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Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Congressman Kucinich's brother found dead in Cleveland - Northeast Ohio sex offenders challenge Adam Walsh law - Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to take more time on voting system decision -

Columbus, OH – Electric bills, payday loans, and cocaine. Those are three issues that Ohio legislators wrestled with this past year but didn't take FINAL action on. Today, in part 3 of a 5-part "year-in-review" series, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports on some of the "unfinished business" that lawmakers hope to wrap up NEXT year.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Death row inmate's plea postponed due to illness - More investment in hunger relief progams proposed - Governor Strickland signs veterans bill - Truck ban won't make Brent Spence Bridge any safer according to tri-state study - COSI Toledo to close on New Year's Eve - OSU officials won't confirm suspension of two football players

Columbus, OH – Ohioans who are having trouble keeping up with their utility bills won't have to worry about having their heat shut off during this cold winter. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH – Ohioans who are having trouble keeping up with their utility bills won't have to worry about having their heat shut off during this cold winter. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH – 2007 was the year that two dozen strippers came to the statehouse to lobby Ohio legislators against proposed limits on x-rated businesses. The unusual scene symbolized some of the hot-button issues that lawmakers dealt with during the year. This week, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has been reviewing the year in state government. Yesterday, we heard about the battles over the 52 billion dollar two-year state budget. Today...a look back at OTHER bills that lawmakers approved.

Columbus, OH – Ask Ohio legislators and the governor what their biggest accomplishment was this year....and most will say - passing the 52 billion dollar state budget. All this week, statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen will be taking an in-depth look back on the year in state government and politics...and today, in part 1 of his 5 part series, the budget takes center stage.

Columbus, OH – As cold continues to grip Ohio, the governor wants the state's utility regulators to step in and stop power companies from switching off the heat to homes. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – One of Ohio's most powerful legislators has unveiled a plan he says could convince renewable energy companies to locate their factories and their jobs HERE. From our statehouse news bureau in Columbus, correspondent Bill Cohen has the story.

Columbus, OH – A group that supports limits on so-called frivilous lawsuits is praising recent changes in Ohio law. But trial lawyers feel differently. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – In some rural and Appalachian areas of Ohio, there are not enough high-tech lines installed to let people get onto the internet quickly...and transmit huge amounts of video, sound, or data. That will change, though, if Governor Ted Strickland, cable companies, and phone companies get their way. They're setting up a new public-private partnership to get all of Ohio connected. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Public school kids in the Linden area could see a slightly different school system in place as early as next school year, under a proposal presented to the Columbus School Board. Alison Holm reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Truck sparks Grove City house fire - Pay raises unlikely for top state officials - Columbus City Council members to receive raises - Central Ohio school district approves new deal with teachers - Nasdaq delisting possible for Columbus-based restaurant - Big billing error resolved in Toledo

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Suspected shooter who killed OSU student due in court today - Road-rage driver released from prison early - Different school system proposed for Linden

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By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

"He shall purify the sons of Levi, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness." Handel's Messiah

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio and Michigan share dubious distinction - Report finds high housing costs cause hunger - Governor Strickland announces step to increase high-speed web access statewide -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio and Michigan share dubious distinction - Report finds high housing costs cause hunger - Governor Strickland announces step to increase high-speed web access statewide -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Possible buyer for Value City - High demand for the Home Energy Assistance Program - Routine vaccine for infants recalled -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Military instructor from Columbus formally reprimanded - Columbus police officer cleared in taser case - Major utility improvements on the way in Columbus

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Cuyahoga County to make a decision soon on voting system - Hamilton County coroner details deaths of four men from Mexico - Living green tips for the holiday season