Mar 6, 2005Dayton Daily News - Poor: Taft's Dental Plan Scares Us
Gov. Bob Taft's new budget is full of deep cuts that will endanger the welfare of millions of Ohioans - including the 800,000 less fortunate who rely on Medicaid for dental and vision coverage.
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Homeland Defense
Dec 17, 2009House OKs defense bill, rushes to finish for year
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $636 billion defense bill Wednesday that funds the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and provides a 3.4 percent pay hike for military personnel.
The 395-34 vote on the Pentagon budget was the first of several the House is taking on must-do bills...
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Seniors
Mar 28, 2005Toledo Blade - Social Security Not In Crisis, Kaptur Says
Congressman Marcy Kaptur told a town hall meeting in Sylvania last night that "Social Security is not in crisis" and that Washington should go slow to make changes that could affect the national retirement program for decades to come.
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Mar 9, 2005AP - Privatization Tanks In Polling, GOP Says
The heart of President Bush's plan for Social Security, allowing younger workers to create personal accounts in exchange for a lower guaranteed government benefit, is among the least popular elements with the public, Republican pollsters told House GOP leaders Tuesday.
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Feb 26, 2005Plain Dealer - AARP President Vows To Fight Bush's Privatization Plan
Speaking to the Cleveland City Club on Friday, Marie Smith, President of the AARP, told listeners the AARP intends to expand its $5 million ad campaign against President Bush's disasterous plans to privatize Social Security.
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Feb 22, 2005Akron Beacon Journal - Sherrod Brown Attacks Bush's Privatization Plans
Talking to over 100 concerned citizens at Akron-Summit County Public Library, Rep. Sherrod Brown called President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security a plan that "violates moral values that we hold dear."
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Jan 11, 2005Taft Tells Nursing Homes to Prepare for $90 Million Dollar Medicaid Cut
AP - Ohio Gov. Bob Taft warned nursing homes to prepare for a 3% cut in Medicaid funding over the next two years, industry leaders said Monday. The cut would reduce funding by $90 million dollars in the budget year beginning July 1. Pete Van Runkle, president of the Ohio Health Care Association...
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Veteran Affairs
Jun 1, 2006Blade - Brown slams DeWine, GOP on veterans health care
Sherrod Brown brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Toledo yesterday to talk about his agenda for improving the federal government's support of veterans and their families.
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Aug 8, 2005Chicago Tribune - Tears, determination in grieving Ohio city
After a series of deadly attacks, Columbus-based Lima Company has become one of the nation's most discussed and most tragic military units for its large losses in combat. Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman's son, J.D., is currently serving in that unit.
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Aug 4, 2005AP - Iraq attacks hit Ohio military families hard
21 Marines from the Ohio-based 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines have lost their lives in Iraq in the past week. Especially hard hit is the Columbus-based Lima Company, which lost eleven brave soldiers this week. The same unit lost four soldiers on a single day in May.
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May 23, 2005AP - Boccieri, Stivers Try To Stay In Touch From Afar
While deployed overseas with the military Rep. John Boccieri (D-New Middletown) relies on his wife, Stacey Kennedy-Boccieri, to handle constituents calls, run his legislative office, and make speeches. Boccieri has served four tours of duty since February 2004, piloting a cargo plane in...
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Working Families
Jun 14, 2005AP - Top Labor Official To Stay And Fight For Injured Workers
Saying workers at the BWC still need someone to look out for them, Ohio's top labor official said Monday that he's staying on the board that oversees the state's insurance fund for injured workers.
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Mar 17, 2005Columbus Dispatch - Coleman, Plusquellic Converge On Statehouse
Ohio's elected officials took part in a rally on Statehouse grounds designed to convince legislators not to cut aid to cities and counties by up to 20 percent, a move that Gov. Taft said is necessary to balance the budget. Coleman said the state wants to "pass the buck and cut our funding....
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Mar 11, 2005Cincinnati Enquirer - Retailers Rip Taft's Tax Plan
Ohio retailers continued to beat up on Gov. Bob Taft's tax plan, claiming Thursday it would eat up what little profit they have and potentially result in higher prices for the state's consumers.
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