Regional News Stories: April 2009

CSU Introduces New President
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Cleveland State University's new president was introduced to staff and reporters today, promising to expand on the progress the school has made in recent years. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Metrohealth to Lay Off 270
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Cleveland’s Metrohealth Medical Center today announced it’s laying off 270 people as part of its reorganization and restructuring plan.

Voinovich Hears Pig Farmers’ Concern Over Flu’s Name
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Ohio Senator George Voinovitch was among those who pushed to change the name of the flu strain that has nations on high alert. He did it in response to concerned constituents back home. Tanya Snyder reports.

Concern Grows over Swine Flu
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Health officials are fielding a growing number of calls from people concerned about swine flu or the H1N1 virus. From our statehouse bureau, Jo Ingles has details.

Despite State Supreme Court Ruling, Fight over Public Records Persists
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
The fight between a republican state representative and Ohio's Governor over public records continues, even though the state's highest court ruled on the matter last week. Jo Ingles reports from the statehouse.

After Long Debate, Ohio House of Representatives Approves Budget
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Ohio House of Representatives last night approved a $54 billion two-year state budget to fund dozens of government programs from schools and colleges to prisons, medi-caid and mental health, but it didn't happen until after more than four hours of partisan debate. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.

Strickland: Obama’s Stimulus Plan Is Helping Ohio
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Governor Ted Strickland says he's pleased with the way President Obama has conducted his first one hundred days in office. Strickland says Obama's economic stimulus plan is helping Ohio and without it, the state would be in very difficult circumstances.

Making Money off Microloans
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
Muhammed Yunus won a Nobel Prize for his idea that giving small loans to very poor people can help many start small businesses, and perhaps emerge out of poverty. It’s called microfinance. And, now a new website wants to help Americans make money off these loans. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff explains in this week's Upside/Downside.

Upside/Downside: Getting and Profiting from Microcredit
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
The economic crisis has turned America into a nation of savers, but interest rates on safe money market funds and bank accounts have plummeted. You'd be lucky to get over one percent these days. But what if you could earn as much as 5 or 6 percent on your cash, and, at the same time, do some good in the world? Welcome to this week's edition of Upside/Downside.

Hopes of Free Health Care Dashed by Swine Flu
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2009
More than 10, 000 people were expected to show up at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds this weekend to take advantage of a host of free medical services. But after reports of swine flu began circulating around the country, and a 9-year old boy from Lorain County, became the State's first confirmed case of the disease, the Ohio Department of Health recommended that the event be called off. ideastream® health reporter Gretchen Cuda has the story.

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