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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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| Backers of proposal to build four casinos in Ohio insist their plan will go to the ballot this fall. |
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By Bill Cohen - June 2, 2009 |
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Backers of a proposed ballot issue that would authorize gambling casinos in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Columbus insist they are still working toward a ballot issue this November, despite reports they might wait another year. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen talked with Bob Tenenbaum, spokesman for the supporters, who are funded mostly by a Pennsylvania casino company, Penn National. |
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Bob Tenenbaum with Bill Cohen (1:03) 
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| Tenenbaum's group calls its four-city casino proposal "the Ohio Jobs and Growth Plan." Backers need to collect more than 402,000 valid signatures of registered Ohio voters to get the gambling measure onto the November ballot. The deadline for the petition circulators to hand in the names they've gathered is July 1st. |
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