Ohio Supreme Court rejects Allen Head Start appeal
Elyria Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court refused to review the case of Joseph Allen who was convicted for abusing several children in the Lorain Head Start program and sentenced to life. Nancy Smith also faces 30 to 90 years. Prosecutors say Smith drove children to Allen for abuse over months.
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Fifth couple charged in Lorain child neglect case
Police say Sherri Yost and Brett Scott allowed five children to live in squalor. Scott, 31, faces five counts of child endangering. Yost, 32, arraigned on similar charges and released on $1,000 bail. Children aged 2 to 10 live in foster homes. City Health Dept condemned the Florida Avenue home amid filth and overflowing facilities. Children’s Services denies fault and conducts internal review.
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Brett Scott
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Education budget preserves tax cut in Ohio deal
Ohio House members advanced a $5.23 billion education budget for next year while restoring part of a state income tax reduction. The Finance Committee approved 29-2, with full House action expected Monday, then sending the bill to the Senate by mid January. The measure raises education spending by trimming other government programs by $100 million to offset the tax relief.
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Gov hopeful promotes 1.5% sales tax for schools
Toledo businessman Bruce Douglas, 64, urging voters to back a 1.5 percent sales tax increase to fund Ohio schools, while promising all downtown reforms. He has opened campaign HQs in Cleveland and offices in Columbus and Toledo, with Sean Menzel saying an official candidacy will be announced later this month.
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Pooper scooper law under consideration
Sheffield Lake debates a proposed pooper scooper ordinance requiring owners to scoop on private or public property or face a fourth degree misdemeanor with up to 30 days in jail and a 250 dollar fine. The law would let citizens file complaints without police. council to decide. The panel also discussed stray cats and dog yards.
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