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The U.S. Census Bureau releases new data that shows the number of Americans living in poverty rose last year by 1.3 million people. The number of people without health insurance also rose, according to the report. Hear NPR's Kathleen Schalch.

A new independent public opinion poll is sparking a lot of buzz in campaigns for and against the casino ballot issue. Sponsored by Ohio newspapers and…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine spent last week fielding questions about when he first learned that FirstEnergy had paid a $4.3 million bribe to the man who later became the state’s top utility regulator. We talk about the growing FirstEnergy nuclear bailout scandal on the Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

In what's been hailed as a major victory by reform advocates, last week the Ohio Supreme Court in a pair of 4-3 rulings held that Ohio's congressional district maps, as well as the maps for the state legislature, were unconstitutional. We are taking a look at what the rulings mean for redistricting in Ohio.

During this week's Fascinating Ohio, we'll meet an award-winning CEO, an artistic director and a humanitarian realtor.

President Bush sends Congress his final budget — a $3.1 trillion proposal for fiscal 2009. The plan purports to balance the budget by 2012, while not counting war costs or another inevitable fix to the alternative minimum tax. Congress is expected to put up a fight — or just wait for the next president.

Jake Reiss, owner of Alabama Booksmith in Homewood, Ala., recommends James McBride's Kill 'Em and Leave, Don Keith's Mattie C.'s Boy and Joshua Hammer's The Bad-Ass Librarians Of Timbuktu.

In the eighteenth century, Anne Tottenham was living in the mansion when legend has it she saw the devil. She was so shocked that people say she died, and her ghost has roamed the halls ever since.

Drake recently released Scary Hours 2, a mini-album with three songs on it, and those songs all debuted in the top-three spots of the Billboard Hot 100. No other artist has ever pulled this off.

With the NBA playoffs about to begin, the Golden State Warriors have the best record in the league and the most exciting playing style — highlighted by Stephen Curry's long-range shooting.