Akron president Proenza to step down in 2014
University of Akron President Luis Proenza, 68, will retire in June 2014 after 14 years leading UA. He will take a one-year sabbatical, then return as a tenured professor and president emeritus. Trustees plan a September meeting to outline the search for a new president with a possible interim candidate.
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University of Akron
Luis Proenza
Proenza
Ohio
Ohio State University
E. Gordon Gee
Kent State University
Lester Lefton
Richard Pogue
Pogue
Stephen Weeks
American Association of University Professors
Jim Tressel
Ohio State
Voters reject most school levies in August election
Ohio voters approved about a third of school levies on a special ballot. Renewals fared far better than new or replacement levies. Three of four renewals passed, while only three of 15 new levies were approved. Conservatives blame taxes, liberals cite state funding cuts and local budget strain.
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Ohio
Ohio School Boards Association
Richard Lewis
Lawson
Barbara J. Perenic
Undelivered Mail Found in Columbus Carrier Home
Federal investigators found about 13 000 pieces of mail at the home of postal carrier Charles E Moore in Clinton Township near Columbus. Authorities say the unopened mail likely belonged to two routes in 43202 and was not delivered over the past year. Moore, suspended, worked for the Postal Service since 2006 in various posts.
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Columbus
U.S. Postal Service
Clintonville
Ohio State University
Clinton Twp
Charles E. Moore
Moore
Postal Service
Inspector General
Scott Balfour
Balfour
Cleveland Clinic and ProMedica form cost cutting alliance
The Cleveland Clinic and ProMedica announce a nonmerger alliance to cut costs and boost patient care. Operating nine hospitals each in the region, they will share purchasing, standard treatment protocols, and technology efforts while remaining independent and seeking additional partners amid rising expenses and ACA factors.
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Toledo
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
ProMedica
Michigan
Ohio faces ongoing impact from federal budget cuts
Ohio health officials say automatic federal budget cuts have begun to bite but full effects are not yet felt. Only 18 of 100 grant programs have finalized funding decisions, with total cuts over 10 million dollars and some reductions absorbed by the state. Local agencies seek alternative funding as talks continue.
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Buckeye Institute
Innovation Ohio
Terra Goodnight
Columbus
Ohio
Wymyslo
Barack Obama
Congress
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