Ohio Senate moves to deregulate electric industry
The Ohio Senate has under three weeks to move a deregulation bill out of the Ways and Means Committee before tackling the $39.9 billion state budget. The measure would end the electric utility monopoly and introduce competition while allowing stranded costs of 7 to 13 billion dollars to be recovered over a transition. Senate President Finan and Gov. Taft support the plan, and Alan Schriber’s appointment as regulator is hoped to help bridge gaps between utilities and large consumers. Hearings on marketing, taxes, and stranded costs are scheduled for late April.
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Ohio jobless rate dips to 3.9 percent in March
Ohio unemployment fell to 3.9 percent in March from 4.2 percent in February. Across 88 counties rates ranged 2.2 to 16.2 percent, with service industries adding jobs while construction shed about 4,000 positions. About 5.6 million Ohioans worked, up 2,000 from February.
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Oberlin students end 24 hour protest over dean choice
About 90 Oberlin College students ended a 24 hour sit in at the Cox Administration Building after agreeing not to face disciplinary action. The protest followed the hiring of Dartmouth College dean Peter D. Goldsmith as Oberlin's new dean of students after a unanimous faculty committee recommendation.
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Gore and Kasich campaign in New Hampshire clash over Clinton fallout
A Pew poll shows Gore slipping below 50 in favorability as he tells voters in Keene New Hampshire Americans want to move on from the Clinton ethics saga. Kasich campaigns at Dartmouth saying he changed the world and touts fiscal record while criticizing Gore and Clinton. The survey notes 47 percent favorable view of Gore and 43 percent unfavorable with independents increasingly backing Bush. Gore frames Kosovo democracy as key to his stance.
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DeWine seeks probe into beryllium worker injuries
U S senator Mike DeWine plans to ask the General Accounting Office to investigate federal responsibility for beryllium worker injuries and deaths. He will also request OSHA to review safety standards for handling beryllium amid a Blade series on decades of risk.
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Winning key wins 1999 Ford Ranger for Vermilion couple
Helen Mahl and Earl Mahl celebrate as Helen holds key 58 to claim a 1999 Ford Ranger Flareside at Liberty Ford Lincoln Mercury Vermilion. The couple, married 58 years, beat 111 contestants and won 2500 dollars in the dealership and WOBL sponsored fifth yearly contest. they are the Chronicle photographer Tom Mahl’s parents.
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