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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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| Welfare Officials Wary Of Loosening Food Stamp Rules. |
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By Bill Cohen - February 1, 2001 |
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Ohio welfare officials say they're not ready to relax rules for getting foodstamps, even though thousands of Ohioans who are eligible for the government help are not getting it.
Anti-hunger groups say only 58% of eligible Ohioans are receiving food stamps, a modern-day low. The activists blame a rule requiring recipients to re-apply every 3 months, instead of every 6 months.
A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services says welfare officials don't object to a more relaxed rule, but they're worried about reaction from the feds. Jon Allen tells Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen, Ohio used to have a looser guideline, but it backfired. |
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Bill Cohen reports (1:31) 
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| Welfare official Jon Allen says Ohio would like to make food stamp applications less of a hassle, but it's up to the federal government to make it happen. |
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