Strickland Diet to Slim Down Government, Gambling Machine Expansion to Fatten Coffers
Submitted by John Michael Sp... on January 31, 2008 - 15:12OhioNews 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.