The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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Archive of Ohio on Monday November 02, 2009
Spending limits, gambling top fiscal 2009 ballot measures
The national spotlight may be focused Nov. 3 on elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, but voters elsewhere could take action to profoundly change the way their states get and spend taxpayers’ money.
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OH: Stimulus jobs in Ohio exceed 17,000 so far, White House says
The federal stimulus package has created or saved 17,095 jobs in Ohio, based on reports covering spending through Sept. 30, the White House announced today. Read More
OH: Workers' insurance premiums estimated to rise 12%
Not only are health premiums expected to increase an average of 12 percent next year in Ohio, but employers are shifting more of these costs to their workers. Read More
OH: Auto registration checks scaring immigrants
News that the state will cancel the car registrations of possibly thousands of undocumented immigrants has caused panic and created rumors among those living in central Ohio. Read More
OH: State may put towing companies on the hook
Legislation being crafted at the Statehouse would give sole regulatory authority to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Read More
OH: Obama, Strickland sliding in Ohio
Approval ratings for both President Barack Obama and Gov. Ted Strickland have dropped in Ohio during the past six months, a newly released poll shows. Read More
OH: Global-warming bill to cost Ohio jobs, Voinovich says
To nobody's surprise, Sen. George V. Voinovich last week announced his firm opposition to a global-warming bill co-sponsored by Democratic Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Boxer of California. Read More
OH: Casino bid in recession-battered Ohio
Ohio voters on Tuesday will decide whether the recession is a powerful enough force to bring casino gambling to their state. Among the forces arrayed against it: casino and racetrack operators that wouldn't benefit. Read More
OH: Absentee mailings might be factor in casino issue
With a close vote possible for Tuesday's casino ballot issue, opponents are concerned that the outcome could be affected by something that has nothing to do with gambling. Read More
OH: Casinos aren't only ballot issue
Of the three state issues Ohioans will decide Tuesday, one sparked red-hot controversy (casinos); the second stirred mild debate (livestock standards); and the third is off the radar (veterans bonuses). Read More
OH: Gambling opponents speak out
Opponents of the gambling issue on Tuesday's ballot stepped up their attacks yesterday on the Michigan businessman who would own two Ohio casinos, producing a retired police officer who said the would-be casino tycoon lied about his college arrest on suspicion of running a gambling ring. Read More
OH: New study ranks top-earners among presidents of private colleges and universities
CLEVELAND, OHIO -- In a study of executive pay at private colleges and universities released today, it's the former president of an area college who stands out with a big payday. Read More
OH: Brown joins bill to freeze credit-card interest rates
Sen. Sherrod Brown has signed on to a bill unveiled last week in his Senate Banking Committee that would freeze credit-card interest rates and other fees until a credit-reform law goes into effect next year. Read More
KY: Ohio voters could OK competition for Indiana, Kentucky gambling
INDIANAPOLIS -- A question on Tuesday's election ballot could determine whether Indiana loses more than $100 million in tax revenue and Kentucky's horseracing industry falls farther behind in the race for casino profits. Read More
OH: Convicted ex-union leader gets state post
Michael Billirakis, the former Ohio teachers-union chief convicted of ethics violations while on the State Teachers Retirement System board, has a new state job. Read More
OH: Dann aide Gutierrez attempted fraud, workers' comp board rules
The man at the heart of the scandal that toppled former Attorney General Marc Dann last year also shortchanged Ohio's workers' compensation fund by improperly classifying employees as independent contractors, a Bureau of Workers Compensation panel ruled this week. Read More
OH: Dann aide found to owe debt to workers' comp
the man at the heart of the scandal that toppled former Attorney General Marc Dann last year also shortchanged Ohio's workers' compensation fund by improperly classifying employees as independent contractors, a Bureau of Workers' Compensation panel ruled. Read More
OH: The Governors race -- One year out
SHERRODSVILLE, OHIO -- On a fall Sunday manufactured in heaven, Gov. Ted Strickland, an ordained Methodist minister, preached to an after-church crowd of Carroll County Democrats, delivering a homily that he will espouse across the Ohioscape for the next year. Read More
OH: Boehner urges support of loan guarantee for Piketon
Under the category of keeping the pressure on, House Minority Leader John Boehner last week wrote to President Barack Obama urging him to make good on past promises to support a federal loan guarantee needed to finance a uranium-enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. Read More
OH: New UC president starts today
Gregory Williams will officially start Monday morning as the University of Cincinnati's 27th president. Read More
WY: Study finds west is best for sleep
If you're feeling well rested this morning, it might be because you live out West. Read More
US: State ballots tackle controversial issues Tuesday
Voters in six states will decide Tuesday on a range of hot-button issues, from same-sex marriage and medical marijuana laws to borrowing funds for open space. Read More |
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