Middletown Mayor to deliver first State of the City talk
Middletown's Mayor Noah Powers will present the first State of the City on April 26, outlining the master plan, the city's finances, education, and civic involvement. The speech, running 30 to 45 minutes, aims to set a potential annual tradition and addresses direct election ideas for the mayor.
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Middletown
Noah Powers
Powers
David Schiavone
Monroe
Trenton
Silence at Miami University remembers three students killed in fire
Nearly 5,000 gathered on campus for a Time of Community Reflection honoring Stephen J. Smith Julia Turnbull and Kathryn Welling who died in a Sunday morning blaze at 122 North Main Street. Associated Student Government led the event with words of remembrance as mourners consoled one another around Shriver Center Reflection Pond.
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Miami University
Ashley Parrish
Katie Fox
Angela Fisher
Stephen J. Smith
Julia Turnbull
Kathryn Welling
Miami
Oxford
N. Main St
Associated
William Forsythe
Shriver Center Reflection Pond
Steve
Julie
Kate
Forsythe
Three Indicted on Terror Plot Ties to al Qaida
Three British nationals, Chiran Barot 33 Nadeem Tarmohammed 26 and Qaisar Shaffi 26, were indicted by a New York grand jury for a years long plan to strike the New York Stock Exchange and East Coast financial targets. The five count case alleges surveillance of buildings and neighborhoods from August 2000 to April 2001 with improvised explosive devices and bombs as weapons. The indictment unsealed Tuesday follows arrests in August and cites Barot as a senior al Qaida figure known as Abu Eisa al Hindi and other aliases. The defendants face possible life terms on the most serious charges.
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Washington
al-Qaida
New York Stock Exchange
Homeland Security Department
New York
Newark
N.J
New York City
James B. Comey
Comey
Justice Department
Chiran Barot
Nadeem Tarmohammed
Qaisar Shaffi
United States
Barat
Abu Eisa al-Hindi
Abu Musa al-Hindi
Issa al-Britani
Ohio House Approves 51.3 Billion Two Year Budget
The Ohio House votes 53 to 46 along party lines for a two year 51.3 billion budget. It raises sales tax, cuts personal income tax and includes cuts to local governments and libraries while boosting education and Medicaid. The bill moves to the Senate and must be signed by Gov. Taft by July 1.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Bob Taft
Taft
Budget Highlights Overhauls Taxes and Funds Education
The plan lowers personal income taxes 21 percent across the board phased in over five years. It allocates 2006 2007 school foundation funding up to 5.58 and 5.69 billion dollars for base aid pupil impact aid transportation special education and poverty assistance. It sets per pupil base aid 5283 in 2006 and 5399 in 2007. It creates up to 18000 vouchers worth 4000 to 5000 for students in underperforming districts to attend private schools. It spends 2.47 billion in 2006 and 2.52 billion in 2007 on higher education and caps tuition increases at 6 percent. It reduces Central State University special supplement by over 1 million over two years. It cuts local government funds 20 percent for cities 10 percent for townsships counties and 5 percent for libraries beginning Jan 1. It offers grants for consolidating local services and libraries may charge fees for non printed materials. It spends 9.65 billion on Medicaid in 2006 and 9.98 billion in 2007 restoring 33 million for dental and 8.8 million for vision services for 800000 adults on Medicaid.
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School Foundation
Central State University
Ohio city income tax deadlines move up to April 15
Ohio counties in the Miami Valley now require municipal income tax filings by April 15, aligning with state rules. More than 40 communities have taxes and many mandate filing for residents 18 and older with jobs, even if no tax is owed. Some towns like Kettering exempt local residents who work there if employers withhold correct tax. If unsure, contact local offices.
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Miami Valley
State of
Ohio
Catherine Armacida
Huber Heights
Kettering
Portman's trade confirmation held up
A report on the delay of a trade confirmation involving Portman details the hold up affecting markets and stakeholders with no additional context provided in the snippet.
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Portman
Indiana
U.S
Get Up Updates Online in Middletown Journal
Middletown Journal advertises online updates at middletownjournal.com with Volume 147, Number 329 Copyright 2005 Cox Ohio Publishing, inviting readers to visit the site for current news and updates.
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Cox Ohio Publishing
Middletownjournal.com
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