After Long Debate, Ohio House of Representatives Approves Budget
Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 7:50 AM
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Download MP3The Ohio House of Representatives last night approved a $54 billion two-year state budget to fund dozens of government programs from schools and colleges to prisons, medi-caid and mental health, but it didn't happen until after more than four hours of partisan debate. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.
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