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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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| Record low natural gas prices lead Columbia Gas to drop budget bill rates. |
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By Steve Brown - February 28, 2012 |
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Some good news for consumers today: Columbia Gas of Ohio says a near-record gas supply is driving down prices.
Columbia says beginning in March, the average monthly bill for customers who spread payments out through the year will drop from $82 a month to $53. Columbia spokesman Ken Stammen says the price drop comes amidst a mild winter and near-record gas supplies. |
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Ken Stammen (:13) 
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| The new rates take affect March 1 and run through the end of July. |
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