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Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15th-October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. Please go to the following link to access a comprehensive list of HHM events in Ohio:
http://ochla.ohio.gov/Campaigns_Initiatives/2010HispanicHeritageMonthEvents.aspx

Please check out the upcoming events around Ohio. For a full list of upcoming events, please visit: http://ochla.ohio.gov

*NEW* 9/31/2010 Deadline for Central Ohio Minority Businesses to register on Penn National Gaming's website for Columbus Casino contracting consideration - COLUMBUS

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Ohio will receive $400 million from the Obama administration to improve schools

The U.S. Department of Education announced  that Ohio was among nine states and the District of Columbia that will receive funding in the second round of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top competition.

Other winners: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island.

"Every state that applied showed a tremendous amount of leadership and a bold commitment to education reform," said Education Secretary Arne Duncan.  "The creativity and innovation in each of these applications is breathtaking. We set a high bar and these states met the challenge."

Dear friends,

Please share with your networks.

Thank you.

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SHARE THIS INFORMATION  - with your family members, friends, neighbors that do not have insurance coverage or can’t afford the insurance cost due to having a pre-existing condition  - A pre-existing condition is a health problem that existed before you apply for a health insurance policy or enroll in a new health plan – a pre-existing condition can be something as common and as serious as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and asthma – chronic health problems that affect a large portion of the population.

Relief Available for Ohioans with Pre-existing Conditions

Dear friends,

Please share with your networks.

Thank you.

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SHARE THIS INFORMATION  - with your family members, friends, neighbors that do not have insurance coverage or can’t afford the insurance cost due to having a pre-existing condition  - A pre-existing condition is a health problem that existed before you apply for a health insurance policy or enroll in a new health plan – a pre-existing condition can be something as common and as serious as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and asthma – chronic health problems that affect a large portion of the population.

Relief Available for Ohioans with Pre-existing Conditions

Interpreters Sought for:
Our starting pay is $15-$17 per hour on average
Spanish
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Russian
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Hmong
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OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                                           August 11, 2010
Contact: Jaclyn Snyder, Public Information Officer, (614) 644-2424
 
Long-term Investigation by Federal, State, Local Authorities Results in Arrests and Charges on Liquor Permits
 
COLUMBUS – Criminal charges have been filed against five individuals and administrative charges have been filed against three liquor permit premises following a two-year food-stamp fraud investigation by agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) and officers with the United States Department of Agriculture – Office of Inspector General (USDA).