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Ohio Report Top Stories
Volume #77, Report #101--Friday, May 23, 2008
Senate Activity Report | House Activity Report
The Senate on Friday abruptly slammed the brakes on a plan to divert a significant chunk of Ohio turnpike revenue over the next 10 years or so toward other infrastructure projects in the bipartisan economic stimulus package.
House Republicans said Friday they are pushing new legislation that would give the state inspector general the ability to investigate allegations of wrongdoing in all non-judicial statewide elected offices.
IRAN/SUDAN DIVESTMENT LANGUAGE ADDED TO CAPITAL BILL PUTS HEAT ON OP&F FUND
Dissatisfied with the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund's voluntary efforts to divest holdings in companies associated with Iran and Sudan, the House moved this week to force the issue with an amendment to the $1.3 billion capital and corrective budget bill.
NEW RULE IN CUYAHOGA APPEALS COURT ENDS TIMELY STATEWIDE PUBLIC ACCESS TO CASE DECISIONS
Timely electronic access to case decisions in the 8th District Court of Appeals in Cleveland has been eliminated as an apparently unintended consequence of a new policy judges have adopted to solve a related problem.
CUYAHOGA APPEALS COURT BECOMES FOURTH TO UPHOLD POWER OF CITIES TO TELL EMPLOYEES WHERE TO LIVE
The Ohio Supreme Court will have the final say, but judges in a fourth state appeals district have struck down a state law that gives municipal employees the ability to choose where they want to reside.
A House panel's surprise scheduling of a second hearing on a disputed paid sick days bill left supporters of the initiated measure puzzled Friday since it is already headed for the Nov. 4 ballot.
Department of Development Director and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher announced the creation this week of the Local Government Services and Regional Collaboration Grant Program, designed to encourage new forms of collaboration among Ohio's many governmental jurisdictions.
