The university in Columbus asked a federal court in Washington Monday to stop or delay closing the control tower at Don Scott Field. It’s scheduled to close this month or during the first week in May.

OSU contends that the Federal Aviation Administration violated its own rules by not conducting a study to determine whether closing the towers would be safe for planes and passengers.

Don Scott Field handles more than 70,000 flights a year, with its peak use during Ohio State football weekends and the Memorial Tournament, held in May in nearby Dublin.

The Obama administration says numbers compiled from federal agencies and its own budget office cover only cuts from March to September.

Some states may be able to move money around to deal with the cuts.

The White House says Ohio would lose $25 million for primary and secondary education funding. It also would lose $22 million for education programs for children with disabilities.

It also says about 26,000 civilian defense department employees would be furloughed and that there would be less money for early education services and programs that pay for meals for seniors.

“Corporate profits have sky-rocketed to all time highs, and for more than a decade wages and incomes have barely budged. It is our generation’s task, then, to reignite the true engine of America’s economic growth: a rising, thriving middle class.”

And with that, the President layed out his agenda for boosting the middle class…a massive job creation program, calls to Congress to spare entitlements while still pearing the deficit and closing tax loopholes for the rich. WOSU’s Steve Brown spoke with Democratic Congressman Joyce Beatty of Columbus about whether the proposals laid out by Mr. Obama are enough to cut the deficit and avoid sequestration.

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