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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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| With a deadline just hours away, lawmakers speed through behind-the-scenes talks on ODOT budget. |
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By Bill Cohen - March 30, 2009 |
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Negotiators for the ohio Senate and House have reached agreement over several issues they had disagreed on, including a tougher mandatory seat belt law, highway cameras, annual motor vehicle registration fees, and a passenger train line from Cleveland to Cincinnati. The compromise means that state lawmakers may be able to meet a Tuesday deadline for approving a new state transportation budget and capturing millions of federal dollars. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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Bill Cohen reports (3:28) 
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