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Ohio: Sen. John Carey

June 1, 2009 - 01:24 pm
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

Lottery chief's pledge at odds with reality

By James Nash

Now, as Dolan prepares to ask the same legislative panel to approve a $41 million contract with another company to run Keno and other lottery games for the next two years, the director's past dubious promises could return to haunt him.

On May 5, 2008, Dolan persuaded the state Controlling Board, a bipartisan panel of legislators that signs off on major contracts, to buy monitors, satellite dishes and computer terminals for Keno from GTECH Inc., which was the Lottery's prime vendor at the time.

On the instructions of Gov. Ted Strickland's top lawyer, Dolan has testified, he did not tell the legislators that he was in the process of dumping GTECH in favor of another company, and that the new company might not be able to use the equipment the state was about to buy.

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February 9, 2009 - 06:51 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Poorest school districts lose money under Strickland's proposed changes for funding

By Aaron Marshall

How Strickland's proposal impacts Northeast Ohio school districts

COLUMBUS — As lawmakers and educators sift through the individual school district numbers attached to Gov. Ted Strickland's new school-funding plan, some are finding an unusual twist: The poorest school districts in Ohio lose money in the next two years while many of the richest see huge gains.

Among the 20 lowest-wealth districts in the state by property value, 14 lose money under Strickland's plan in the next budget and two get the same, while four will receive modest gains.

Meanwhile, many relatively wealthy suburban districts such as Solon, North Olmsted and Cuyahoga Falls hit the maximum gain allowed by the state of 15 percent in 2010 and 16 percent in 2011.

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February 4, 2009 - 12:17 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Governor Ted Strickland wants Ohio agencies to cut $3.1 billion; union fears layoffs

By Aaron Marshall

Where the money comes from

Here is how Gov. Ted Strickland's budget will get the state out of a $7.3 billion hole in the general revenue fund:

$3.4 billion in federal stimulus money.

$3.1 billion in state agency cuts, including cuts in this year's budget.

$2.2 billion in rainy day funds and other untapped accounts.

$155 million in unexpected Medicaid reimbursements.

$130 million in wage and benefit cuts.

That raises about $9 billion, but it is offset by losses of nearly $1.6 billion due to restructuring Medicaid funds and meeting obligations to local governments under the tax reform plan lawmakers approved in 2005.

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