House wheels deals for school votes in Ohio
In Columbus, House leaders wage a long day of deal making to back a plan raising the state sales tax to 5.5 percent to fund public education, school construction aid, and tax relief. The plan, needing constitutional amendment, faces opposition from conservatives and some Dems. If passed, it would yield over 589 million first year, with 226 million rebated to homeowners via a 10 percent property tax credit and a broader shift of commercial taxes as inventories tax relief is phased in.
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Boggs
Davidson
Statehouse
Senate
House
Oberlin studies downtown economy in market viability review
City Council hires Building Connections Inc. to examine Oberlin's downtown business strengths and weaknesses. The study aims to guide competitive trends, new retail projects, and overall viability, following a January seminar led by Downtown Ohio Inc. and the Technical Advisory Resource Team.
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Oberlin
Building Connections Inc
Bob Jackimowicz
Jackimowicz
Downtown Ohio Inc
Robert DiSpirito
DiSpirito
Building Connections
Elyria
Lorain stalls $10 license tax plan on reading delay
Lorain council failed to suspend rules for a vote on a $10 piggyback license plate tax. The plan would raise about $600,000 yearly for road repairs with a five year cap, while opponents urged testing a $5 rate first and cited rising sewer bills affecting seniors and families. The tax faces a third reading on Feb 16 after defeat of an amendment to lower the levy.
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Lorain
Anne Molnar
Jeff Sedivy
David Flores
Kathy Tavenner
Tavenner
Molnar
Flores
Prosecutor seeks disqualification of doctor in rape trial
A prosecutor asks Judge Thomas Janas to disqualify Dr. R Daryl Steiner of the CARE Center at Akron Children’s Hospital from testifying for 18 year old Demarkus Hodge in a rape case. Hodge, 17 at the time, is charged with raping a 3 year old girl on December 22, 1996 and faces life if convicted. Court filings say Steiner’s earlier trial statements were intellectually unclear.
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R. Daryl Steiner
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Akron
Demarkus Hodge
Buffalo
N.Y
Hodge
Steiner
Common Pleas
Thomas Janas
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Repeal plan for second road at Shady Drive complex angers Ridgeville
North Ridgeville residents and two council members denounce a proposal to repeal the Line Drive ordinance. The measure would create a second access to Shady Drive Baseball Complex, costing about 150000 dollars with a 52778 dollar grant, though critics call the park a dump and say funds should fix the complex instead. A 1995 thunderstorm once blocked park entrances, trapping residents inside for hours.
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Shady Drive
Deanna L. Hill
Line Drive
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Shady Road
Sugar Ridge Road
Serazin
Winter teeing off in Ohio as mild weather returns
Golf and jogging join winter sports in Ohio as unseasonably warm weather boosts activity near Cleveland and Cincinnati. Golf pros report open courses and stronger business, while January temperatures run about 10 degrees above normal in Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati, with low snowfall across many areas. Northwest Ohio stays cooler with highs in 30s to 40s.
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Don Olney
Chippewa Golf Course
Cleveland
Westlake Meadowood Solf
Brenda Keplinger
Columbus
Cincinnati
National Weather Service
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