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There have now been six executions this year, and for the second time this year, there are signs that there may have been problems carrying out the death sentence. Usually, endorsements are good news for candidates. But for the second time in a month, an endorsement has come for Gov. Ted Strickland that may have some of his supporters squirming. Republican Senate candidate Rob Portman is back home after undergoing surgery for a fractured collarbone that he injured while mountain biking in Wyoming over the weekend. The Ohio Lottery plans to tackle lingering legal questions over state-run slot machines at horse tracks.
We're into the second year of the two-year state budget, and we've all heard that a flood of red ink is facing the lawmakers who will arrive in January, as well as the governor, whoever he may be. Last week, we featured a discussion on the Center for Community Solutions' report called "Thinking the Unthinkable", which asks lawmakers to consider the only way to balance the budget is through both hiking taxes and cutting spending. A conservative think-tank says the state needs to look at employee salaries and benefit package. The Buckeye Institute has put out a report called "The Grand Bargain is Dead - the Compensation of State Government Workers Far Exceeds Their Private-Sector Neighbors." On the set to talk about the report is one of its authors, Matt Mayer, who's the president of the Buckeye Institute. And with another perspective is Amy Hanauer of Policy Matters Ohio, a progressive leaning organization that has done a lot of research on state workers salaries and benefits.
We're into the second year of the two-year state budget, and we've all heard that a flood of red ink is facing the lawmakers who will arrive in January, as well as the governor, whoever he may be. Last week, we featured a discussion on the Center for Community Solutions' report called "Thinking the Unthinkable", which asks lawmakers to consider the only way to balance the budget is through both hiking taxes and cutting spending. A conservative think-tank says the state needs to look at employee salaries and benefit package. The Buckeye Institute has put out a report called "The Grand Bargain is Dead - the Compensation of State Government Workers Far Exceeds Their Private-Sector Neighbors." On the set to talk about the report is one of its authors, Matt Mayer, who's the president of the Buckeye Institute. And with another perspective is Amy Hanauer of Policy Matters Ohio, a progressive leaning organization that has done a lot of research on state workers salaries and benefits.
July 16, 2010