Columbus voters approve $1 billion in construction debt

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voters in Ohio's capital city have agreed to let the city take on as much as $1 billion more in debt to pay for renovations to roads and bridges, underground utilities and other infrastructure.Near the top of spending among issues approved Tuesday is a new municipal courthouse, estimated to cost about $130 million.Voters also approved reserving $50 million for affordable housing as Columbus prepares for a regional plan to address what experts say is a 54,000-unit shor