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This week on "The State of Ohio": Ohio has lagged near the bottom in helping its veterans secure access to their benefits. The governor is here to talk about what he's going to do about it. And we'll go halfway around the world to speak with a state lawmaker who's spending his summer not campaigning at home, but as part of the military's campaign in an Iraqi province that the world will be watching next weekend. It's an Independence Day special, this week on "The State of Ohio".
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| Troopers weed out another huge stash of pot on Ohio's highways |
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By Jo Ingles -
July 2, 2008 |
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The Ohio Highway Patrol has made a huge marijuana bust on the Ohio Turnpike. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Sgt. Anne Ralston explains officers were able to seize a large amount of pot Tuesday.
Ralston says the agency has been successful with drug busts lately. In May, the patrol seized more than 302 grams of illegal narcotics valued at nearly $12 million. In 2007, the patrol seized more than 3.3 million grams of illegal narcotics valued at $53.8 million.
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| Thirteen is turning out to be a lucky number for some jobless Ohioans |
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Ohio has just made it official; it's going to take advantage of an offer from the federal government to extend unemployment benefits an extra thirteen weeks. Dennis Evans is with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. He talked with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen about who might get the extra checks here.
Evans says the state will notify jobless Ohioans if they're eligible for the extra benefits. |
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| Treasurer charges Ohioans to share their stories of credit card troubles to help change rules |
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Thousands of people in deep financial trouble claim credit cards are their reason for ruin, blaming skyrocketing fees, changing interest rates and shortened payment periods. Now, Ohio's treasurer says people need to come forward to try to change the rules that control credit cards. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports. |
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| City plans 4th of July party around controversial rock, while Ohio man facing losing his freedom |
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The rock fight that's been going on between Ohio and Kentucky is once again surfacing, now that the city of Portsmouth is planning its first ever festival to celebrate the stone at the center of the controversy. The Indian Head Rock, which features carvings and etchings thought to be hundreds of years old, was pulled from the Ohio River last fall and is now in a city garage in Portsmouth. But officials in Kentucky say the rock is part of the commonwealth's history, and they want it back. State Representative Todd Book says the city wants to take advantage of the publicity surrounding the boulder battle.
The Indian Head Rock will be on display at the Portsmouth Rock Festival on Friday, and a replica rock will also be available for pictures and for visitors to carve their own messages. Meanwhile, the man accused of rolling the rock out of the Ohio River is facing felony charges in Kentucky, for removing an object of antiquity. |
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| Money wiring company agrees to settlement with Ohio and 42 other states |
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Some Ohioans use money-wiring services to transfer money to other states and even other countries. But sometimes, they've been tricked into sending the money by con artists. That's why Ohio and 42 other states have hammered out an agreement with a money-wiring service to warn their customers of the potential threat. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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| Lawmaker proposes cancelling a state tax on satellite TV |
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A lawmaker wants to change the tax rules for satellite TV. Senator Lou Blessing, a Republican of Cincinnati, wants to repeal a tax that was placed on satellite television customers back in 2003. Blessing says the satellite companies have already won a round in court against the state. He says it's time for the state to reach an agreement with the companies rather than fight to keep the tax on the books.
Blessing's bill is supported by Direct T V and Dish, the two leading satellite television companies in Ohio. But the Ohio Cable Telecommunications Association opposes the measure. It points out the cable television industry and its customers pay more than $100 million annually in taxes and fees. The cable industry says the tax on satellite television is necessary to keep the playing field level between the two types of television service. |
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| Fallen soldiers honored in Rotunda for one more weekend, but exhibit will still be around |
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If you have been waiting to see the entire Lima Company exhibit inside the Rotunda at the Statehouse, you had better do it this weekend. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles explains why. |
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| Governor plans next step in his education funding process |
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Ohioans who want to "sound off" about how to change schools and education funding are about to get their chance. Gov. Ted Strickland has scheduled a series of forums across the state to get public input on what he and state legislators should do about education. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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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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