‘Ohio’ Archives
Ohio granted SBA disaster declaration for parts of NWO
From the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Strickland Announces SBA Disaster Declaration, State Assistance Allocations for Northwest Ohio Columbus, OH - Governor Ted Strickland announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted Ohio's request to issue a disaster declaration for Wood County and contiguous counties as a [...]
$172 million to help prevent Ohio home foreclosures awarded by Feds
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Ohio Hardest-Hit Fund Plan Approved by U.S. Department of Treasury $172 million to assist Ohio homeowners facing foreclosure Columbus, OH – The U.S. Department of Treasury today announced the approval of the Ohio Hardest-Hit Fund plan. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency will [...]
Ohio meets military voter protections deadline
This in via e-mail from the office of State Representative Matt Patten: Rep. Patten: Ohio Meets Deadline to Help U.S. Military Personnel Vote Today is deadline to comply, Ohio meets all requirements COLUMBUS – State Rep. Matt Patten (D-Strongsville) today congratulated Ohio’s Secretary of State and county boards of elections for [...]
FEMA denies Ohio appeal…
This in via e-mail from Governor Ted Strickland: Governor Statement on FEMA's Refusal to Assist Victims of NW Ohio Tornadoes Columbus, Ohio--Late this evening, the Federal Emergency Management Agency informed Ohio Governor Ted Strickland that the agency denied Ohio's appeal for individual and public assistance for Fulton, Ottawa and Wood [...]
Grand Lake St. Marys Action Plan
This in via e-mail from the office of Governor Ted Strickland: Strickland, State Directors Announce Action Plan for Grand Lake St. Marys Celina, OH - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today, joined by several state agency directors, announced both short- and long-term action plans to help restore Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio's largest inland [...]
No address on car registrations
A release that will be of interest to all of you who own cars in Ohio, from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles: HOME ADDRESS REMOVED FROM PORTION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES COLUMBUS – Beginning Aug. 9, 2010, Ohioans will begin to notice changes to vehicle registration certificates from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). [...]
Revenue improving for States
According to a report released by National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL (Columbus Dispatch link) most states in the U.S. are seeing a slight increase in revenue or seeing the rate of their decline slowing down. Unfortunately NCSL does not provide a free copy of the report online, though they do have an online summary - [...]
Council of State Governments Justice Center report on Ohio Prisons
The Columbus Dispatch has an article about the report released by the Council of State Governments Justice Center (link) part of: The study by the Council of State Governments Justice Center also confirms something that Ohio officials have known for years: A large number of offenders cycle through prisons with sentences of just a few months each, [...]