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March 2011
Senate Bill 5 Is Signed Into Law
Posted Thursday, March 31
Governor John Kasich signed the controversial collective bargaining into law last night.
Pawlenty A Crowd-Pleaser At GOP Fundraising Dinner
Posted Thursday, March 31
Hundreds turned out for the Cuyahoga County Republican Party's annual fundraising Dinner Wednesday. Ideastream's Bill Rice reports.
Kasich Budget Chief Explains Spending Plan
Posted Thursday, March 31
Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler sat down with the budget director to ask him why some causes are getting a lot less money.
Details Of Referendum Process
Posted Thursday, March 31
Ohio labor unions and their supporters are vowing to kill the new Republican collective bargaining law with a vote at the polls.
Will Republicans Now Try To Weaken Private Unions?
Posted Thursday, March 31
Will majority Republicans push yet another plan -- applying that thrust to private companies? Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.
Changing Gears: Zoning Out
Posted Thursday, March 31
Why cities are rewriting their codes to transform their look
Governor Ready To Sign Collective Bargaining Bill
Posted Wednesday, March 30
That Republican plan to scale back union power in collective bargaining for Ohio’s public employees has cleared the House and Senate.
Interim Schools CEO Peter Raskind Setting The Stage For Successor
Posted Wednesday, March 30
Faced with a nearly 50 million dollar budget shortfall for next year, Cleveland’s interim schools CEO is focusing on downsizing.
Governor Kasich Signs Transportation Budget Into Law
Posted Wednesday, March 30
Ohio Governor John Kasich signed the new two year, seven billion dollar state transportation budget into law Wednesday.
Senate Bill Passes Ohio House And Senate
Posted Wednesday, March 30
The controversial collective bargaining bill is on its way to Governor Kasich. He’s expected to sign it before the end of the week.
Michigan Governor Seeks To Avoid Labor Strife
Posted Tuesday, March 29
Republican governors in the Midwest are gaining a reputation as union battlers, but Michigan's new Governor did not set out to be one.
Pawlenty To Headline Cuyahoga GOP’s Annual Dinner
Posted Tuesday, March 29
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who officially opened his 2012 presidential bid last week, will be in Cleveland Wednesday.
Heartbeat Bill Highlights Split
Posted Tuesday, March 29
The Heartbeat bill highlights a big split in the anti-abortion community.
House Committee Passes Collective Bargaining Measure
Posted Tuesday, March 29
Senate Bill 5 modified by House Committee - which approves and sends to full house for vote.
Cleveland Seeks To Expand Goodrich Site
Posted Tuesday, March 29
Goodrich Landing considers leaving Cleveland, taking 400 jobs. City counters with plan to expand here, 'bring' 600 jobs.
Combatting Health Disparities
Posted Tuesday, March 29
A Cleveland doctor aims to get more minority men screened for prostate cancer.
House Democratic Women’s Caucus And Ohio legislative Black Caucus Oppose SB 5
Posted Monday, March 28
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus and the House Democratic Women’s Caucus warn passage of the collective bargaining bill.
Traces Of Radiation From Japan Detected In Cleveland
Posted Monday, March 28
Add Cleveland to the list of places where iodine 131 - probably released from the damaged nuclear plant in Japan - has been detected.
Update On Collective Bargaining Bill
Posted Monday, March 28
The chairman of a House panel in Ohio that's considering a collective bargaining bill says state lawmakers are considering adjustments.
Questions About Prison Privatization Are Raised To Governor Kasich
Posted Monday, March 28
There are a lot of questions about how Ohio will privatize its prisons. Ohio Governor John Kasich wants to sell five prisons.
News Headlines all headlines
Northeast Ohio Headlines
Buoyed By Optimism, City’s Entrepreneurs Still Inch Along With Employment Plans 2013 might just be good enough to start hiring again. That's the word from entrepreneurs across Greater Cleveland anyway.
Cleveland Residents Urged To Be Better Ambassadors Cleveland's tourism bureau is busy making the city more marketable as a travel destination, and wants more enthusiasm from residents. .- Republican Sponsored Student Voting Bill Lacks GOP Support A handful of GOP lawmakers want to remove the amendment that would allow out-of-state students who vote in Ohio to pay lower tuition.
- Democrats Blast Republicans Over Election Reform Plans Democrats say the plans amount to voter suppression, but Republicans say the reforms have bipartisan approval.
- Ohio Senate Democrats Propose Extra School Funding, Other Budget Amendments Democratic state senators are proposing eliminating the income tax cut for the top two tax brackets, and spending that money toward schools.
NPR Headlines
Lois Lerner's Brief And Awful Day On Capitol Hill The IRS bureaucrat showed up at a House hearing to declare her innocence and little else.
Teachers In Moore Gather For 'Sharing And Healing' An informational meeting for teachers turned into an impromptu counseling session.
In Raw Milk Case, Activists See Food Freedom On Trial For activists, a Wisconsin farmer's trial has become a rallying cry for personal food freedom.
Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes It is the first time the U.S. has said that Americans were killed in drone strikes.
Think Obama's In Trouble? That Depends On Your Party The president's job approval ratings remain steady because Democrats are sticking with him.
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