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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2000
Page
1
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Columbia Gas of Ohio filed for a 16 percent rate increase with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Pending approval, the February to April bill will rise to 86 cents per hundred cubic feet from 74. The change would lift the average winter bill for 1.3 million customers in 64 counties by 59 percent year over year. Summit Natural Gas customers are excluded unless their contracts tie to Columbia prices.
President Clinton announced an additional $300 million in emergency aid to help Americans cope with heavy snow, ice and extremely cold weather. He urged preparedness and responsibility, saying the federal government is fulfilling its duty.
Washington AP reports Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor, named by President-elect Bush for Health and Human Services chief. He led a bold welfare overhaul demanding work, tightening eligibility to reduce caseloads while expanding child care and health coverage access. Critics warn of rising homelessness and hunger as reforms spread nationwide.
Welfare caseloads have fallen sharply nationwide with Wisconsin dropping 83 percent since 1986. As President-elect Bush's HHS head pick, Tommy Thompson would oversee the national welfare program amid concerns about entrenched problems like mental illness and addiction. Local critics acknowledge the numbers while warning there is no safety net for many who fail in the work world.
New Republican commissioner David Moore vows checks and balances and a rapid policy push. He plans to repeal the 2001 county budget, appoint Republicans to key posts, move the Board of Elections to the airport, create a county economic development department, and seek resignations from the airport authority. Moore defeated Democrat Ross by 234 votes and aims to act in January with a consensus-based approach.
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