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This week on "The State of Ohio": As the year dragged on, the economy got worse and worse. But with the new year comes even more cash-related challenges for state lawmakers - a big budget deficit now and an even more massive one dead ahead. And education reform is also coming up, and energy costs may be heating up. Those issues and more are on the table with the leaders of the Ohio Senate, this week in "The State of Ohio".
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| Surgeon shortage could cut into health care system very shortly |
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By Gretchen Cuda -
December 29, 2008 |
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If you've waited a long time in an emergency room lately - it's probably not because there are more patients, but because there are fewer physicians. And it's not just primary care doctors that are in short supply. New research predicts that as early as 2010 there won't be enough general surgeons to keep up with current demand. Gretchen Cuda of member station WCPN reports
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| Browns fire coach Romeo Crenell after dismal season |
| The Cleveland Browns today fired coach Romeo Crennel following a 4-12 season, and one day after the NFL team also fired general manager Phil Savage. Crennel's dismissal had been expected for some time, but Quarterback Brady Quinn said Crennel didn't let that stop him from being a leader for the team.
Tackle Joe Thomas said the decision wasn't about whether Crennel was a solid coach.
Crennel had three years left on a contract extension he signed in January after the Browns went 10-6 and just missed the playoffs. Crennel posted just 24 wins in 64 games with the Browns. |
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| 2008 brought a sex scandal to the office of the state's "top cop" |
| Just days from now, Treasurer Richard Cordray will become the state's new attorney general. He will be the third person in a nine month period to serve in that capacity. Earlier this year, the man Ohioans elected as attorney general in 2006, Marc Dann, resigned in the wake of a scandal. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles looks back at what's happened in the Attorney General's office during the past year. |
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| Consumer watchdog offers classes on weatherizing homes to save on energy bills |
| Ohioans who want to learn how to weatherize their houses to help trim their heating and cooling bills can get some free advice. The Office of Consumers' Counsel is offering free weatherization workshops across Ohio to groups that promise they'll have at least a couple dozen people in the audience. The workshops feature a hands-on style ---leaders bring duct tape, plastic sheets, and other supplies so they can show participants how to use them. Linda Rominski helps oversee the workshops...and she talks about them with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen.
Rominski says Ohioans who are interested in having a weatherization workshop for their group should contact the agency's office one of two ways. There's a toll-free hotline - the number is 1-877-PICK OCC. Or here's a website - www.pickocc.org |
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| Browns fire coach Romeo Crenell after dismal season |
| The Cleveland Browns today fired coach Romeo Crennel following a 4-12 season, and one day after the NFL team also fired general manager Phil Savage. Crennel's dismissal had been expected for some time, but Quarterback Brady Quinn said Crennel didn't let that stop him from being a leader for the team.
Tackle Joe Thomas said the decision wasn't about whether Crennel was a solid coach.
Crennel had three years left on a contract extension he signed in January after the Browns went 10-6 and just missed the playoffs. Crennel posted just 24 wins in 64 games with the Browns. |
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| Ohio's many electors have helped it play a big role, but that might not be the case next time |
| Once again Ohio played a crucial role in the presidential election. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler looks back on the 2008 campaign in Ohio, and finds that the situation may be different in the next presidential vote. |
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The Statehouse News Bureau, working together with ideastream, a public service multi-media organization, provides to public radio and television stations daily and weekly coverage of issues of statewide interest and those surrounding state government, in an effort to educate, enlighten and empower the citizens of Ohio.
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