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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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| Budget cuts turning into political football for lawmakers, but it's a tough game for advocates. |
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By Bill Cohen - July 6, 2009 |
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Advocates for Ohio's poor, elderly, and mentally ill have been warning that government spending cuts --- some proposed and others theoretical -- would be devastating for the state's most vulnerable citizens. But the activists had a hard time today making their case at a legislative committee hearing because of partisan bickering by lawmakers. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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Bill Cohen reports (4:06) 
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