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Snowy Saturday In Central Ohio

March 8, 2008

     It was a very snow day as you can see in Central Ohio. Do you have any good snow stories to share?

Ohio Government Earns a B-

March 8, 2008

According to the Columbus Dispatch, the state government earns the grade of B- under the leadership of Governor Ted Strickland. The report is based on everything from the budget to roads and bridges.

According to the Dispatch:

But a projected state budget shortfall being put at somewhere between $735 million and $1.9 billion is “indicative of the shortage of precise numbers in the state.”

Ohio also gets graded down for not yet having a strategy to deal with the “coming wave of retirements among state employees” and the institutional knowledge that will be lost.

I didn’t realize what a huge budget deficit the state of Ohio had.