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Department Heads Predict "Devastating" Results of Large State Cutbacks

Ohioans who find it difficult to make ends meet now might have an even tougher time in the future if the state doesn't get financial assistance from the federal government.

Ohio could face a budget deficit of more than $7 billion in 18 months. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports on the potential impact of filling that huge budget hole by cutting back on departmental budgets

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Jo Ingles is a professional journalist who covers politics and Ohio government for the Ohio Public Radio and Television for the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau. She reports on issues of importance to Ohioans including education, legislation, politics, and life and death issues such as capital punishment.