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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Anti-smoking agency says polls shows voters want tobacco money to stay with its programs. |
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By Karen Kasler - April 11, 2007 |
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The state agency set up to handle the millions of dollars in tobacco settlement money says a new poll shows voters want at least part of that money to stay with that agency. The survey, commissioned by several anti-smoking groups, comes as Gov. Strickland proposes converting that settlement into a lump sum payment to put toward a property tax cut for elderly and disabled homeowners. Shelly Kiser with the American Lung Association says nearly 90% of voters told pollsters they want the state to spend at least a quarter of the tobacco settlement funds on anti-smoking programs.
The Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation says Ohio will collect a record $1.3 billion from the tobacco settlement and from taxes on cigarettes this year, but so far, none of that is allocated for anti-tobacco programs. And the agency says it will be completely out of money in a decade unless lawmakers and the governor change this trend. |
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Shelly Kiser (:28) 
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Shelly Kiser (:19)
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Shelly Kiser with Karen Kasler (1:44)
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