Gov. Ted Strickland gave his State of the State address today, proposing modest initiatives aimed at pulling Ohio out of the recession.
New spending programs are typically a hallmark of a governor's annual address to lawmakers. The best Strickland could do was a $40 million investment in green energy technologies funded largely with federal dollars.
Strickland also announced plans to reduce taxes on energy generation, and programs to help businesses get better access to credit and make it easier to do business in the state.
In addition, the governor announced a new partnership between Ohio's public universities and Procter & Gamble to help university researchers bring products to market.
Strickland also proposed a plan to improve access to state-grown food to boost rural jobs. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)