Ohio legislators. Details now from statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.
Posted February 6, 2012
Topics: Arts and Culture, Natural History, Economy, Regional Economy/Business - News, Government/Politics
Turning 100 is a big deal….so don't expect the West Side Market's centennial celebration to slip by quietly. Today, Cleveland city leaders and civic planners announced a series of events intended to highlight the market hitting the century mark. As ideastream's Brian Bull reports, organizers see the event as a major economic driver for the local community.
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