Ohio pension spiking raises alarms in overtime and final-year pay
The Ohio Retirement Study Council warns high overtime and spikes in final three years inflate pensions, risking solvency for 1.7 million workers and retirees. Legislation may raise years used in benefit calculations from three to five, potentially saving $345 million annually.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ohio Retirement Study Council
Aristotle
Hurras
Dayton Daily News
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Corrections Department
Julie Graham- Price
Ohio Public Employee Retirement System
Ohio, Pa drilling waste injection sparks quake concerns
Ohio faces growing worries over injecting roughly 1.2 billion gallons of drilling waste underground since 2007, with about half from Pennsylvania. While Ohio has 181 wells and bans on interstate shipping are unconstitutional, geologists say injected fluids may trigger earthquakes along fault lines, though no current Ohio wells are linked to quakes.
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Akron
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Pennsylvania
Utica
Tom Stewart
Ohio Oil & Gas Association
Arkansas
Ashtabula
Resource Environmental Services Inc
Michael Hansen
Ohio Seismic Network
West Virginia
Colorado
Texas
Ohio publishes rankings of tutoring contractors
The Columbus Dispatch reports Ohio released effectiveness ratings for over 200 tutoring contractors tied to No Child Left Behind. 20 rated not effective including six barred from work, 89 need improvement, 101 effective. The state orders a overhaul with public reporting and stricter standards for 2012 13.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Stan Heffner
Bernadine Kennedy Kent
Parent Advocates
Columbus City
Education Department
Columbus Tutors
Heffner
Unlikely bait shop hooks Columbus locals eyeing change
In Columbus the 98 year old R&R Sports Headquarters on Front Street remains a beloved bait shop amid Brewery District redevelopment. Owner Bill Wentzel notes the area’s rebirth preserves local flavor while housing upgrades push out older neighbors, as the store preserves its river fishing roots with maps, photos, and a wide live bait selection.
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Columbus
Zach Griffith
Lake Erie
Front Street
Griffith
Bill Wentzel
R&r Sports
R&r
East Rich Street
Roberts
Wentzel
Bill
S. Front St
Scioto
German Village
Don Plank
Plank
South High Street
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