Democrats Want New Process For Choosing State’s Top Watchdog
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 3:31 PM
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Download MP3The job of Ohio’s Inspector General is to investigate suspicions of corruption and wrongdoing in all the cabinet-level agencies the governor oversees. At the same time, the IG is appointed by the governor. Some Democrats in the legislature are charging the current inspector general isn’t doing a good job….and they’re calling for changing how the IG is chosen. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.
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