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Topics: The fight over public employee collective bargaining; the role of unions in our economy; Mayor Coleman calls for stricter gun control laws.

Topics: The battle between unions and statehouse republicans; John Kasich and the traffic ticket; a proposal to expand Ohio’s private school voucher program; and Gov. Kasich’s private jobs plan moves forward.

Topics: Ohio Public Employee Unions fight for survival; Are Ohio Public employees overpaid? Abortion debate resurfaces at the statehouse; Calls for Ohio to withdraw from healthcare lawsuit. John Kasich and education reform.

Topics: The push to dismantle Ted Strickland’s Education Reform plan; GOP lawmakers set new, conservative agenda; Medicaid and the state budget; John Kasich brings some diversity to his administration; and sentencing reform gains momentum.

Topics: Analysis of State of Union address; growing concerns about privatizing Ohio development effort; calls for greater diversity in Kasich cabinet; Ohio’s Public Pension plans face changes; and casino developers may truck sewage to Marysville.

Topics: Government and Business Regulation; Ohioans like John Kasich, not his plans; The influence of lobbyists on state lawmakers; and the Ohio Supreme Court Justice calls for end of death penalty.