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Some People Disappointed After Palin Booksigning Lowered To Only 500 Columbus, OH (2009-11-20) Former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expected to autograph copies of her book tonight at the Borders on Sawmill Road. Hundreds lined up for hours hoping to get a wristband for the event. WOSU reports the book signing, even it got underway, was not without some controversy.
Coalition Unveils Web Guide To Help Fight Domestic Violence. Columbus, OH (2009-11-20) The Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence today unveiled a new piece of software it says will help successfully prosecute more domestic violence offenders.
Tax Gridlock Expected to Last through Thanksgiving Break Columbus, OH (2009-11-19) A contingent of anti-tax conservatives in the Ohio Senate is making it difficult to reach a compromise fix for Ohio's $850 million budget hole.
Ohio Senate Makes Pay Cut a Separate Vote Columbus, OH (2009-11-19) In the Ohio Senate, Republicans were unable to move a 26-point budget balancing plan past minority Democrats and members of their own GOP caucus.
Ohio Airports Report "Scattered Delays." Cincinnati, OH (2009-11-19) Airports serving Ohio travelers report no major problems from a glitch in an FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans.
Columbus Officials Try To Entice Retailers Downtown Columbus, OH (2009-11-18) The City of Columbus is offering incentives to convince business owners to locate downtown and to fix up the storefronts. WOSU reports the grants and tax abatements aim to fill vacant stores. But some store owners are not convinced the incentives will work.
Legislative Impasse Continues Over State Budget Hole Columbus, OH (2009-11-18) An impasse continues in the Ohio legislature over how to fill a projected $850 million hole in the state budget.
Limited Brands Posts Improved Earnings. Columbus, OH (2009-11-19) Victoria's Secret parent Limited Brands says its third-quarter profit rose above its own forecast, helped by cost cutting and a tax benefit.
Ohio Senate Committee Poised to Vote on Gov. Tax Plan Columbus, OH (2009-11-18) Ohio Senate Republicans want to move forward with a portion of Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed tax cut delay and fill in the rest of the state's budget gap with other measures.
Aide Tied to former Ohio AG Sentenced to Jail Time Columbus, OH (2009-11-18) A one-time aide who helped bring about the downfall of former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has been sentenced to 45 days on an unrelated theft-in-office charge and other counts.
Investigator: Employee Ran Business on State Time Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) The state watchdog has found that one state Department of Transportation employee ran his private business on state time while another made excessive personal phone calls.
Ohio Parole Board Rejects Clemency for Kenneth Biros Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) The Ohio Parole Board has rejected mercy for a man who killed a woman and scattered her body parts and could be the first inmate executed using just one drug.
Central Ohio Transit Authority Votes To Raise Fares Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) Central Ohio Transit Authority riders can expect to pay more for a bus ride after the first of the year. COTA officials say the fare increases are overdue. WOSU reports some COTA riders wonder where they'll get the extra cash for the more expensive tickets.
Accountants Recommend Ohio Budget Fix. Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) The budget mess that state government in Ohio is facing right now is going to get so much worse in two years, it will probably take spending cuts, government re-organization, and tax hikes to plug the money hole. That's the bottom line of a study by a group representing Ohio's 23-thousand Certified Public Accountants.
Columbus Couple Buys Near East Home With Help From U-S. Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) U-S Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio used a Columbus address on North 21st street to tout extension of a homebuyers credit program.
Columbus Raises Parking Meter Rates. Columbus, OH (2009-11-17) Parking along many streets in Ohio's largest city will cost 50 percent more in a phase-in starting after Thanksgiving.
Trial Begins for Chief in Celebrity Surrogate Case ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (2009-11-16) One of two Ohio police chiefs accused of prying into the life of a Hollywood couple's surrogate mother is now on trial.
Botched Ohio execution doesn't change Neb. plans LINCOLN, Neb (2009-11-16) Ohio's decision last week to scrap its three-drug lethal-injection protocol following a botched execution is not causing Nebraska officials to reconsider using a similar three-drug protocol to replace electrocution.
For Sale: State Owned Aircraft. Columbus, OH (2009-11-16) Ohio transportation officials plan to cut down on their air fleet. The Department of Transportation wants to sell four decades-old airplanes and two helicopters, more than half its 11 aircraft.
Ohio Lawmaker Seeks Repeal Of Anti Gay Marriage Amendment. Columbus, OH (2009-11-16) n 2004, Ohio voters okayed a constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage and domestic partner benefits, granted by state government. Now, a state legislator proposes a new ballot measure that, if passed, would repeal the anti-gay marriage amendment.