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Ohio executes man who killed, raped 6-month-old
One family wept loudly and another family cheered Wednesday as a man was executed for killing a 6-month-old as he raped her. Steve Smith, 46, was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio for the 1998 killing of his live-in girlfriend's daughter, Autumn Carter, ...
GOP leader: Ohio right-to-work bills lack support
Two bills intended to strip Ohio unions of the ability to compel membership or to automatically collect fees from members to cover bargaining costs appeared dead on arrival at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday after a key legislative leader announced a lack of support for the measures among majority Republicans. ...
Advocates consider Medicaid issue for Ohio ballot
Supporters of extending health coverage to more low-income Ohioans are exploring whether an expansion of Medicaid could be put to a statewide vote. The Center for Community Solutions has hired legal counsel for guidance on bringing a possible ballot issue to voters, said John Begala, executive director of the Cleveland-based ...
Local setbacks vex GOP governors eyeing 2016 race
Republican governors are often seen as innovative policymakers and potential presidential candidates, but a few are struggling with political or ethical problems that might crimp their ambitions. Two governors eyeing possible White House bids — Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana — suddenly find themselves fending off ...
Ohio addictions chief addresses overdose deaths
Continued bad news about drug overdose deaths in Ohio is focusing attention on calls to expand Medicaid coverage for more state residents. The head of the state's addictions agency said Tuesday that data showing a record high number of deaths from prescription painkillers and other drugs in 2011 is one ...
Ohio bills in works would ban union requirements
Less than two years after Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected collective bargaining limits for government workers, Republicans in the Ohio House took the first public steps Tuesday toward passing legislation that would prohibit requiring workers to join or pay automatic dues to a union. Similar right-to-work laws are in place in ...
Ohio governor signs rules for health 'navigators'
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has signed a bill requiring training and certification for a new group of professionals who will guide consumers through new insurance markets. These so-called health navigators will help educate consumers and small businesses about the online marketplaces created by President Barack Obama's health care law. ...
Students watch Ohio House pass state artifact bill
Ohio is establishing an official state artifact after years of persistence by classes of fourth-graders at the Columbus School for Girls. Current students from the school watched Tuesday at the Statehouse as the House unanimously approved the measure about an object called the Adena Pipe. The prehistoric effigy pipe was ...
Ohio man to be executed in baby's death amid rape
When Ohio executes Steve Smith by lethal injection on Wednesday, six women plan to be in the room. Three are Smith's relatives and, despite his admission of guilt, don't believe he killed 6-month-old Autumn Carter while he raped her in Mansfield in northern Ohio in 1998. The other three are ...
Ohio sees record high overdose deaths in 2011
Ohioans are dying from drug overdoses at record-high rates, the state Department of Health said Friday as it released 2011 figures that place the blame on prescription painkillers and also show a worsening heroin problem. The number of people who died of accidental overdoses jumped 14 percent to 1,765 from ...
Kasich pick beats rival in bid for Ohio GOP chair
Gov. John Kasich's pick to lead the Ohio Republican Party was elected Friday over a conservative challenger who warned party leaders they are dangerously out of touch with the party's grassroots base. The GOP State Central Committee voted 48-7 to elect Matthew Borges chairman over Portage County businessman and tea ...
Aspiring Ohio GOP chair uses own funds for taxes
A contender for state Republican Party chairman said Thursday that his disagreement with the government over what taxes he owed, not a lack of money, led him to rack up years of back debt but that he's paid off about $150,000. GOP Executive Director Matthew Borges said he withheld years ...
Future uncertain for Medicaid expansion in Ohio
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's plan for expanding Medicaid under the new federal health care law and giving more low-income Ohioans access to health insurance might not be dead, but whatever comes next will have a much different look. Republicans who control the state legislature are taking the Medicaid expansion out ...
Rules for health 'navigators' head to Kasich
A bill to require training and certification for a new group of professionals who will be available to guide consumers through the new health insurance market is on its way to Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik). The House on Wednesday agreed 87-7 to Senate changes made to the bill. Kasich's ...
Anheuser-Busch tries to block Ohio brewery measure
The world's largest brewer is trying to stop Ohio from enacting a measure that would prohibit brewers from buying wholesale beer distributors. That provision was part of a bill that moved quickly through the Legislature last week and is now before Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik). Kasich said Wednesday he was ...
Medicaid expansion plan in Ohio takes another hit
Gov. John Kasich's plan to expand Medicaid health insurance coverage to more low-income Ohioans as part of the state budget has come up against another roadblock from Republicans who control the Legislature. The Senate's version of the state budget won't include the governor's proposed Medicaid expansion, Senate President Keith Faber ...
Cleveland Democrat enters 2014 Ohio governor race
As he enters the race for Ohio governor, Cuyahoga County's Democratic leader and former FBI agent Ed FitzGerald must convince voters that being "Public Official 14" in a county corruption probe didn't imply wrongdoing. Republicans are seizing on the connection to the probe, calling Democrat FitzGerald an unusually weak candidate. ...
High court tosses ousted lawyer's JobsOhio request
A lawyer stripped of her leading role in a legal challenge to Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) private job-creation agency won't be allowed to be a main party in the case against JobsOhio. The Ohio Supreme Court's decision Wednesday resolves a running feud between attorney Victoria Ullmann and former employer ProgressOhio, ...
Ex-lawmaker appointed Ohio's next higher ed leader
A former state lawmaker has been appointed as the next chancellor overseeing higher education in Ohio. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Carey as chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, effective April 29. The appointment to lead one of the largest higher education networks ...
Metroparks to run Lake Erie parks in Cleveland
Lake Erie parks in Cleveland are going to be operated by the regional Cleveland Metroparks system instead of the state of Ohio. The Cleveland City Council voted unanimously Monday to transfer management of the parks along 14 miles of lakefront to Cleveland Metroparks. Most of the parks belong to the ...
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