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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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| Taft Reacts to Blocking of Anti-Porn Law. |
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August 5, 2002 |
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Governor Taft says he's confident an internet anti-pornography bill he signed into law will withstand a court challenge. A US District judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday. Lawyers for bookstores, newspapers and video-software dealers says the law is overly broad and could be applied to mainstream material. Governor Taft says the bill is intended to protect children from sexual predators, not stop publishers from selling books. |
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Governor Taft (0:23) 
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| The law adds computer images to the list of ways one may display sexually explicit material and other items that are "harmful to juveniles". The federal judge said the definition of what is harmful to juveniles is overly broad. |
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