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A man who's been in public office in Ohio for 40 years says he won't run again for the seat he's occupied for a decade. US Senator George Voinovich says campaigning and fundraising would take away from dealing with the challenges facing Ohio and the nation. The first Republican to say he wants Voinovich's seat is former Congressman and ex-White House budget director Rob Portman of Cincinnati. The state's leaders might be betting on casino gambling to save Ohio after all. This week, Speaker Armond Budish told Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen that it's time lawmakers took the initiative and put their own casino proposal on the ballot. The fund that pays benefits to jobless workers has gone broke.
The state's two newly re-elected Supreme Court justices took their oaths of office this week - Evelyn Stratton and Maureen O'Connor were sworn in by chief justices Thomas Moyer on Monday. The first African American Democrat to hold statewide office was sworn in last week - Kevin Boyce was appointed to fill out the last two years of Richard Cordray's term after Cordray was elected as Attorney General. Boyce talks about his priorities and how he'll prepare to run for it in less than two years.
The economy has a stranglehold on people at every level - on individuals and on families, on government, on workers and on their employers. Around the state, businesses are shutting their doors and cutting their payrolls as they react to what's been happening and prepare for what's next. This week, two leaders who speak for a variety of businesses share how the enterprises they represent are weathering this very tough economy. Roger Geiger is the Ohio executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business. And Gordon Gough is executive vice president of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants.
The state's two newly re-elected Supreme Court justices took their oaths of office this week - Evelyn Stratton and Maureen O'Connor were sworn in by chief justices Thomas Moyer on Monday. The first African American Democrat to hold statewide office was sworn in last week - Kevin Boyce was appointed to fill out the last two years of Richard Cordray's term after Cordray was elected as Attorney General. Boyce talks about his priorities and how he'll prepare to run for it in less than two years.
The economy has a stranglehold on people at every level - on individuals and on families, on government, on workers and on their employers. Around the state, businesses are shutting their doors and cutting their payrolls as they react to what's been happening and prepare for what's next. This week, two leaders who speak for a variety of businesses share how the enterprises they represent are weathering this very tough economy. Roger Geiger is the Ohio executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business. And Gordon Gough is executive vice president of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants.
January 16, 2009