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WORTH NOTING: What not to joke about
An April Fool's Day gag falls flat in Arizona. Pennsylvania's governor is polled about ... Pennsylvania's governor. And several states compete for subway cars to be dumped in the ocean. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in.more -
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- Public Safety Performance Project
Pew Report Finds More than One in 100 Adults are Behind Bars
For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison—a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety. more
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- Election Initiatives
Back to Paper: A Case Study
This February 2008 report detailed how five states that implemented electronic voting had chosen or were considering statewide paper-based optical scan systems. Back to Paper explored the process by which California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Ohio – had adopted electronic voting systems– ubsequently decided to de-certify, re-examine or re-think their use.
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States Lead Push for Paid Sick Days
In the midst of this year's flu epidemic, nearly half of all U.S. workers who fall ill or have sick kids must decide whether to stay home and lose wages or go to work sick and expose others, a choice many say no one should have to make. Lawmakers in 12 states and the District of Columbia are considering bills that would make paid sick days a minimum labor standard.more -
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Ohio State of the State Address 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Feb. 6 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Ted Strickland's (D) 2008 state of the state address: Speaker Husted, President Harris, Leader Beatty and Leader Miller, Lt. Governor Fisher, statewide elected officials, members of the Cabinet, members of the General Assembly and the Supreme Court
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Federal Spending Plan Slashes Anti-Crime Grants
Law enforcement officials across the country are lambasting the federal spending plan approved by President Bush on Dec. 26, warning that a 67-percent decrease in funding for targeted state and local criminal justice initiatives imperils public safety.more -
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Govs' e-mail purges raise hackles
E-mail has become the communications tool of choice in the past decade, but imbroglios involving the governors of Missouri and Texas show that the rules of paperless messaging are still evolving and can create problems for state government.more -
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Q & A with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D)
"Out There" columnist Louis Jacobson spoke by telephone with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D). Here are excerpts from that Oct. 5 conversation.more -
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Strickland leading Ohio Dems' resurgence
COLUMBUS, Ohio - For 16 years, the Ohio Democratic Party verged on hapless. Now, after a GOP scandal, a rookie governor is aggressively leading Democrats into a pivotal election year.more -
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Students get an eyeful
An Ohio lawmaker accidentally flashes nude photos to high school seniors. Public urination could be a separate crime in New Hampshire, and that would be a good thing for violators. And Alabama now bans the selling of sex toys - unless, of course, people say it's for their health. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in.more
