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Gov. Strickland has delayed the next two scheduled executions, while the state sorts out legal fights over a botched execution last month. Meanwhile, prisons officials are considering new ways of administering lethal drugs to condemned inmates in the wake of Romell Broom's failed execution.
It's been a week since the governor proposed what he's calling a delay in the final year of a five-year 21% income tax cut. The plan hasn't moved at the Statehouse, but longtime lawmakers Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Jay Hottiger (R-Newark) have made up their minds. Hottinger says it's a tax increase plain and simple, but Hagan says it doesn't go far enough - he'd advocated taking back most if not all of the tax cut because of the state's fiscal crisis.
The battle between the former House Speaker and the Democratic Secretary of State has been settled. The Ohio Supreme Court says Sen. Jon Husted's primary residence is in Kettering, in the district he represents, and not in Columbus, where his wife and children live. The House voted to add people who kill judges to the list of criminals who would automatically be eligible for the death penalty, and added a new member - Rep. Peter Beck (R-Mason), who replaces Shannon Jones.
The state's flu crew is getting ready for the H1N1 virus to hit hard this winter. Health officials say the state's initial batch of an order of 61,500 doses of the swine flu vaccine will be distributed this week to local health departments and hospitals. The state is also operating a flu call center during business hours at 866-800-1404, and will be posting updates on the department of health's website at odh.ohio.gov. Gov. Strickland, Department of Administrative Services director Hugh Quill and Department of Health director Alvin Jackson are urging Ohioans to get the vaccine, take appropriate precautions and stay home if they're sick.
Almost no issue has brought forward the passion, the fear, the electricity and the energy that the debate over health care and health insurance reform has generated. And while Congress debates it, state lawmakers are also talking about the issue. Several legislators, including Sen. Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) are working on a bill that would go after major employers who aren't offering health insurance to their workers, who end up on Medicaid. And Sen. Tim Grendell (R-Chesterland) has proposed a joint resolution that would keep Ohio out of anything that goes through on the national level.
Town hall meetings on health care and health insurance reform also showed some serious rifts growing between Democrats and Republicans. But observers say they're also seeing serious divisions within the parties. Chris Redfern of the Ohio Democratic Party and Kevin DeWine of the Ohio Republican Party share their thoughts.
And congratulations to the Statehouse and to Helen Bonnie of Columbus. She came with a group to tour the Statehouse this week, and got the surprise honor of being the one millionth visitor to the Statehouse since the massive multi-million dollar renovation was finished in 1996.
It's been a week since the governor proposed what he's calling a delay in the final year of a five-year 21% income tax cut. The plan hasn't moved at the Statehouse, but longtime lawmakers Rep. Bob Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Jay Hottiger (R-Newark) have made up their minds. Hottinger says it's a tax increase plain and simple, but Hagan says it doesn't go far enough - he'd advocated taking back most if not all of the tax cut because of the state's fiscal crisis.
The battle between the former House Speaker and the Democratic Secretary of State has been settled. The Ohio Supreme Court says Sen. Jon Husted's primary residence is in Kettering, in the district he represents, and not in Columbus, where his wife and children live. The House voted to add people who kill judges to the list of criminals who would automatically be eligible for the death penalty, and added a new member - Rep. Peter Beck (R-Mason), who replaces Shannon Jones.
The state's flu crew is getting ready for the H1N1 virus to hit hard this winter. Health officials say the state's initial batch of an order of 61,500 doses of the swine flu vaccine will be distributed this week to local health departments and hospitals. The state is also operating a flu call center during business hours at 866-800-1404, and will be posting updates on the department of health's website at odh.ohio.gov. Gov. Strickland, Department of Administrative Services director Hugh Quill and Department of Health director Alvin Jackson are urging Ohioans to get the vaccine, take appropriate precautions and stay home if they're sick.
Almost no issue has brought forward the passion, the fear, the electricity and the energy that the debate over health care and health insurance reform has generated. And while Congress debates it, state lawmakers are also talking about the issue. Several legislators, including Sen. Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) are working on a bill that would go after major employers who aren't offering health insurance to their workers, who end up on Medicaid. And Sen. Tim Grendell (R-Chesterland) has proposed a joint resolution that would keep Ohio out of anything that goes through on the national level.
Town hall meetings on health care and health insurance reform also showed some serious rifts growing between Democrats and Republicans. But observers say they're also seeing serious divisions within the parties. Chris Redfern of the Ohio Democratic Party and Kevin DeWine of the Ohio Republican Party share their thoughts.
And congratulations to the Statehouse and to Helen Bonnie of Columbus. She came with a group to tour the Statehouse this week, and got the surprise honor of being the one millionth visitor to the Statehouse since the massive multi-million dollar renovation was finished in 1996.
October 9, 2009