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Obama's Ohio trip a rollicking pep rally (Columbus Dispatch) 
Romney adds some golden support in golf legend Jack Nicklaus (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio voter registration list nearly 500,000 smaller than in 2008 (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Get-out-the-vote bus rolling onto campuses (Columbus Dispatch) 
Elections in Ohio breed controversy (Columbus Dispatch) 
Some elected officials decry loss of extended voting hours, others say mail ballots better option (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Brown, Mandel raise record $25 million for Senate race (Columbus Dispatch) 
Presidential campaign ramps up in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio House to consider public pension reform this summer after report urges action for financial stability (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Ohio's public pension plans need more cuts, consultant says (Columbus Dispatch) 
Abortion, gay right, pot - ballot issues go up in smoke (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Mandel calls health care 'defining' in Ohio race (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
High court upholds key part of of Obama health law (Columbus Dispatch) 
Catholics fight health-care mandate for birth control (Columbus Dispatch) 
State's new Medicaid contracts placed on hold (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kasich asks agencies not to seek more funds (Columbus Dispatch) 
Young voters still favor President Obama, but support has eroded, poll finds (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Southeast Ohio has become an important battleground in presidential politics (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Portman squarely in the spotlight these days (Columbus Dispatch) 
Campaign 2012: Ohio already flooded with TV ads (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio election law in Kasich's hands (Columbus Dispatch) 
Presidential candidates try to refocus on economy (Columbus Dispatch) 
For both sides in U.S. Senate race, early ads focus on Mandel (Columbus Dispatch) 
Coalition urges election-bills break for year (Columbus Dispatch) 
House GOP steers clear of Kasich tax-cut plan (Columbus Dispatch) 
GOP swiftly returns to Bennett's control (Columbus Dispatch) 
Kasich proposes restrained capital budget (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio Turnout: Spirited primary didn't prod GOP voters to polls (Columbus Dispatch) 
Tax cut may start rolling in in 2014 (Columbus Dispatch) 
Senate GOP ready to act on pension fund issues (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio manufacturing: Good times are back (sort of) (CNN Money) 
Close margin again predicted in GOP primary voting (Columbus Dispatch) 
Ohio, other states still must set up federal mandate (Dayton Daily News) 
It's all about Ohio now, and battle starts today (Cincinnati Enquirer) 
Shale gas and oil will add $5 billion to Ohio's economy by 2014, say economists (Cleveland Plain Dealer) 
Mrs. Obama urges Ohioans to support re-election (AP) 
Outside groups paint bulls-eye on Ohio Senate race (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Ohio governor creates workforce office, board (Associated Press)

Ohio 'right-to-work' group can collect signatures (Associated Press)

GOP can't agree on repealing voting law (Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio Senate Republicans plan to repeal controverisl elections law (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

 

- State Executive Branch

John Kasich pledges to work for all Ohioans (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Mandel vows job creation as treasurer (Columbus Dispatch)

Following inaugural speech, Kasich tackles small-business iniative (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Gov. Kasich begins Ohio budget talks (Toledo Blade)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs bill establishing new business regulatory rules (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

New Ohio gov paying more to aides than predecessor (Bloomberg News)
Brace yourselves: Kasich's style as governor will be to bulldoze into Ohio's many problems (Columbus Dispatch)

DeWine to fight health overhaul (Columbus Dispatch)

Kasich to Ohio: 'Exciting time' lies ahead (Columbus Dispatch)

Democrats' short reign in Ohio ends as Republican era begins (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

 

 

- Ohio Congressional Delegation

House Speaker John Boehner offers perspective on the magnitude of the federal debt (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Boehner vows big changes as new speaker of the House (Dayton Daily News)
Ohio Republicans expected to make big changes in Congress (Columbus Dispatch)
Republicans not only ones opposing global warming bill (Dayton Daily News)

- Ohio General Assembly

Conservative Republicans relish their new power in the Ohio House (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Ohio House Speaker sets busy agenda (Columbus Dispatch)

Private-prison consultant hired to run ODRC (Columbus Dispatch)

GOP's quest: budget options (Columbus Dispatch)
No easy choices to fix budget (Columbus Dispatch)
 

- Ohio Supreme Court

Legal center asks Ohio Supreme Court to consider smoking ban challenge (Dayton Daily News)
Chief Justice Moyer, allies promise campaign to change selection of Supreme Court justices (Dayton Daily News)
Don't be a political tool, Strickland tells Ohio Supreme Court (Columbus Dispatch)

- State agency news

Workers' Comp director says system is "broken" (Columbus Dispatch)

 

- Issues and public policy

Jobs still trail state incentives (Columbus Dispatch)
Death of estate tax is House bill's intent (Columbus Dispatch)
Kasich plan: Budget cuts, program restructuring (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Kasich says Medicaid to improve (Akron Beacon Journal)
House sets vote to repeal health reform (Columbus Dispatch)

Health-care law's repeal would hurt millions, advocates say (Columbus Dispatch)

Firms win prevailing wage ruling (Toledo Blade)
Stalemate continues as interim budget is signed (Columbus Dispatch)

- State ballot issues

Senate Bill 5 passes, heads to Ohio House (Columbus Dispatch)
Issue 3 backers promise to open all four casinos within three years (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Ohio's voter turnout rebounds (Columbus Dispatch)

- Politics and elections

Early voting higher than normal (Columbus Dispatch)
Slow redistricting could delay Ohio's Presidential primary (Columbus Dispatch)
Early voting outpacing 2007 (Cincinnati Enquirer)
School levies fall in special election (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Editorials/op-ed columns

State Issue 2: A yes vote will restore control of government budgets to taxpayers (Columbus Dispatch)
The law will need adjustments, but vote 'yes' on state Issue 2 to break Ohio away from an unsustainable status quo (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Legislature's flop on districting just ludicrous (Dayton Daily News)
Hard choices: Ohio voters should know how governor candidates would balance budget (Columbus Dispatch)
Employers at a loss (Columbus Dispatch)

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