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By Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch
Tossing more gas on the partisan fire inside the Statehouse, a member of the House minority leadership team is criticizing the House speaker for declining to recognize a National Right to Life oratory winner on the chamber floor.
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By Laura A. Bischoff, Dayton Daily News
After hearing scores of complaints from across the state, lawmakers are looking to put the brakes on a new $20 fine for drivers who are more than a week late registering their cars or renewing their licenses.
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State to fund 350 home fix-ups
By Staff Reports, The Cincinnati Enquirer
The state approved spending $510,000 to fix up homes for needy Hamilton County families, state Rep. Denise Driehaus said Monday.
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More green-energy stimulus aid sought
By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch
Federal stimulus dollars are helping Ohio companies make components for wind, solar and other energy production, but some "clean energy" advocates say that more assistance is needed to continue creating green manufacturing jobs.
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Additional petition signatures disqualified
By Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch
A group hoping to put a referendum on the fall ballot regarding a proposal to add electronic slot machines will need more additional signatures than previously thought.
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Feds may close locks to stop carp
By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune
At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.
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Steven Lesser appointed to the PUCO
By Alan Johnson, The Columbus Dispatch
Steven Lesser, chief of staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, has been appointed to the five-member panel by Gov. Ted Strickland.
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Smackdown -- Controlling Board denies YSU land request
By Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch
A Youngstown State University official today suffered the equivalent of a legislative beat-down today by the Ohio Controlling Board, which rejected the school's attempt to purchase a pair of adjacent properties for $620,000.
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