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This week on "The State of Ohio": The state wants to triple its staff of inspectors for oil and gas wells in Ohio. Pension reform gets rolling in the Senate, but the House is holding up a stop sign. Exotic animal owners fight for what they say are their rights to keep potentially lethal creatures as pets. And the head of a state agency talks about life after a 50% budget cut.
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| A day after proposing it, Republicans take back plan to drug-test certain welfare recipients |
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By Bill Cohen -
May 16, 2012 |
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Just after reviving a proposal to experiment with requiring drug tests for some Ohio welfare applicants, Republicans who dominate the state Senate have pulled back the idea. It’s still being considered, but as statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, it’s no longer on a fast track to passage.
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| Bill to defund Planned Parenthood isn’t moving as fast as it could |
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A bill to cut funding to Planned Parenthood is once again under debate at the Ohio Statehouse. Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports. |
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| Ohioans who bought "toning shoes" could walk away with refunds after settlement over iffy claims |
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A maker of so-called “toning footwear” has agreed to pay back customers in Ohio and more than 40 other states for athletic shoes that may not have been all they were promised to be. Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler reports. |
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