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Dann is done
By Alan Johnson and James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch
In the end, the "culture of corruption" in state government that Marc Dann battled so fiercely to become attorney general consumed him, too.
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Payday lenders likely doomed
By Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch
If Ohio's 1,600 payday-lending stores want to continue operating past this fall, it appears they will have to find something else to offer besides payday loans.
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Parties' spin begins; GOP set to play scandal card
By Joe Hallett and Mark Niquette, The Columbus Dispatch
In an autumn campaign that will be dominated by the presidential race, Ohio Republicans promise not to let an unexpected opportunity to wrest back the attorney general's office get lost in the shuffle.
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Dann's hubris led to his rise and fall
By James Nash, The Columbus Dispatch
As a candidate for Ohio?s top legal job in 2006, Marc Dann described himself as "the skunk in the living room to change the way business gets done." He lived up to that characterization.
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Carroll appeal rejected
By Barrett J. Brunsman, The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Liz Carroll, the Clermont County foster mother convicted of the murder of 3-year-old Marcus Fiesel.
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States to enforce molester law on tribal land
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer
A little-noticed provision in a 2006 federal sex-offender law is rankling American Indian tribes in six states — Alaska, California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon and Wisconsin — because it would give state law enforcers unprecedented authority to monitor child molesters living on tribal land.
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WORTH NOTING: South Carolina's shampoo specialists
By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer
The Palmetto State cleans up a law requiring hairstylists to get more training than cops. Frog legs are frowned upon by Florida health officials. And an aide to Utah's lieutenant governor gets way ahead of his boss. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in.
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WORTH NOTING: Illinois treasurer shows his knowledge of charges
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) endures a bruising charge from Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D). A new Utah law stirs Salt Lake City bartenders to create a new drink. And Louisiana prison guards get outside help to prevent escapes. In case you missed those stories this week, Worth Noting fills you in.
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Great Lakes compact passes
By Stacy Forster and Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Both houses of the Legislature overwhelmingly approved the Great Lakes compact Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Jim Doyle and putting pressure on the states that have not yet ratified it.
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Great Lakes compact earns final approval
By Andrew Beckett, Wisconsin Radio Network
After months of debate, the measure designed to prevent water diversions from the Great Lakes passed the Assembly late Wednesday afternoon. The vote came just hours after the Senate approved the bill.
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Michigan Legislature approves Great Lakes pact
By David Eggert, The Associated Press, Booth Newspapers (Lansing)
After months of waiting, the Michigan Legislature on Wednesday unanimously approved a regional compact to prevent Great Lakes water from being sent to thirsty regions.
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Great Lakes rising after record lows
By Tina Lam, Detroit Free Press
The Great Lakes that touch on Michigan will be at or above their levels of last year through the summer, bringing at last some cheer to boaters and cottage owners who faced wide, weedy beaches and boat-scraping shallows last year, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Michigan votes to join Great Lakes pact
By Gary Heinlein, The Detroit News
Without a single dissenting vote, the state Senate and House voted Wednesday to include Michigan in a historic international compact designed to reserve all of the water in the Great Lakes for the eight states and two Canadian provinces surrounding them.
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Marc Dann steps down
By Laura A. Bischoff, Dayton Daily News
Marc Dann went from defiant to contrite, and after his once promising political career had been erased by scandal and investigation, he just went, exiting office after a short statement that barely touched on the events that brought him down.
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Dann steps down as Ohio attorney general
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press, and Howard Wilkinson, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Facing possible impeachment, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann resigned Wednesday amid the scandal of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair.
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Dann steps down as Ohio attorney general
By Jim Provance, Toledo Blade
After nearly two weeks of resisting calls to resign in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal, a red-eyed Attorney General Marc Dann walked away from his state office in disgrace yesterday.
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Top Ohio officials react after Dann resigns
, Dayton Daily News
"Unfortunately, it's now clear that the last step I must take to fix these problems is to resign as attorney general effective immediately. It is my belief that this will preserve the great work being done by the office of attorney general." ? Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann
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States, locals swamp immigration program
By Daniel C. Vock, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Sudden demand by state and local police to join the federal 287(g) initiative, which lets local police start deportation proceedings for suspects and criminals who are illegal immigrants, is overwhelming the federal government. That means long waits and alternative programs offered to police departments that want to join.
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In school sports, who makes the call?
By Pauline Vu, Stateline.org Staff Writer
A shot at the buzzer of a high school championship game — was it in time or not? — led the South Carolina Legislature to consider a bill to require referees to watch video replays. It was hardly the first example of armchair quarterbacking by lawmakers.
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