US Senator George Voinovich (R, Cleveland) and US Representative Ted Strickland (D, Libson) have teamed up together to stop slot machines in Ohio. The new Learn and Earn measure on the November ballot has gotten their attention, and has gotten and republican and a democrat to work together. The Learn and Earn slot machine initiative would bring thousands of slot machines into horse-racing tracks, and allows two new slot areas in Cuyahoga County. The money would be going to help with college scholarships, but many in Ohio think the risk is not worth the amount of money they would bring in. 

The beauty of the teaming is that election time is coming up, and there is a Republican seeking the seat that Strickland covets. However, they have both agreed that this is an entirely separate matter from the election. They are both doing this non-partisan and are hoping to get others to join in with them. The most important thing is to keep the slot machines out of Ohio. There were many other Republicans and Democrats at the event, as well as other political affiliations.  

The only people not finding the event and the pairing a good thing was the group Learn and Earn. They released a statement claiming that basically the two could get together all they wanted but that the only people who would suffer were Ohioans – as they were the ones who would have to pay the increased taxes for education with out the slot machines.

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