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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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| Governor is pleased but cautious about latest downtick in unemployment rate. |
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By Bill Cohen - May 20, 2011 |
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Ohio’s unemployment rate has dropped slowly but surely for fourteen straight months. From member station WOSU in Columbus, Steve Brown has this overlook. |
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Steve Brown reports (:50) 
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Gov. John Kasich (:19)
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| Gov. John Kasich is glad that Ohio’s official unemployment rate has just dropped another .3%, but he’s being careful not to get overly-excited about it. The new rate is 8.6%. That's the lowest in more than two years, but Kasich is being cautious as he talks about Ohio becoming more and more business-friendly. |
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