Ohio's Republican lieutenant governor is maintaining the new federal health care law is flawed. Still, she says, the state is moving forward with the overhaul.
States face a Friday deadline to let federal officials know if they will be setting up new health insurance markets under the law. States that can't or won't set up these new insurance exchanges will have theirs run by Washington.
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also heads the state's insurance department, said Tuesday the governor will express in his letter Friday that the law has many uncertainties. And she says Ohio's goal is to let the federal government run the exchange, while the state keeps its authority to regulate health plans.
The arrangement means Ohio would have until mid-February to submit a more detailed blueprint.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:43 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:43:07 GMT
Lakota Local Schools will be dismissing early on Tuesday. Because of low water pressure, school administrators tell 13abc that all grades will be dismissed at 11:45am. There will also be no afternoon
Lakota Local Schools will be dismissing early on Tuesday. Because of low water pressure, school administrators tell 13abc that all grades will be dismissed at 11:45am. There will also be no afternoon preschool.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:24 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:24:34 GMT
A twister ripped through the Lake Township area almost three years ago. The community is pretty much back to normal, but residents still remember the horror that hit their neighborhood in 2010.
Lake Township residents recall a twister that ripped through their area almost three years ago.The Oklahoma tornado victims are on the minds of those in Lake Township who suffered deaths and damage in 2010.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:04 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:04:03 GMT
Two Toledo firefighters suffered minor Monday morning after a fire in West Toledo. It happened in the 3600 block of Berkerly near Berdan.
Two Toledo firefighters went to the hospital Monday after a fire in West Toledo. It happened in the 3600 block of Berkerly near Berdan. One was treated for a minor burn and the other for heat exhaustion. The injured firefighters returned to duty Monday.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:49 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:49:55 GMT
Toledo firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on the city's East side. Firefighters were called to a home on Thurston Street between Woodville Road and Starr Avenue just after four this morning. There
Toledo firefighters battled flames at two homes on the east side Tuesday morning. A firebomb ignited the porch of a home in the 400 block of Thurston Avenue. Three adults and two children were inside. They were able to make it out safely.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:31:38 GMT
Portions of Moore, Oklahoma were ravaged by a mile-wide tornado this Monday afternoon. This follows a near-record quiet start to tornado season. Strong storms may reach northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan by Tuesday.
Recovery efforts continue in Moore, Oklahoma after a catastrophic tornado on Monday. The tornado season that began quietly in 2013 has roared to life this week. Severe weather is possible in Northwest Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday. 13abc and 13abc.com will update throughout the day.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:10:50 GMT
A plan working its way through Columbus has local towns concerned. State lawmakers want to change how cities tax people and businesses. House Bill 5 would create a one-size-fits-all taxing system but
Perrysburg city council is considering a resolution opposing HB 5 which would give Ohio the right to create tax policy not individual towns.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:41 AM EDT2013-05-20 12:41:44 GMT
DETROIT (AP) - Police say they're looking for a 3-year-old girl who was reportedly taken in Detroit while her father was assaulting her mother. An Amber Alert is in effect Monday for Alonna Anderson,
A Detroit girl is safe after an early morning Amber Alert. Alonna Anderson was abducted early this morning by a family member. An Amber Alert was issued and she was later found safe in Detroit.
Sunday, May 19 2013 8:52 PM EDT2013-05-20 00:52:38 GMT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Police in a northeast Ohio community report a number of black bear sightings. Police in Liberty Township near Youngstown say they have received several calls regarding bears in
Police in Liberty Township near Youngstown say they have received several calls regarding bears in the area in recent days.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:04:44 GMT
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities in southeastern Michigan ay a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot. The Oakland County
Authorities in southeastern Michigan say a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:11 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:11:36 GMT
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.Police say Josh Baldridge hit a Knox County, Ohio deputy early this morning.Baldridge is driving
Police are on the lookout for a man accused of hitting and seriously injuring a Sheriff's deputy with his car.
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least...
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:43 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:43:07 GMT
Lakota Local Schools will be dismissing early on Tuesday. Because of low water pressure, school administrators tell 13abc that all grades will be dismissed at 11:45am. There will also be no afternoon
Lakota Local Schools will be dismissing early on Tuesday. Because of low water pressure, school administrators tell 13abc that all grades will be dismissed at 11:45am. There will also be no afternoon preschool.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:49 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:49:55 GMT
Toledo firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on the city's East side. Firefighters were called to a home on Thurston Street between Woodville Road and Starr Avenue just after four this morning. There
Toledo firefighters battled flames at two homes on the east side Tuesday morning. A firebomb ignited the porch of a home in the 400 block of Thurston Avenue. Three adults and two children were inside. They were able to make it out safely.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:31:38 GMT
Portions of Moore, Oklahoma were ravaged by a mile-wide tornado this Monday afternoon. This follows a near-record quiet start to tornado season. Strong storms may reach northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan by Tuesday.
Recovery efforts continue in Moore, Oklahoma after a catastrophic tornado on Monday. The tornado season that began quietly in 2013 has roared to life this week. Severe weather is possible in Northwest Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday. 13abc and 13abc.com will update throughout the day.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:30 AM EDT2013-05-21 10:30:27 GMT
Coast guard crews are searching for a missing boater in Lake Erie. Authorities aren't releasing a name, but they say this person left Meinke Marina in Curtice, Ohio Monday afternoon. The person was due
Coast guard crews found a boater reported to be missing on Lake Erie Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:15 AM EDT2013-05-21 10:15:41 GMT
Investigators with the arson unit have a person of interest custody possibly linked to a fire at 727 Euclid.The fire started before 4:30 this morning on Euclid near Starr.Investigators say it was a vacant
Investigators with the arson unit have a person of interest custody possibly linked to a fire at 727 Euclid.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:18:47 GMT
For some people in Northwest Ohio, the image of a massive tornado is something they only see on TV. But Allan Detrich puts himself directly in their path."Seeing the storms out in the plains, they're
A local man remembers being in Oklahoma City in 1999, when a massive tornado ravaged the city. Allan Detrich of Fremont says the area was devastated and Monday's tornado reminds him of what happened some 14 years ago.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:14:35 GMT
Severe weather is sweeping areas of the plains states. At least one person is dead and more storms are on the way today. ISOH/IMPACT is preparing to help those affected by the spring storms in Texas
A large tornado roared through the southern part of Oklahoma City and Moore, Oklahoma Monday afternoon. Damage is extensive. Video showed blocks of flattened homes and vehicles tossed upside down.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WTVG. All Rights Reserved.
