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State Rep. Connie Pillich officially launches campaign against Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel

cleveland.com — View full size CLEVELAND, Ohio -- State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from the Cincinnati area known for spoiling Tea Party dreams, has found her next target: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Pillich told The Plain Dealer she officially will declare her candidacy for treasurer Monday.

More credit myths that can trip you up: Plain Dealing

cleveland.com — The idea of "credit" has become a modern-day Medusa. We have a tangle of credit scores, reports and scoring formulas. We're afraid to look. Only 5 out of every 100 of us pull our credit reports, even though it doesn't cost us a cent.

State Rep. Connie Pillich officially launches campaign against Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel

cleveland.com — View full size CLEVELAND, Ohio -- State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from the Cincinnati area known for spoiling Tea Party dreams, has found her next target: Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. Pillich told The Plain Dealer she officially will declare her candidacy for treasurer Monday.

Cleveland's job drought will soon be history, study says

cleveland.com — A growing medical industry, combined with manufacturing might, is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs in Northeast Ohio over the next decade. Coupled with a coming retirement wave, the region may be facing an actual labor shortage in a few years and certainly a skills gap, according to a study being released today.

Rep. Jim Renacci asks whether Treasury Department targeted conservative GM dealers for closure (video)

cleveland.com — "At the heart of this request is the obligation we have to the American people to ensure that political profiling has not been a systemic issue within this Administration," says a letter that Renacci sent to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew with Pennsylvania GOP Rep. Mike Kelly.

ABC Uptown opens Friday in University Circle with a big party: Restaurant Row

cleveland.com — OK, so maybe it's not exactly a chunk of Krypton landing in University Circle, but restaurant super team Randy Kelly, Linda Syrek and Alan Glazen are about to transplant a slice of West 25th Street to the Case Western Reserve University Campus. At 4 p.m.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur says Social Security trust fund is sound into future

politifact.com — There’s a reason that Social Security is called the "third rail" of politics. When President Barack Obama issued a 2014 budget proposalthat would cut Social Security’s spending growth by using a "chained CPI" to calculate inflation-related benefit increases, he was promptly zapped by many in his own political party, including Rep.

Despite GOP claims that right to work bill is going nowhere, Democrats continue fundraising pleas

cleveland.com — Sister bills would make it so employees do not have to pay dues to unions. Current law gives employees the option to turn down union membership, but requires them to make fair-share payments to the union for representation and other benefits.

Cleveland officers who rescued Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight tell of highly emotional experiences

cleveland.com — "I prayed the call we got from dispatch was for real and not a hoax," said police officer Barbara Johnson. "When I arrived at the scene and saw (Anthony) Espada and (Michael) Tracy racing towards the house, I knew this was a good assignment because they were running."