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Volume #79, Report #47--Thursday, March 11, 2010
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OHIO AGREES TO FEDERAL REQUEST TO EASE MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS FOR CHILDREN
Ohio became the first state Thursday to accept the federal challenge to streamline Medicaid paperwork to enroll more uninsured children in the State Children's Health Care Program, according to the Governor's Office.
CAPITAL REAPPROPRIATIONS BILL SLATED FOR QUICK ACTION NEXT WEEK
In a further sign that it will remain non-controversial, the Senate has set an expedited schedule for the capital reappropriations measure that could see the $3.2 billion bill clear both chambers next week.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COUNCIL TO MEET ON STAFF FIRINGS
Two weeks after fired staff members asked Workers' Compensation Council members to revisit their dismissal, raising the possibility of legal action against the director, the panel scheduled a meeting Monday to discuss personnel issues.
AMTRAK PLANS ANALYSIS OF TWO LONG-DISTANCE TRAINS SERVING OHIO
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) said it is preparing to analyze five of its poorest performing long-distance routes - two of which run through Ohio - in an attempt to identify and implement changes where possible.
STEM COMMITTEE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR USE OF $5 MILLION
Calling all science, technology, engineering and math hubs in Ohio. The committee holding millions in state funding for such programs is prepared to unload $5 million.
President Barack Obama has nominated a federal district judge in Ohio for an appeals court post, and a veteran federal law enforcement officer to become U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio.
Less than two years after the Ohio Supreme Court narrowly ruled that the state's concealed carry law blocks cities from banning guns in public parks, the battle between local and state government over firearms is back before justices.
