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This week on "The State of Ohio": The budget is on its way to a committee that will hammer out the differences before the end of the month deadline. But there are serious issues on both sides that could slow down the talks. A billion dollars is headed back to Ohio employers who paid into the states Bureau of Workers' Comp program. But a critic says the BWC has an outstanding bill that remains unpaid. And more on how Ohio's poorest people are surviving the rising costs of a basic existence.
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| In spite of tough indoor smoking law, anti-smoking activists give Ohio a failing grade. |
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By Jo Ingles - January 13, 2009 |
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Health advocates give Ohio a failing grade when compared with other states when it comes to tobacco control laws. That might come as a surprise to some Ohioans since the state's public places became smoke-free last year after the voters okayed a tough new anti-smoking law. But the report card looked at long term factors too. And as Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, that's where Ohio lost ground. |
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Jo Ingles reports (3:00) 
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