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Hindus, teachers oppose US state tax on yoga classes, want exemption for spiritual practice Yoga practitioners are criticizing a Missouri sales tax that applies to yoga classes, claiming they should be exempt because the lessons include spiritual elements. A Missouri Department of ...

Ind., Mich. gambling revenues, taxes expected to take hit due to 4 new Ohio casinos Ohio voters have approved the opening of casinos in Toledo and three other cities, leaving officials and gambling interests in neighboring Indiana and Michigan worried that millions ...

Correction: Rapist's Home-Bodies story In stories Oct. 30-Nov. 4 about the discovery of corpses in the home of a sex offender, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Cleveland police department, erroneously reported the criminal background of Anthony Sowell. He was ...

Two Republican lawmakers advising Ohio's Democratic governor on changes to the state's lethal injection process say it shouldn't be hard to fix the system. The lawmakers, both proponents of capital punishment, are among state legislators helping Gov. Ted Strickland find medical personnel ...

Taking odds: Ohio casino operators tout benefits of gambling palaces, foes plan next attack Developers of four new Ohio casinos looked eagerly to the future Wednesday, even as opponents concocted plans to stymie their efforts and surrounding states braced for economic losses. ...

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,is shown in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, file) Copyright 2009 AP News

Levies OK'd to provide new taxpayer support for Ohio libraries struggling from budget cuts Voters in a number of Ohio communities came to the aid of public libraries that have been cutting hours and staff due to state budget cuts. Levies were ...

Ohio woman given wrong embryo hopeful to soon visit baby turned over to biological parents An Ohio woman who was implanted with the wrong embryo says she hopes to visit soon with the baby boy she delivered and turned over to his ...

Ever since the online casinos are acquiring more popularity over the last ten years, gaming societies from the United States are foreseeing the negative consequences on their part. The American players are opt to be satisfied to have a choice to play ...

Ohio voters, with long history of rejecting gambling, approve 4 urban casinos Ohio voters hit hard by the economic downturn have approved casinos on the fifth try by gambling supporters in the past two decades. Tuesday's vote is a significant victory for ...