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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.
 

Those who work with welfare recipients debate tossing thousands off welfare rolls.
By Karen Kasler - April 6, 2012
Ohio’s welfare rolls dropped by nearly a fifth in the last year. And part of that is because the state is cracking down on recipients of cash assistance who aren’t working as required – and yanking their benefits. Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler sat down with four key leaders on the front lines to talk about how this aspect of welfare reform is working – or isn’t.



For more from the interview, check out this week's "The State of Ohio" on PBS stations statewide - including www.wviz.org/stateofohio - or click on the link on the left.

Karen Kasler reports (3:27)


 
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