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Kasich and Democrats Agree, Saying Oil and Gas Drillers Should Hire Ohioans

Ohio’s Republican governor and Democrats in the legislature usually don’t see eye to eye on bread-and-butter economic issues, but they are agreeing on one thing. They say oil and gas drillers, who are flocking to Ohio's Appalachian region to take part in the shale energy boom, are not hiring enough Ohio workers. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Nick Castele was a senior reporter covering politics and government for Ideastream Public Media. He worked as a reporter for Ideastream from 2012-2022.