Dimora sentencing
Jimmy Dimora arrived for his sentencing this morning in Akron in a wheel chair, apparently still recovering from the concussion he suffered after a fall in prison three months ago.  The 57 year-old former Cuyahoga County commissioner used a walker to enter the court room to face district judge Sara Lioi. Dimora has been inprisoned since March when a federal jury convicted him of 33 counts of fraud, bribery, racketeering and obstruction of justice in the largest corruption trial in Cuyahoga County history.  Dimora’s defenders this morning argued for the judge to consider reduced values for some of the bribes. But Lioi overruled all objections and attached full amounts to the bribe total of nearly $52,000. About half an hour ago U.S. Marshalls put a hold on reporting from the courtroom.  We are awaiting news of the sentence and WKSU will have it for you as soon as it comes in.  The US attorney’s office recommended at least 22 years in prison for Dimora.

Obama in Akron Wednesday
President Barack Obama will back in Ohio this week. The president will make stops in Akron and Mansfield on Wednesday.  Mr. Obama will talk about the economy at the John S. Knight Center Wednesday afternoon, details on the Mansfield event have not been announced.

Pawlenty in Ohio today
Former Minnesota Gov. and potential Mitt Romney running mate Tim Pawlenty is in Southwest Ohio today for a pair of campaign events.  Pawlenty will speak in Dayton and Springfield.  Pawlenty and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman are among Romney’s top contenders for Vice President.

Voter group says sling solutions, not mud 
Congressional redistricting has pitted two incumbents against each other this fall in Ohio’s 16th District.  While the candidates Republican Jim Renacci and Democrat Betty Sutton sling negative ads, a group of voters are trying to add substance to the campaign.  The non-partisan group Jefferson Action launched its “Reclaim November, Ohio” campaign this weekend.  Jim Meffert is executive director of the Minnesota-based parent organization, Jefferson Center.

Meffert says polling data that shows it's a pretty even race in the 16th District, and neither candidate is very well-known -  "There's a whole lot of new area to the district also. Everyone's paying attention to Ohio this election cycle, so we want to see how we can get the voice of the people out in a place where people are really watching, and in a congressional race that the nation is watching.”  The group says candidates should focus their campaigns on discussing three issues: cutting the federal deficit, lowering unemployment and boosting economic growth, rather than simply slinging mud this election cycle.