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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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By Bill Cohen - September 29, 2005 |
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In November, Ohioans are set to vote on a ballot issue, aimed at making races for congressional and legislative seats more competitive. Currently, most of the election contests for those seats are blow-outs for one party or the other. Supporters of one proposed constitutional amendment say it will take the worst of partisan politics out of the line-drawing process. But critics warn it could result in a new map with weirdly-shaped districts that stretch virtually across the state. Bill Cohen has the first in a two-part series of reports. |
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Bill Cohen reports (3:54) 
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