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HEADLINES: The longtime Ohio lawmaker - Howard Metzenbaum - who became known as "Senator No" has died. March roared in with what's being called the Blizzard of '08, but as bad as it was, for many Ohioans it's just a memory. Foreclosure numbers keep climbing each quarter in Ohio - the Mortgage Bankers Association says Ohio has the highest number of foreclosures in the nation. The state has launched a new campaign to help people at risk of losing their homes.
ROUNDTABLE SEGMENT: In Ohio, an employer can't refuse to hire someone based on the applicant's race, color or religion. And a landlord can't refuse to rent to someone based on the potential tenant's national origin, ancestry or gender. And a hotel can't keep someone out based on disability, familial status or age. But in Ohio people can be fired, bounced from an apartment or refused access to public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Proposals to add sexual orientation to that list of protected groups have come past lawmakers four times in six years. But a new bill on that topic has two things other bills didn't have. The proposal has the support of a sitting governor - Democrat Ted Strickland, who says he will sign it. And a Republican lawmaker has joined in - Rep. Jon Peterson of Delaware. Though the sponsors are saying the bill has its best shot in recent years, they admit it might not get past majority Republicans. In the studio to discuss the pros and cons of the bill is Lynn Bowman, Executive Director of Equality Ohio, a gay rights lobbying group, and Barry Sheets with Citizens for Community Values, which worked for Ohio's marriage-defining constitutional amendment and last year's crackdown on strip clubs.
ROUNDTABLE SEGMENT: In Ohio, an employer can't refuse to hire someone based on the applicant's race, color or religion. And a landlord can't refuse to rent to someone based on the potential tenant's national origin, ancestry or gender. And a hotel can't keep someone out based on disability, familial status or age. But in Ohio people can be fired, bounced from an apartment or refused access to public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Proposals to add sexual orientation to that list of protected groups have come past lawmakers four times in six years. But a new bill on that topic has two things other bills didn't have. The proposal has the support of a sitting governor - Democrat Ted Strickland, who says he will sign it. And a Republican lawmaker has joined in - Rep. Jon Peterson of Delaware. Though the sponsors are saying the bill has its best shot in recent years, they admit it might not get past majority Republicans. In the studio to discuss the pros and cons of the bill is Lynn Bowman, Executive Director of Equality Ohio, a gay rights lobbying group, and Barry Sheets with Citizens for Community Values, which worked for Ohio's marriage-defining constitutional amendment and last year's crackdown on strip clubs.
March 14, 2008