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Columbus, OH – Ohio companies that don't offer adequate time-off to pregnant workers and new mothers can be charged with gender discrimination. And the Ohio Civil Rights Commission is proposing an even tougher rule on that. Women's rights activists are applauding, but a top business group is raising questions. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Over the past two weeks, Columbus City Council has approved funding mechanisms for two parking garages to be built in the downtown area. Hear all the details from Jim Letizia.

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Today's stories include:

- Columbus City Council approves funding for new parking garages

- Ohio shoe company opens new line of comfort shoes to boost profits

- Injured Cleveland Browns cornerback defies doctor

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Today's stories include:

- Major Wendy's shareholder ready to buy hamburger chain

- Man on death row since 1984 granted seventh reprieve

- Power failure at Cincinnati Airport leaves radar system down

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Today's stories include:

- Senator McCain brings presidential campaign to Cincinnati suburb

- Limited Brands officers resign

- State sues asphalt company for pollution

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Today's stories include:

- Third person charged in pizza delivery murder

- Ohio Democratic Party Chair used campaign money for rent and utilities

- Pregnant workers win rights

- Neighbors of sex offenders living in retirement home not notified

Columbus, OH – There's some good news for Ohio motorists - at least for the moment, they're now paying the lowest gasoline prices in the country. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen has the numbers and some analysis.

Columbus, OH – Ohio legislators usually meet in Columbus, but two committees on health care are hitting the road instead. They've scheduled five hearings across Ohio over the next two weeks seeking public input on how the state can make health insurance more accessible and affordable. But the ideas that majority Republicans have in mind are not the ideas one activist group wants. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Cleveland Clinic physician's research on Avandia confirmed by FDA - Missing Ohio child found in New York - Ohio drivers paying the lowest gas prices in the country, at least for now - Former Cleveland Brown QB returns to the NFL

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Fish found dead in Northeast Ohio stream - Rabid bats in Ohio - Indians/Reds lose

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Akron-based Goodyear division buyout nears completion - Steel industry stabilizing in Ohio - Health committee tours the state

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Another diver dies in Northwest Ohio - Dayton Air Show honors the pilot killed Saturday - State of Ohio lawsuits - License plate scanner draws criticism - Destroyers fall in title game

Bourne Again

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

"That the spy will fabricate his information is a mere commonplace. But in the sphere of political and revolutionary action, relying partly on violence, the professional spy has every facility to fabricate the very facts themselves, and will spread the double evil of emulation in one direction, and of panic, hasty legislation, unreflecting hate, on the other. However, this is an imperfect world . . . ."

Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

Stunning Sunny Images

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

It's hot out there, global warming and all, but taking a nuclear payload into the sun, now that's very hot. So the crew of the Icarus II (that name can tell you about human aspirations, and make you ask about Icarus I) in Sunshine, set in 2057, has the job of restarting the moribund star or facing the extinction of the planet.

Columbus, OH – Today's stories include:

- Chiquita cooperates with EU investigation

- Cincinnati NAACP defies national leadership

- Columbus begins planning city bikeway plan

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Today's stories include:

- State Auditor concerned about last year's spending

- Harry and David Company expansion to add jobs

- Fatal accidents on Ohio roadways decrease

- Cleveland Browns agree to six-year contract with offensive tackle Joe Thomas

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Today's stories include:

- OU students handed $2200 cash by stranger on street

- Court says virtual child porn is legal

- Lake Erie's temperature rises, water level falls

- Lawmakers say renters overcharged for water

Columbus, OH – There's good news on Ohio's highway-safety front. Fatalities from crashes are down. Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen learned about the latest numbers by interviewing a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department Transportation, Lindsay Komlanc.

Columbus, OH – Some Ohio lawmakers say renters are sometimes overcharged for their water service. The legislators plan to introduce a proposal to protect those tenants. But as Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, landlords will fight it if it means they will be drowning in unpaid water bills.

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Today's stories include:

Court upholds law equating computer-generated child pornography with real child pornography - Governor Strickland denies using intern as scapegoat - Six firefighters burned while saving $5 million house - Cleveland Browns Stadium damage caused by plumbing problems