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Ohio has now executed seven killers this year, tying a record set back in 2004. But advocates are trying to stop the next execution next month. The flap over the state's popular program to use economy-boosting federal stimulus dollars to give rebates to 51,000 Ohioans who bought energy efficient dishwashers, refrigerators, washing machines and hot water heaters continues. And it's cost the manager of the rebate program her job. Candidates running for the judiciary in Ohio can identify themselves as being members of a political party in ads. The Ohio Department of Commerce reports liquor sales reached an all time high of $742.7 million in the last year. But rainy weather and a cancelled show are getting the blame for a drop in attendance at the Ohio State Fair.
Almost everyone with a stake in the state budget agrees there's a big problem ahead - a deficit that could top $8 billion. But there's wide disagreement on what can and should be done about it - and whether now is the time to even deal with the deficit. The governor's office says changes have been made - for example, the state has more than 46-hundred fewer state workers on the payroll than when Ted Strickland took office. And there are some other changes that the governor's office says are underway to save the state money over the long haul. Budget director Pari Sabety talks about that.
But as the governor and Democrats have talked about what they've done to deal with the budget both short and long term, Republicans have been saying it's not enough to make a dent in the upcoming deficit. And some have advocated a total overhaul of state government. Rep. Rom Amstutz (R-Wooster), who's been in the legislature since 1980 and is now one of the six lawmakers on the Budget Planning and Management Commission, shares his thoughts.
Almost everyone with a stake in the state budget agrees there's a big problem ahead - a deficit that could top $8 billion. But there's wide disagreement on what can and should be done about it - and whether now is the time to even deal with the deficit. The governor's office says changes have been made - for example, the state has more than 46-hundred fewer state workers on the payroll than when Ted Strickland took office. And there are some other changes that the governor's office says are underway to save the state money over the long haul. Budget director Pari Sabety talks about that.
But as the governor and Democrats have talked about what they've done to deal with the budget both short and long term, Republicans have been saying it's not enough to make a dent in the upcoming deficit. And some have advocated a total overhaul of state government. Rep. Rom Amstutz (R-Wooster), who's been in the legislature since 1980 and is now one of the six lawmakers on the Budget Planning and Management Commission, shares his thoughts.
August 13, 2010