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State Borrowing $700M Gets Nod From Businesses

State Issue 1 on the May ballot calls for Ohio to borrow 700 million dollars and funnel it to high-tech companies that appear poised to expand and create jobs. Supporters have just unveiled a list of more than 150 endorsements from groups and businesses. Critics have yet to organize a strong vote NO campaign. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.