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Sarah Jane Tribble, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Henry Gomez, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Harry Boomer, reporter, 19 Action News.
Politics Roundup:
A new poll by Quinnipiac University shows supporters of SB5 have narrowed the gap with those who'd like to overturn it. The poll shows the majority still favors overturning the law governing collective bargaining for public employees but the gap is now 13 points down from 24 points just two months ago. Governor Kasich gained some points with Ohio voters while President Obama lost some. Despite that, Obama still leads all Republican comers.
Where's Shirley:
Ohio Senator Shirley Smith maintains two homes, one in her Cleveland Senate district, the other in South Euclid. A local TV station showed video this week of Smith occupying the S. Euclid home. She's registered to vote at her Cleveland address. Local elections board officials say they'll review Smith's case to see if she's broken any rules. And a new development in the federal corruption probe finds prosecutors accusing former Cleveland City Council member Sabra Pierce Scott of soliciting and taking a bribe in return for helping a businessman land a city project.
Hospitals and Health Insurance:
Area hospitals have announced austerity plans to deal with current and pending budget cuts. Cleveland's MetroHealth Medical Center will trim 450 jobs, about 150 by attrition. Akron-based Summa Health will cut spending by nearly one billion dollars over the next decade as it deals with revenue losses it attributed to health care reform. Health insurance costs, meanwhile, continue to rise rapidly. A Kaiser Health survey show rates jumped nine per cent over the past year after nearly leveling off during the recession.
Post Office Problems:
the people who move the mail hope to move Congress to head off big changes for the Postal Service. The Obama administration wants to end Saturday mail service and postal management wants to eliminate over 200-thousand jobs while closing many post offices. Major changes such as ending Saturday mail service would require Congressional approval.
September 30, 2011