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Gov. Ted Strickland produces TV commercial critical of GOP rival that also knocks Northeast Ohio company (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Lawmakers seeks public's help to fill state budget hole (Dayton Daily News) 
Chief justice blasts rival (Columbus Dispatch) 
Senate race focuses on Bush policies (Toledo Blade) 
Ohio's first lady blames Kasich for job ills (Dayton Daily News) 
Meticulous Rob Portman has an adventurous side that led him into politics (Columbus Dispatch) 
Diligent Lee Fisher may be the underdog but he's overcome setbacks before (Columbus Dispatch) 
As auditor, Democrat vows to follow independent path (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kasich pledges clearer rules for businesses large, small (Columbus Dispatch) 
Republicans' confidence not scaring House Dems (Columbus Dispatch) 
Dewine: Cordray's not so smart (Columbus Dispatch) 
Candidates urged to act courtly (Columbus Dispatch) 
5,800 dead in Ohio still on voter rolls (Columbus Dispatch) 
Knives come out (Columbus Dispatch) 
Poll: Ohio voters want to keep Bush tax cuts (Dayton Daily News) 
Republican Josh Mandel touts his electability, coming from a largely Democratic district (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Lesson from Lee Fisher: How not to get an endorsement (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Voters face clear choice in Senate race (Columbus Dispatch) 
Jobs on minds of bellwether voters (Columbus Dispatch) 
Judicial candidate free to advertise their political affiliations (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Watchdog says state official has union bias (Columbus Dispatch) 
Republican Governors Association says Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on Gov. Ted Strickland's watch (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Redistrict plan dies from lack of accord (Columbus Dispatch) 
Strickland, Kasich agree to two televised debates (Columbus Dispatch) 
Democrats file complaint over Husted's funding (Columbus Dispatch) 
Absentee voting is growing (Columbus Dispatch) 
Religion so far not hot issue in election (Columbus Dispatch) 
Republican challengers winning the fundraising battle with Democratic incumbents (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio dips into fund; doctors cry foul (Columbus Dispatch) 
Gubernatorial candidates differ on how to fix unemployment (Columbus Dispatch) 
Tax breaks may survive budget fix (Columbus Dispatch) 
15th District rematch playing out the same, sort of (Columbus Dispatch) 
Senate rejects public safety chief (Columbus Dispatch) 
Recount begins in close 18th District primary (Columbus Dispatch) 
Patrol boss wanted Governor's Residence sting hushed up, investigators say (Columbus Dispatch) 
State senators fight health-reform mandate (Columbus Dispatch) 
Portman 'prays' Obama health care plan fails (Dayton Daily News) 
Strickland will help make Race to the Top pitch (Columbus Dispatch) 
Census brings money home (Columbus Dispatch)  

Husted wants corporate funds disclosed (Columbus Dispatch) 
House panel will probe Workers' Comp Council (Columbus Dispatch) 
Obama: Health care is 'right thing' (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kilroy: Democrats can bypass GOP blockade (Columbus Dispatch) 
Tea Party challenges DeWine in attorney general race (Dayton Daily News) 
Can GOP seize Congress? (Columbus Dispatch) 
Anger may be deciding factor in party loyalty (Columbus Dispatch) 
Checks of voter records coming (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohioans wonder whether new line will be too slow, underutilized (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Brunner far behind Fisher in funds; Portman flush (Columbus Dispatch) 
Former Judget Bill O'Neil seeks rematch against Rep. Steve LaTourette (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Ohio state income tax off $97.7 million (Toledo Blade) 
Boehner draws a GOP primary opponent (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
$700 million for Third Frontier (Columbus Dispatch) 
Republican Party's 'Young Gun' congressional challengers get blown out in Ohio fundraising (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
AG Cordray unveils plan to help small businesses battle scams (Dayton Daily News) 
What Ohioans might like, and dislike, in Obama's budget (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio may have another livestock vote in November (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Ohio GOP candidate for US Senate leads in cash (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Ohio Third Frontier job funds going to short list (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
School issues on the ballot around Ohio (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Ohio House Democrats have plan to redistrict (Columbus Dispatch) 
State treasurer Boyce announces campaign, says he has the experience (Columbus Dispatch) 
Issue 2 countermeasure in works (Columbus Dispatch) 
Tea Party protesters pan GOP party picks (Columbus Dispatch) 
Franklin County probate judge to seek chief justice's chair (Columbus Dispatch) 
Democrat O'Shaughnessy in secretary of state's race (Columbus Dispatch) 
Health-care bill placed on hold (Columbus Dispatch) 
Supreme Court ends campaign-spending limits for corporations (Columbus Dispatch) 
Huber Heights Republican will run for state auditor (Columbus Dispatch) 
Strickland chooses Brown as running mate (Columbus Dispatch) 
How has Obama fared in 1st year? (Columbus Dispatch) 
Unions, Obama make tentative deal on health insurance tax, bump up threshold (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
John Kasich uses Twitter to introduce Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor as gubernatorial running mate (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Kasich to 'tweet' choice for Lt. Gov. - expected to name Taylor (Dayton Daily News)
Ohio schools climb to 5th best in nation (Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio House OKs Third Frontier ballot issue for May, measure now goes to Senate (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Casino say-so should be local, legislators say (Columbus Dispatch)  
Both side at barricades: health care shake-up (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Millions will have to repay part of tax credit (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio doctors' group criticizes House bill (Columbus Dispatch) 
Poll: Ohioans still skeptical about health-care reform (Columbus Dispatch) 
Health-care debate coming to your home (Columbus Dispatch) 
Health-care forum draws big crowd (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Obama nearing a defining moment (Columbus Dispatch) 
White coats, pink slips (Columbus Dispatch) 
Job seekers down, but not out (Columbus Dispatch) 
Politicos twitter, chat with ‘friends’ (Columbus Dispatch)
Obama is 'unambiguously committed' to auto industry, official tells Ohio political leaders (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio's state payroll still rising and overtime still a big expense (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio transportation bill gets delayed (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
What feds give schools, can state taketh away? (Columbus Dispatch) 
Flap over state budget may be costly (Toledo Blade) 
Both parties deny it's their economy (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Stimulus money for water, sewer projects may not suffice (Dayton Daily News) 
Schools about to be tested (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Districts fall short of governor's formula (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio stimulus project proposals underscore infrastructure problems (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
14% of Ohio homeowners are behind in their mortages, report says (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Hospitals object to fee for Medicaid (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio budget keeps growing even in bad times (Toledo Blade) 
School-funding formula criticized (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Ohio ranks low on the freedom scale (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Stimulus saves Ohio $104 million (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio housing experts like Obama foreclosure reduction plan (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Stimulus bill to create 133,000 jobs in Ohio, Whitehouse says (Dayton Daily News) 
Hard U.S. stimulus figures lessen Ohio budget fears (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Report dings school-funding proposal (Columbus Dispatch) 
State tax revenue down by $60.5 million in January (Columbus Dispatch) 
Idea of burying carbon dioxide gains attention (Toledo Blade) 
Job losses in Ohio hit most economic sectors (Dayton Daily News) 
As state moneymaker, Keno falls short in first 6 months (Columbus Dispatch) 
Report says Ohio has lost 262,383 jobs since 2000 (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio budget plan shares gain, pain (Toledo Blade) 
School funding plan not so simple (Columbus Dispatch) 
State must borrow from feds to pay the jobless (Dayton Daily News) 
Ohio's colleges and universities see rise in student enrollment (Dayton Daily News) 
U.S. unemployment rises to 15-year high of 6.7 percent (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio unemployment rate 7.3 percent in November, record $44 million in jobless benefits mailed to Ohioans (Columbus Dispatch) 
Manufacturing at 28-year low (Columbus Dispatch) 
With 2009 comes tax break, increase in minimum wage (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio's plan to jolt economy has roads, 9 industries in mind (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kids-health plan now a go, but is money? (Columbus Dispatch) 
Agency now has some answers for unemployed (Columbus Dispatch) 
Truce on prevailing wage (Columbus Dispatch) 
State seeks new coal-waste plan (Columbus Dispatch) 

 

- State Executive Branch

Strickland vetoes 61 budget items; schools, local governments are affected (Toledo Blade)
Ohio Republicans go after Strickland (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Strickland signs $9.2 billion transportation budget (Dayton Daily News) 
Obama position on charter schools at odds with Strickland's (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland itemizes stimulus allocations (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Strickland's budget proposal faces $600 million shortfall (Dayton Daily News) 
Strickland's budget plan puts tax cuts in one hand, takes fees from the other (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
State of pain: Governor's proposal would require shared sacrifice (Columbus Dispatch) 
Strickland denies U.S. will fund school plan (Toledo Blade) 
Educators hail Strickland's plan (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Ohio public college, university chiefs meeting with Gov. Ted Strickland on tough budget forecast (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Strickland returns money from racetrack owners (Columbus Dispatch) 
Raises few in public posts (Columbus Dispatch) 
Governor's doubters grow (Columbus Dispatch) 
Pay raises for politicians? Not in this economy (Columbus Dispatch) 
Perspective: Ohio Governor feels budget pressures (Canton Repository) 
It's prime-time Strickland (Columbus Dispatch)
'Celebrity' governor Strickland preaches about the economy (Dayton Daily News)
Strickland vetoes 13 items in Ohio budget (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Strickland plans push for school funding change (Columbus Dispatch) 

Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor criticizes Governor Strickland's administration for delay in budget figures (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio GOP's only statewide star often overlooked (Columbus Dispatch)
Auditor questions spending of tax dollars (Columbus Dispatch) 

Columbus council member to be state treasurer (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio attorneys general back limit on payday loans (Columbus Dispatch)
'Pay to play' limits have a weakness: middlemen (Columbus Dispatch)

Brunner, Dems unveil voting overhaul plan (Dayton Daily News) 
GOP blasts Brunner for disregarding absentee-ballot law (Columbus Dispatch) 
Brunner eases paper-ballot policy (Columbus Dispatch) 
Tally in fight with Brunner: 1 new lawsuit, 1 challenge lost (Columbus Dispatch)
Officials say Brunner shaking voter trust (Columbus Dispatch)

Cordray says state due $470,000 because of bank errors (Columbus Dispatch)
Profile of Ohio's new Treasurer, Richard Cordray (Columbus Dispatch) 

- Ohio Congressional Delegation

Two local congressmen not after 'pork' funds (Columbus Dispatch)
Republicans not only ones opposing global warming bill (Dayton Daily News) 
Local lawmakers reveal earmark-money requests (Columbus Dispatch)
Special election set to fill Tubbs Jones' seat (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Kaptur wants candidates to consider manufacturing's future in Ohio (Toledo Blade) 
 

- Ohio General Assembly

Elections bill passed by divided Ohio House (Columbus Dispatch)
GOP's quest: budget options (Columbus Dispatch) 
No easy choices to fix budget (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio Senate Republicans propose new budget fix; Democrats quickly reject it (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Senate passes 7-day budget to keep Ohio running during slots stalemate (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Senate Republicans ready to help charter schools (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
GOP Senators want more clarity on using stimulus for Ohio school funding (Columbus Dispatch) 
Lawmakers may ban high-far snacks, pop from schools (Dayton Daily News)
State rail proposal approved by House; GOP not on board (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Lawmakers consider beefing up payday law (Columbus Dispatch)
GOP lawmakers wonder how we'll pay for it all (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Fresh, inexperienced Ohio lawmakers about to take on budge in worst economic climate in decades (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
With big dreams, Democrat takes over as speaker (Columbus Dispatch) 
Legislation would kill income tax in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch)
 

- Ohio Supreme Court

Chief Justice Moyer, allies promise campaign to change selection of Supreme Court justices (Dayton Daily News)  
Don't be a political tool, Strickland tells Ohio Supreme Court (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio Supreme Court sides with doctor (Canton Repository) 
Donations vs. impartiality on docket (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio Supreme Court rejects 2nd asbestos-related claim (Columbus Dispatch) 
Cities can't ban guns from parks, Ohio Supreme Court rules (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Judicial candidates now allowed to cite party (Columbus Dispatch) 
Supreme Court looking for places to trim budget (Columbus Dispatch) 

- State agency news

Workers' Comp director says system is 'broken' (Columbus Dispatch)

 - Issues and public policy

Final budget bill passes with wealth of grumbling (Columbus Dispatch) 
Firms win prevailing wage ruling (Toledo Blade) 
Stalemate continues as interim budget is signed (Columbus Dispatch) 
Stimulus funding plan for Ohio schools lack clarity (Columbus Dispatch) 
State loses ground in Medicaid autism case (Columbus Dispatch) 
Fingerhut: Education fuels Ohio's future (Dayton Daily News) 
Study: Vouchers improve education (Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio jobless benefits fund could seek taxpayer help (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Ohio hit hard by job cuts (Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio unemployment jumps to 7.2 percent, highest since 1992 (Columbus Dispatch)  
Is Ohio's tax policy helping or hurting? (Columbus Dispatch)

- State ballot issues

Voters backing casino question (Columbus Dispatch) 
Issue 3 backers promise to open all four casinos within three years (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio's voter turnout rebounds (Columbus Dispatch) 
Voters to decide on livestock board (Columbus Dispatch) 
Casinos: A good deal or a bad bet? (Columbus Dispatch) 
Casinos get OK for ballot, but with reservations (Columbus Dispatch) 
Casino foes take case to Supreme Court (Dayton Daily News) 
Casino backers tout jobs, tax revenue for state (Dayton Daily News) 
Gambling backers try again (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Voters to decide on cash benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan (Dayton Daily News) 
Taking U.S. pulse on paid sick leave (USA Today) 

- Politics and elections

Poll shows Strickland, Kasich tied (Columbus Dispatch) 
Early voting outpacing 2007 (Cincinnati Enquirer)
School levies fall in special election (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Columbus gets its tax increase (Columbus Dispatch)
Strickland far ahead of Kasich in fundraising for Ohio Governor (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ex-Sen. DeWine will run for Ohio attorney general (Columbus Dispatch) 
Mike DeWine plans comeback (Mansfield News Journal) 
Budget fallout key for Gov. Strickland (Columbus Dispatch) 
Auditor Taylor to seek re-election, not U.S. Senate seat (Dayton Daily News) 
Political battles already lining up (Akron Beacon Journal) 
Portman, Fisher build bankrolls for 2010 Senate race (Columbus Dispatch)
Lee Fisher, Jennifer Brunner Senate campaigns tout early fund-raising totals (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Former House Speaker Husted to run for secretary of state (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Fisher, Brunner to run for Voinovich's seat (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
One Ohio justice won't run for top job, another will (Columbus Dispatch) 
Uncertainty reigns over Voinovich's successor (Columbus Dispatch) 
Portman will run for Senate (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Coughlin plans to run for governor (Ohio.com) 
Wall Street ties might hamstring GOP hopeful Kasich (Columbus Dispatch) 
It's official: Voinovich will retire (Columbus Dispatch) 
Bills score political points (Columbus Dispatch) 
Party ties no longer bind Ohio voters (Canton Repository) 
Urging employees to back candidate is OK, experts say (Columbus Dispatch)
Former Rep. Kasich says he might run for Governor (Columbus Dispatch)
State Sen. Miller eyes 2010 run for U.S. Senate (Columbus Dispatch)

Editorials/op-ed columns

Jonathan Riskind: Dems' fallout on Nov. 2 is tough to estimate (Columbus Dispatch) 
Legislature's flop on districting just ludicrous (Dayton Daily News) 
Hard choices: Ohio voters should know how governor candidates would balance budget (Columbus Dispatch) 
Employers at a loss (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kevin O'Brien: Don't let up until 'health care' bill is repealed (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
A Third Frontier proposal worthy of Ohio's statewide ballot (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Good for Ohio: Renewal of Third Frontier would be a win for everyone (Columbus Dispatch) 
Decision for Democrats (Akron Beacon Journal) 
Not so fast: Fundamentally changing heallth care is not a task that should be rushed (Columbus Dispatch)
Dems' health plan will increase costs for families, small businesses (Yahoo! News) 
Unneeded voter ID law needs tweaking, at least (Dayton Daily News) 
Ohio must fix voting problems (Akron Beacon Journal) 
U.S. at the brink (Columbus Dispatch)
Adding it up (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ideal circumstances (Columbus Dispatch) 
Strickland's sneaky tax on Ohio hospitals is a budget idea well worth killing (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Put taxpayers first: Minor errors shouldn't be cause for excluding nonunion labor from government projects (Columbus Dispatch) 
Count the cost: If prevailing-wage law hurts economic development, it should be reconsidered (Columbus Dispatch) 
Bad Development: Expansion of state's prevailing-wage rules raises construction costs (Columbus Dispatch)  

 

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