Ohio on Friday October 30, 2009

OH: Two-thirds of Ohioans say they'll go without H1N1 vaccine
By Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch
Two-thirds of Ohioans aren't worried that they will get the H1N1 virus and don't plan to get vaccinated, a survey released yesterday shows.
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OH: Casino control too weak, critics say
By James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch
Ohio would have the weakest gambling regulations in the country if voters approve Issue 3 on Tuesday, critics of the four-casino plan said yesterday.
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OH: Bill shields domestic-violence victims' addresses
By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch
Victims of domestic violence could have their home addresses shielded on voter registrations and other public documents in an attempt to help protect them from their attackers under new legislation proposed yesterday.
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OH: Paulding County lives its dream with dedication of new U.S. 24
By David Patch, Toledo Blade
ANTWERP, OHIO -- Dave Fisher doubted he'd ever see the completion of a new U.S. 24 expressway across Paulding County near his Crane Township home.
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OH: FirstEnergy requests waiver in battle of bulbs
By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade
Between all the finger-pointing over who was to blame, FirstEnergy Corp. yesterday suggested an alternative to its mandatory light-bulb replacement program that had consumers across northern Ohio in an uproar.
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OH: Unity sought in efforts to protect Great Lakes
By Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
CLEVELAND -- An Obama Administration road show that began this summer on behalf of America's coastlines made its final stop in Cleveland yesterday, an industrial Great Lakes city that became an unlikely symbol of the nation's environmental movement after the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969.
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OH: Casino sides battle in Cincinnati
By Howard Wilkinson, The Cincinnati Enquirer
While Cincinnati opponents of the casino issue were trying Thursday to poke holes in Issue 3's ballot language, about 200 supporters - including the Cleveland businessman who wants to run the casino that would be built in Cincinnati - were holding a noon-hour pep rally to launch their get-out-the-vote drive.
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OH: Supreme Court ends lawsuit over election fee
By Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch
The Ohio Supreme Court used technical grounds yesterday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former GOP fundraiser and political consultant Kyle Sisk against state Sen. Timothy J. Grendell claiming breach of contract.
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OH: Former lawmaker, Dublin lawyer are indicted
By The Associated Press, The Columbus Dispatch
CINCINNATI -- A federal grand jury has indicted a former Republican state representative on charges involving mail fraud and filing false income-tax returns.
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OH: Visitors bureau comes out against Issue 3
By Barbara Carmen and Robert Vitale, The Columbus Dispatch
The board of Columbus' convention and visitors bureau backed off an earlier decision to remain neutral on Issue 3, voting yesterday to oppose Tuesday's ballot effort to allow casinos in Ohio.
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Weekly wrap: Rating agency slams Conn. on borrowing
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Agency lowers Conn. credit outlook; federal broadband grants will be delayed a month; and confusion continues on stimulus job claims.
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