A desire to spur home renovations in low-income neighborhoods has led Sen. Eric Kearney, D-Cincinnati, to introduce Senate Bill 298 into the Ohio General Assembly. The proposed bill would authorize a 25 percent, nonrefundable tax credit for the rehabilitation of owner-occupied homes built before 1950 and located in low-income census tracts.
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Thanks to some major, high-profile construction projects, the job picture for construction workers in Columbus is better than most other cities around the country, according to a new report. Construction employment declined in 276 of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2009 and July 2010, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America.
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A three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals held that a trial court ruling finding a Columbus motorist guilty of a pair of traffic infractions was not against the manifest weight of the evidence despite the man's argument to the contrary.
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The virtual ballot box for the Columbus Bar Association 2010 Preference Poll will be open through noon on Friday. A long-standing tradition at the CBA, the poll is extended to all lawyers in Franklin County and is designed to be an informative tool for those seeking additional information on the judicial races, said Kathy Wiesman, CBA assistant to the executive director and director of publications.
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A federal appeals court in Cincinnati this week found that an Ohio death-row inmate was not entitled to habeas relief as he had argued in U.S. District Court.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators are seeking public input on what rules should apply to wireless Internet connections and specialized services that aren't part of the Internet but are delivered over broadband connections.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The former chief of Lehman Brothers told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the Wall Street firm could have been rescued, but regulators' refused to help - even though they later bailed out other big banks.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge who overturned the Obama administration's initial six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling refused Wednesday to throw out the court challenge, rejecting the government's claim that the case is moot.
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NEW YORK - The 10 banks that received the most bailout aid during the financial crisis spent more than $16 million on lobbying efforts in the first half of 2010, as the debate over financial regulatory reform reached its height.
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