Change in school funding urged in Ohio constitutional reform push
Columbus panel urges passage of a constitutional amendment to redirect state funds to needy districts and students. The Blue Ribbon Task Force on Financing Student Success says progress was made in educating officials about funding flaws, though no short term fix was found. The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the system unconstitutional four times, most recently in 2002, prompting a 58 page report with 18 recommendations including reform of local property tax use to avoid phantom revenue.
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Ohio
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Bob Taft
Bill Phillis
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Madison
Jan Kesselring
Kesselring
State Supreme Court
Hospital opens new Cohen Women’s Center
The Wilbur and Mary Jean Cohen Women’s Center opens at the hospital offering mammograms and risk assessments to thousands of women. A Cincinnati man escapes injury when a locomotive slams into a car on the tracks. Weather improves with sun after morning clouds. high 34 and low 23.
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Mary Jean Cohen Women’s Center
Cincinnati
Bush presses Social Security reform in State of the Union
President Bush used the State of the Union to urge an open review of Social Security options and push a stay-the-course stance on Iraq. He offered no timetable for withdrawal and proposed limited personal retirement accounts for Americans under 55 to divert funds into government-administered private investments.
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Bush
Iraq
U.S
Congress
Bush seeks generational shift on Social Security plan
President Bush outlines a plan that would keep benefits unchanged for retirees and workers aged 55 and older, but reduce guarantees for younger workers. He envisions two thirds of payroll taxes funneled into personal accounts, with guarantees to keep income above the poverty line. The president frames domestic and international goals as generational in scope while resisting a set timetable for Iraq.
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Washington
Bush
Middletown City suspends tax supervisor over humorous forms
Middletown Tax Superintendent Linda Stubbs is suspended after residents received city income tax forms printed with jokes about taxation and the city. Finance Director John Lyons said line edits were misguided. forms had to be revised and resent, costing about 5500 dollars.
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Linda Stubbs
John Lyons
Lyons
Bill Becker
Becker
Aberdeen Drive
Jim Yost
Stubbs
Pope in hospital bed as Vatican reports stability
Pope John Paul II remains stable and able to work from his hospital bed after a scare over health. At 84, his Parkinsons disease complicates influenza, with doctors diagnosing acute laryngeal tracheitis and monitoring breathing concerns from Gemelli Polyclinic.
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Parkin
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Milan
Gemelli
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