Regional News Stories: May 2009

Case Law Professor Believes Sotomayor Will Likely Be Confirmed
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Conservative lawmakers in Washington have called President Obama's Supreme Court nominee radical and say they may filibuster the choice, Jonathan Entin, Dean of Academic Affairs at Case Law School, believes that's not a course that will ultimately succeed.

Kasich Will Take On Coughlin For GOP Nomination For Governor
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
In less than a week, former Congressman John Kasich will launch his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor on next year's ballot. But State Representative Kevin Coughlin, who is already in the race, says he's not backing out. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

New Bacteria Detector In Use At Edgewater
Posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A new system for detecting potentially harmful bacteria on area beaches has had a rocky start, but local officials say it's becoming more reliable. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Ohio Needs to Simplify and Improve Business Incentives, Study says
Posted Monday, May 25, 2009
When a company wants to find a place to put its new headquarters or a new factory, they often shop around for the best tax breaks a state can offer. A report out last week says tax cuts over the past few years have made Ohio competitive with other states, but we still lag others. ideastream®'s Dan Bobkoff has more.

Richard Haass Delivers Oberlin Commencement
Posted Monday, May 25, 2009
It's one thing when a person disagrees with his or her boss, but it's another thing when that boss is the President of the United States. In his recent book, War of Necessity, War of Choice, Richard Haass writes about his time at the State Department as Colin Powell's director of policy planning. He was there in the run up to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and frequently found himself at odds with the Bush administration over those and other foreign policy issues. Richard Haass is currently the president of the Council on Foreign Relations and he's returning to his Alma Mater Oberlin College on Memorial Day to deliver the commencement address. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

President’s Auto Liason Visits Twinsburg
Posted Friday, May 22, 2009
President Obama's Director for Auto Communities and Workers completed his two-day Ohio tour by visiting Chrysler's Stamping Plant in Twinsburg - targeted for closing by the bankrupt car manufacturer. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports on what he found, and the reaction to his appearance.

Dropout Summit Stresses Parent Involvement
Posted Friday, May 22, 2009
Schools Chief Eugene Sanders confirmed Friday that substantially fewer students will graduate from Cleveland high schools this year than last. He spoke before an audience seeking answers to that very problem at the city's first Dropout Prevention Summit. ideastream'®s Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

Cordray: New Credit Card Legislation Will Help Ohioans
Posted Friday, May 22, 2009
Ohio's Attorney General Richard Cordray thinks Ohioans will be happy with the bill just passed by congress that bans credit card companies from some practices that consumers consider unfair.

Cleveland Summit Seeks Solution to Dropout Problem
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009
Retired Army General Colin Powell has called America's high school dropout rate "a national catastrophe." He helped formed a group called America's Promise to stimulate action, and it is holding "dropout prevention summits" in areas with the worst rates. That includes Cleveland which has the third lowest graduation rate in the nation among large cities. The summit beings Friday at the Cleveland Convention Center. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg reports.

State To Get Millions In Stimulus Funds For Law Enforcement
Posted Thursday, May 21, 2009
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that Ohio is about to get 38 million Federal Recovery Act dollars to increase public safety AND retain law enforcement jobs. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has details.

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