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Ohio daily news roundup

Delinquent loans rise to record number



A report, issued yesterday by the Mortgage Bankers Association, found that loan delinquencies rose to record levels in the third quarter of this year.
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Bill aims to help workers due pay



Senate Democrats say it's time to expand the state's ability to investigate and resolve instances in which workers are not paid wages owed them.
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Republican duo says new Ohio casinos need proper regulations, no felons


So they are proposing what they see as sensible regulations for Ohio's casinos that include background checks on owners and key employees designed to bar felons from being involved in Ohio's newest foray into gambling.   Read More
Strickland vows to punish domestic abusers


In response to a Dispatch investigation that showed Ohio's tolerance of and indifference toward domestic violence, Strickland called for a sweeping examination of, and reforms to, Ohio's approach to the crime.   Read More
Problem mortgage rate loan worsens in Ohio, but not as much as in some other states


Roughly one in six Ohioans with a mortgage was a month or more behind on payments as of Sept. 30, according to a report released today.   Read More
Casino campaign worker indicted for voter fraud


A Franklin County grand jury indicted a campaign worker yesterday, accusing her of falsifying two applications for absentee ballots in this month's casino election.   Read More
Slot-like machines in a legal muddle


Attorney General Richard Cordray's office insists that it cannot decide whether slot-like Sweepstakes machines are legal in Ohio because courts haven't ruled on the devices.   Read More
Casino issue won big with absentee voters


Voters who cast an absentee ballot in the Nov. 3 election generally were much more likely to support the statewide issue authorizing casinos than those who went to the polls Election Day, final unofficial results show.   Read More
School-based H1N1 vaccination clinics expected to soon begin across Ohio


School-based clinics for H1N1 flu vaccinations are expected to begin statewide in the coming weeks, Ohio Health Director Dr. Alvin Jackson said Thursday.   Read More
Ohio public defender launches new non-DNA innocence initiative


Ohio's top public defender is taking on a rare challenge: accepting cases of convicted criminals who say they're innocent but don't have the DNA to prove it.   Read More
New natural gas pipeline boosts Ohio


Natural gas from the $4.4 billion Rockies Express pipeline had been flowing into a terminal at Lebanon, Ohio, between Cincinnati and Dayton since June.   Read More
Governor Photo
 
Gov. Ted Strickland (D)
Elected: November 2006
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Columbus
State nickname: The Buckeye State
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D)
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (D)
Attorney General Richard Cordray (D)
Senate President: Bill Harris (R)
House Speaker: Amond Budish (D) 

 
 
 

 

 


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