Ohio Politics

Strickland Diet to Slim Down Government, Gambling Machine Expansion to Fatten Coffers

Posted Thu, 01/31/2008 - 12:12 by John Michael Sp...
OhioNews Bureau ONB COLUMBUS: With Ohio staggering at the back of the pack of states in important categories like job loss and rising poverty, and with the wolf of recession roaming close by, it was only a matter of time before Governor Ted Strickland reacted to projections that his two-year state budget could be as much as $1.9 billion in the red by mid 2009.

Ohio Supremes’ Ruling Good for Bad Bills, Bad for Good Juries

Posted Thu, 12/27/2007 - 15:17 by John Michael Sp...
OhioNews Bureau ONB COLUMBUS: The best Republican Supreme Court money can buy delivered another blow to Ohioans Thursday, when it upheld as constitutional a punitive bill rammed through a Republican-led General Assembly in 2004 that arbitrarily imposed low limits on damages in personal injury lawsuits.

Ohio Unemployment Fund Could Lose Its Job, Officials Say

Posted Thu, 12/20/2007 - 20:56 by John Michael Sp...
OhioNews Bureau ONB COLUMBUS: Like many Ohio workers who have lost their jobs over the last decade, Ohio’s fund for jobless workers may itself become unemployed come next spring if expenditures to the jobless continue to out pace employer contributions.