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The budget is practically the only thing that's been talked about for the last few weeks on Capitol Square. Since the governor introduced his version in late January, it's been revised, discussed, and revised again as new numbers came in. The House added $620 million to the governor's proposal and sent it to the Senate, where Senators made what they say are $1 billion in overall cuts and passed it along party lines last week. Two House lawmakers talk about how they see the budget battle - Rep. John Adams (R-Sidney)and Rep. Peter Ujvagi (D-Toledo).
The state's unemployment rate is up over 10% - at a 25 year high. And in five counties, the jobless rate is above 15% - including Pike County, one of many counties in southern Ohio wrestling with big numbers of unemployed and underemployed people who are in desperate need of help. For the last few months, help has been coming from central Ohio in the form of a mobile food pantry, launching from the pantry operated by Lutheran Social Services in Lancaster, as we showed you back in February. We revisit the mobile food pantry with pantry operations manager Barbara Packer and Fairfield County pantry manager Mark McPherson.
The state's unemployment rate is up over 10% - at a 25 year high. And in five counties, the jobless rate is above 15% - including Pike County, one of many counties in southern Ohio wrestling with big numbers of unemployed and underemployed people who are in desperate need of help. For the last few months, help has been coming from central Ohio in the form of a mobile food pantry, launching from the pantry operated by Lutheran Social Services in Lancaster, as we showed you back in February. We revisit the mobile food pantry with pantry operations manager Barbara Packer and Fairfield County pantry manager Mark McPherson.
June 12, 2009