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Friday, June 8, 2007

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Republican leaders in the Senate go further than Gov. Strickland does in his budget. They want to freeze college tuition for the next two years, and are calling for boosting scholarships to students in two-year and technical schools by 10 million dollars over the amount agreed to in the House budget. For now, state lawmakers have shelved a plan to force Ohio's five pension funds to sell off stock in foreign energy and mineral companies doing business in Iran and Sudan. Bar owners who want to change new rules on smoking and exotic dancing say they want voters to weigh in. An anti-gambling group is hitting the airwaves to try to stop a bill that would allow Ohio’s seven horserace tracks to install machines on which gamblers can bet on recorded races from around the country. Rob Walgate with the Ohio Roundtable explains the ads, which target Rep. Bill Seitz of Cincinnati, who responds. And a complicated bill that’s passed the Senate and in a House committee now could change how you watch TV – because it could allow you to choose among several cable providers, including phone companies. But local governments and watchdog groups are opposed, saying the bill would cost communities tens of thousands of dollars in franchise fees, would allow companies to ignore poorer and less populated areas. Sen. Jeff Jacobson (R-Vandalia) and Catherine Turcer with Ohio Citizen Action have a heated discussion.

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