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The killer said to be the triggerman in a murder-for-hire plot apologized to the children of his victim before his execution Tuesday morning. Jason Getsy was put to death after Gov. Ted Strickland went against the parole board's recommendation for clemency.
State Auditor Mary Taylor says Scioto County is in fiscal emergency - the first time in history that an Ohio county has been placed in that category.
After two long meetings, the Ohio Ballot Board has approved the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that would put casinos in four Ohio cities.
The state has filed its first lawsuits against two bars for allegedly violating the state's smoking ban on purpose. Meanwhile, the conservative Buckeye Institute is preparing a lawsuit against the state over the smoking ban, saying enforcement is unconstitutional and that it violates private property rights.
Anthony Gutierrez, a top aide to former Attorney General Marc Dann, is seeking a hearing on fraud allegations against his business that could extend beyond the start of his criminal trial on Monday.
It was a rough week for the man who oversees higher education in Ohio - Chancellor Eric Fingerhut fell off his bicycle while riding on a bike path in Columbus and was hospitalized with a mild concussion.
Higher education had done well in previous budgets, but not this time. The tuition freeze for public colleges and universities from the previous budget wasn't extended, and there were cuts to other aid programs. Community colleges are seeing huge spikes in enrollment, according to Ron Abrams with the Ohio Association of Community Colleges.
The tuition freeze was eliminated and replaced with a 3.5 percent cap on tuition increases. And it forced trustees at the state's major colleges and universities into making some quick decisions. Some are holding tuition steady for now, but there are no promises for the future. And the cuts to funding for students at other institutions has many wondering how they will continue to pay for college or whether they'll be able to go at all. Sharing their thoughts are Bruce Johnson, president of the Inter University Council of Ohio, which represents Ohio's 14 public universities, Todd Jones, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, which comprises 51 institutions, and Dave Rankin, executive director of the 37 member Ohio Association of Career Colleges and Schools.
State Auditor Mary Taylor says Scioto County is in fiscal emergency - the first time in history that an Ohio county has been placed in that category.
After two long meetings, the Ohio Ballot Board has approved the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that would put casinos in four Ohio cities.
The state has filed its first lawsuits against two bars for allegedly violating the state's smoking ban on purpose. Meanwhile, the conservative Buckeye Institute is preparing a lawsuit against the state over the smoking ban, saying enforcement is unconstitutional and that it violates private property rights.
Anthony Gutierrez, a top aide to former Attorney General Marc Dann, is seeking a hearing on fraud allegations against his business that could extend beyond the start of his criminal trial on Monday.
It was a rough week for the man who oversees higher education in Ohio - Chancellor Eric Fingerhut fell off his bicycle while riding on a bike path in Columbus and was hospitalized with a mild concussion.
Higher education had done well in previous budgets, but not this time. The tuition freeze for public colleges and universities from the previous budget wasn't extended, and there were cuts to other aid programs. Community colleges are seeing huge spikes in enrollment, according to Ron Abrams with the Ohio Association of Community Colleges.
The tuition freeze was eliminated and replaced with a 3.5 percent cap on tuition increases. And it forced trustees at the state's major colleges and universities into making some quick decisions. Some are holding tuition steady for now, but there are no promises for the future. And the cuts to funding for students at other institutions has many wondering how they will continue to pay for college or whether they'll be able to go at all. Sharing their thoughts are Bruce Johnson, president of the Inter University Council of Ohio, which represents Ohio's 14 public universities, Todd Jones, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio, which comprises 51 institutions, and Dave Rankin, executive director of the 37 member Ohio Association of Career Colleges and Schools.
August 21, 2009