COLUMBUS — Ohioans inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and angry at what they see as too much corporate influence on government have expanded their protests throughout the state — both in size, location and diversity. In the city’s first demonstration, about 300 protesters gathered in downtown Youngstown on Saturday to rally against corporate greed and Ohio’s contested new collective bargaining law, The Vindicator newspaper reported.
Oct 16 2011 | Posted in
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COLUMBUS — A lockup along the shores of Lake Erie has become the first state prison in the nation to be sold to a private company. Lake Erie Correctional Institution in northeastern Ohio’s Ashtabula County is the only one of five state prisons up for sale that will be sold, state officials said Thursday. Corrections Corporation of America will buy it for $72.7 million, more than the $50 million needed from the privatization effort to balance the state’s prison budget.
Sep 1 2011 | Posted in
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CLEVELAND — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Wednesday he is moving forward with legalized racetrack slot machines and making tax concessions to one of the state’s two casino developers in his efforts to get more money from expanded gambling for taxpayers.
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Dorothy L. Plassman, born June 11, 1927, died on Thursday (June 2, 2011) at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Jun 4 2011 | Posted in
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