Regional News Stories: June 2009

Mansfield Braces for Closing of GM Stamping Plant
Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Ohio will lose three plants in the bankruptcy and restructuring of General Motors. The largest impact in Northeast Ohio will be 1,300 jobs at the Mansfield stamping plant. From member station WOSU, Mandie Trimble reports.

GM Bankruptcy: Ohio Looks to the Future
Posted Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Part of the price General Motors and its workers will pay to emerge from bankruptcy as a new, lean and viable corporation is more cuts - more dealers will be dropped than announced just last month and 14 more plants will close. Actually,the news for Ohio turns out to be much better than at first feared. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito and David C. Barnett report.

GM Bankruptcy: Not As Bad For Ohio As Feared
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
Part of the price General Motors and its workers will pay to emerge from bankruptcy as a new, lean and viable corporation is more cuts - more dealers will be dropped than announced just last month and 14 more plants will close. Actually,the news for Northeast Ohio turns out to be much better than at first feared. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.

GM Bankruptcy: Reaction From Parma
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
There were sighs of relief in Parma, where GM operates a powertrain unit and a stamping plant. Most operations there will continue.

University Of Cincinnati’s “Back to Business” Program Helps Laid off Workers
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
The University Of Cincinnati is offering its own stimulus package for professionals who've been disadvantaged by the economic slump. Cheri Lawson reports for Ohio Public Radio.

Debate Continues over How to Deal with Ohio’s Budget Woes
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
If Governor Ted Strickland and lawmakers do as expected and go to the rainy day fund to plug a $900 million deficit in the state budget, that will open up a $3 billion hole in the next spending plan. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler sat down with two policy watchers to hear their proposals about how to deal with the problem.

Kasich to Announce Run for Governor
Posted Monday, June 1, 2009
Former Ohio Congressman John Kasich later today will formally announce his bid to challenge Democratic Governor Ted Strickland governor in 2010. ideastream’s Bill rice reports.

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