Toledo :: OH :: USA
| 1 day ago
An Ohio mayor is pushing for a 5-cent tax on every plastic bag handed out by a store, arguing the levy would be good for the environment and the budget. Toledo Mayor Carty Finkbeiner has written the City Council, promising to promote a bag tax, The Blade...
Tags: toledo, Toledo City Council, Toledo Blade, Ohio, toledo mayor, Carty Finkbeiner, mayor carty
Columbus :: OH :: USA
| 1 day ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio - - State lawmakers are considering a bill that could help nursing and dental students in Ohio pay for their education, as long as the students are willing to work in the state corrections system for a set period of time after they graduate...
Tags: ohio, jobs, Ohio House, NBC, Ted Strickland, coffee shops, Central Ohio
Columbus :: OH :: USA
| 1 day ago
The twin tactics very nearly gave Ohio to McCain/Palin, and threatened to set precedents capable of winning them the national election. Prior to the 2004 vote, Republican Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell stripped some 308,000 Ohio citizens...
Tags: Ohio
National City :: CA :: USA
| 4 days ago
Angry and demanding answers, several Congress members from Ohio seethed last month when they learned that the Treasury Department provided financing to help a Pennsylvania bank take over National City Bank, a Cleveland institution since 1845. They're...
Tags: National City Bank, PNC Financial Services Group, demanding answers, Ohio, bailout funding, ohio lawmakers
Norwood :: OH :: USA
| 4 days ago
Some judges and prosecutors say it's time to strengthen Ohio's laws governing unlicensed drivers, especially as the number of people driving without a license grows. Almost 12 percent of Ohio drivers are under suspension, or more than one in every 10...
Tags: Ohio
Champaign :: IL :: USA
| 4 days ago
No way, Jim Tressel figured, would 10th-ranked Ohio State win by throwing the ball. So on a gray, windy Big Ten kind of day, the Ohio State coach put the game in the hands of Beanie Wells -- always a good place to put it for the Buckeyes this season.
Tags: ohio, Illini, Ohio State, Beanie Wells, Terrelle Pryor
Columbus :: OH :: USA
| 5 days ago
This adds to the 375 layoffs Whirlpool announced earlier at its two plants in northwestern Ohio, and the 5,000 permanent job cuts announced late last month. ⢠Siemens plans to close its plant in Bellefontaine beginning in January, a decision that will...
Tags: Toledo Powertrain, Toledo Blade, Ohio
Washington :: DC :: USA
| 6 days ago
A conservative lawmaker challenged House GOP Leader John Boehner for his job Friday after Republicans lost at least 20 seats in last week's elections. In entering the race, California Rep. Dan Lungren said Republicans in the House can't go back to business...
Tags: House GOP Leader Boehner, Dan Lungren, John Boehner, House Republican, California, leader john, challenging house, House of Representatives, Ohio, Boehner for House GOP, gop leaders, lungren challenging, Challenge Boehner, challenging boehner
Columbus :: OH :: USA
| 6 days ago
The case, filed in the Ohio Supreme Court, could affect the 15th Congressional District race and two Ohio House contests where the number of uncounted provisional ballots is higher than the unofficial vote margin separating the candidates. The lawsuit...
Tags: ballots, voter, missouri voter, supreme court, republican, missouri, ohio, democrat, provisional ballots, Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus :: OH :: USA
| 6 days ago
In response to a public-records request, the state agency said today that it had no records involving prior checks of the type that Director Helen Jones-Kelley authorized on "Joe the Plumber." Ohio's inspector general is investigating the legality of...
Tags: joe the plumber, ohio, toledo, mccain, Ohio House GOP
