Governor John Kasich pledged to make creating and preserving jobs his number one mission.
The last month has been a jobsfest of company announcements about expansions aided by state tax breaks.
Republic Steel, the Ford plant in Avon Lake and AmTrust Financial have all announced significant changes and additions to add or retain jobs.
In all, a record 30 companies are getting year-end state help.
Is the Governor delivering on his promise? What about critics' claims this is corporate welfare?
The Anthony Sowell case is improving how police and the state handle rape cases.
Attorney General Mike DeWine is telling all police departments to send their new and unprocessed rape kits to state labs. He says it's needed to give victims assurance everything's being done to catch their attackers.
Why wasn't this done before? Should there be a law requiring this?
The state's new Congressional districts are still being negotiated.
But new and more competitive races are shaping up.
Dennis Kucinich vs. Marcy Kaptur and Joe the Plumber, Marcia Fudge vs. Nina Turner and Betty Sutton against Jim Renacci will all get significant attention.
What are the keys to each race?
The Chamber of Commerce is attacking Sherrod Brown's voting records in TV ads, using a doctored photo of Brown that makes him look sinister and menacing.
Is this the new normal in political campaigns?
Tom Beres discusses these topics with Channel 3 Political Analysts Dennis Eckart and Mary Anne Sharkey on this edition of Between the Lines.
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