Pit bulls in Ohio will no longer be labeled as "vicious" dogs under Ohio law. The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the rights of re-classified sex offenders to challenge their status and any convictions for not reporting their whereabouts to authorities. And the high court also ruled that people of "ordinary intelligence" should know loud when they hear loud.
Each week we're digging into a part of Gov. Kasich's second State of the State speech. This week, we're looking deeper into what the governor said about energy. The governor didn't get very specific on his ideas about the industry in that in his speech, but not long afterward, he agreed with attorney General Mike DeWine in saying Ohio's laws covering oil and natural gas drilling aren't tough enough. In studio to talk about what's happening with oil and natural gas exploration and drilling in Ohio are Tom Stewart, executive vice president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, and Jack Shaner, deputy director and senior director of legislative and public affairs with the Ohio Environmental Council.
Last year the Ohio Historical Society hosted perhaps its most unusual exhibit ever. Called "Controversy", it featured a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood, a condom, a crib-bed cage for patients at a state mental institution and Old Sparky, the electric chair the state used to execute death row inmates until 1963. The point was not to take a stand, but to present a part of history that's not positive but still important to examine. The controversy continues in a new exhibit that goes a little deeper and beyond the initial shock value - into the tough issues of racism, anti-Semitism, stereotypes and discrimination.