Area leaders push plan for regional jail in Franklin County
Franklin County Commissioners and Sheriff Craig Davis plan to attend a meeting invited by Miami County to discuss a regional jail. The discussion would cover funding a feasibility study and cost sharing or pledges to house inmates at a new facility. Franklin County faces critical jail overcrowding as it has begun filling its own cells with local prisoners.
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Franklin County
Craig Davis
Commission
Don Stottlemire
Stottlemire
Builders nail recent boom driven by low mortgage rates
Washington data show construction spending rose 1.1 percent in December 2004, capping a year with the strongest activity since 1996. Private residential building jumped 14 percent to $542.7 billion, fueling overall gains despite rising interest rates.
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Commerce Department
Fed policy set to hike rates again this year
Fed policymakers wrap their first meeting of the year with expectations of a quarter-point rate rise. Private construction surged 10.9 percent to 764.9 billion, the strongest gain since 1996, while public projects rose 3.4 percent to 233.5 billion. New and existing home sales hit record highs.
Greenspan expected to push rates higher in 2005
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and colleagues are poised to begin 2005 with further gradual rate hikes to curb inflation. After two days of discussions, officials are expected to announce a sixth consecutive quarter point increase in the federal funds rate, which banks charge each other and influence consumer lending.
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Martin Crutsinger
Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Fed
Reality show seeks picture perfect Midwest families
Nash Entertainment and TBS eye Franklin County Ohio among rural midwestern locales for Love Thy Neighbor a reality series pitting two households with tense relationships against each other for cash Be prepared for typical light conflicts like sprinklers fences or pets not overly intense producers stage challenges to heighten rivalries with social compliance and humor
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Nash Entertainment
Hollywood
Calif
Ottawa
Groshong
Wellsville
Midwest
TBS
Franklin County
Bill arrested in development
Harris News Service reports that sheriffs from several counties opposed a bill allowing cities and counties to merge local law enforcement without legislative approval. The measure, proposed by Rep. Mike O'Neal, mirrors the Riley County model where sheriff and city police merged.
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Harris
Topeka
House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Local Governmental Organization and Elections Committee
Riley County
Sheriff's Department
Manhattan Police
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