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William Hershey

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Columbus Bureau Reporter

William Hershey has been with the Columbus Bureau for the Dayton Daily News since 1999, covering state government and politics. He grew up in Flint, Mich., graduated from Albion (Mich.) College and Columbia University and served in the Peace Corps in Ethiopia.

He lived in Dayton's Fair River Oaks neighborhood in the 1970s and is a former member of College Hill Community Church. He lives in Columbus with his wife Marcia and their two dogs, Sam and Sambuca

Blog: Ohio Politics

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Only 3 of 16 districts competitive in new map

1:02 AM Thursday, December 22, 2011

COLUMBUS — Montgomery and Greene counties are part of something unusual in Ohio — a competitive U.

We Are Ohio donates $20,000 to Toys for Tots, foodbanks

11:12 PM Tuesday, December 20, 2011

COLUMBUS — The Marines’ Toys for Tots program and the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks each received checks for $10,000 on Tuesday from “We Are Ohio,” the union-backed coalition that defeated Issue 2 on Nov.

Area jobless rate reaches 3-year low

9:40 PM Tuesday, December 20, 2011

COLUMBUS – The jobless rates in Dayton area counties and major cities fell sharply in November, dropping to levels not seen since the end of 2008, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Tuesday.

Local jobless rates drop to '08 levels

10:54 AM Tuesday, December 20, 2011

COLUMBUS – Unemployment rates for both Dayton and Montgomery County dropped sharply in November to levels not seen since the end of 2008, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Tuesday.

Kasich: 82 thousand jobs saved, created in first year

11:04 PM Monday, December 19, 2011

COLUMBUS — Gov. John Kasich on Monday pledged to make his top priority in 2012 the same as it was during his sometimes turbulent first year leading the state, saying.

DeWine tries to transcend politics with foster care

7:37 PM Saturday, December 17, 2011

COLUMBUS — In Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office, there’s a 1997 photo of DeWine holding his daughter Anna, who was 5 at the time, at a White House bill-signing ceremony with President Bill Clinton.

Heartbeat bill 'postponed indefinitely'

12:32 AM Thursday, December 15, 2011

COLUMBUS — Senate action on the “Heartbeat” bill was “postponed indefinitely” by Senate President Tom Niehaus, R-New Richmond, on Wednesday after backers of the bill presented him with 20 proposed changes.

New U.S. House districts created; Ohioans to have 1 primary

11:45 PM Wednesday, December 14, 2011

After more than two months of political wrangling and voter confusion, legislators finally joined forces Wednesday to create 16 new U.

Committee hears from ‘Heartbeat’ opponents

12:09 AM Wednesday, December 14, 2011

COLUMBUS — Opponents of the “Heartbeat” bill had their say Tuesday before a Senate committee, including one witness whose plea for “peace” in the heated debate over abortion drew a challenge from Sen.

Coalition: Boehner, Republicans drew new districts in secret

9:34 PM Monday, December 12, 2011

COLUMBUS — U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, and Republican leaders in the legislature shut out the public and Democrats from the process of drawing new U.