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Volume #78, Report #128--Thursday, July 2, 2009
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Senate Republicans said Thursday they want to pass the budget now sans slot machine revenues and ask voters to authorize the governor's plan to expand gambling in November.
CONTINUING BUDGET DAY 2: STRICKLAND STAYS HOPEFUL; OFFICIALS, ADVOCATES WARN HOUSE PANEL ON CUTS
Debate over the short-changed, contentious state budget raged through both legislative chambers Thursday even as Gov. Ted Strickland held out hope for a speedy resolution and noted other states have it worse.
BRUTAL BATTLE LOOMING ON LIVESTOCK STANDARDS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
With lawmakers apparently ready to advance a constitutional amendment on livestock farming, animal welfare advocates and the agriculture industry are gearing up for what could become a primal struggle for influence over voters' food supply.
NEW SUPREME COURT RULES GOVERNING PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS TAKE EFFECT
The Ohio Supreme Court said Thursday "several common misconceptions persist" about new rules on public access to court records despite a series of training sessions held since April via the Internet.
LOTTERY'S VENDOR SWITCH DEEMED SUCCESS, WORK IN PROGRESS AFTER FIRST DAY
The state lottery's vendor switch from GTech to Intralot on Wednesday came with a few glitches and a sales boost over the prior week in a transition the Ohio Lottery Commission deemed an overall success.
CONSUMERS' COUNSEL ASKS PUCO TO CAP ELECTRICITY COST DISCOUNT FOR ORMET ALUMINUM
The state agency that represents residential utility consumers says a discount on electricity bills proposed for an eastern Ohio aluminum company could cost customers of American Electric Power up to $2.8 billion over 10 years.
OHIO FIRM PLANS TO RESUME U.S. PRODUCTION OF RAILROAD PASSENGER TRAINS
Citing an opportunity for "extraordinary growth" in U.S. rail passenger service, investors affiliated with an Ohio firm said they are on track to resume domestic manufacture of self-propelled, diesel-powered railcars.
The first Ohio death definitively linked to the H1N1 influenza virus was reported Friday by the Department of Health.
Results of a study into 2008 venture capital in Ohio indicated Thursday there was a nearly 50% increase in seed and early-stage investment over the previous year.
