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News Minute: Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press

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ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Court records show a mentally disabled Ohio woman who authorities say was enslaved for two years with her daughter recently spent time in jail after pleading guilty to beating the girl. Three people face federal charges for allegedly enslaving the mother and child. Their supporters say it was the mother who was abusive.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to decide a debate over fees paid to attorneys of a Cleveland man convicted of killing 11 women. The Supreme Court says the Cleveland appeals court should decide if attorney's fees should be capped in the case of Anthony Sowell.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Ohio's elections chief over a sidelined 2012 ballot issue. The group Fair Elections Ohio successfully qualified an issue on certain election rules for the ballot. But lawmakers later repealed an underlying law so Secretary of State Jon Husted didn't consider the group's issue.

FRANKLIN, Ohio (AP) - A critic of Gov. John Kasich's school funding plan is resigning as superintendent of a southwest Ohio school district. Franklin City Schools' Arnol Elam says he wants to spend time with his family. Elam criticized Kasich's funding proposal as not doing enough for poor districts. Elam has 38 years of Ohio education experience.

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