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Amy Acton Steps Down As DeWine’s Chief Health Adviser
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dr. Amy Acton, the chief health adviser to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio), is officially leaving the administration. This is another transition for Acton who resigned as… Read More
High School Sports Officials Requesting Changes To Health Order
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A revised health order continues to state that contact sports teams cannot conduct games with other teams, and cannot allow spectators at their scrimmages. High school… Read More
Ohio Alcohol Sales Restricted As COVID-19 Cases Remain High
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an executive order limiting alcohol sales in bars and restaurants to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. DeWine signed the… Read More
Ohio Pharmacy Board Reverses Decision On Hydroxychloroquine
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state pharmacy board changed its decision to ban the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating COVID-19. Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) called for a more… Read More
DeWine Joins Call For Dark Money Transparency
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The effort to shed more light on campaign contributions is gaining momentum with the support of Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio). He says these so-called dark money groups that donate… Read More
Lawmaker Says HB6 Benefits Ratepayers With ‘Lower Electric Costs’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the calls for a repeal of the state’s nuclear power plant bailout grow louder, there are legislators who are standing by the law that made sweeping changes to… Read More
Lawmakers Set Sights On Dark Money Transparency
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers are introducing bills that require more transparency when it comes to dark money groups in political campaigns. The bills are in reaction to an… Read More
FirstEnergy CEO Reacts To Racketeering Investigation, Says Company Acted Properly
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse) — FirstEnergy held an earnings call Friday, just days after federal agents subpoenaed the company as part of a racketeering investigation. The allegations say millions of dollars went into… Read More
State Leaders Considering Next Steps After Householder’s Arrest
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican lawmakers say they’re working on how to move forward given the recent arrest of House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), who now faces federal… Read More
Lawmakers Crafting Legislation To Repeal HB6
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers are quickly putting a proposal together that would repeal the energy laws created through House Bill 6. It’s a sweeping energy bill… Read More
DeWine Orders Statewide Mask Mandate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After weeks of urging Ohioans to wear masks, and then ordering those in hotspot counties to wear them, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is issuing… Read More
State Seeks To Build Up PPE Supply With Grant Program
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is pumping millions of dollars into the production of more person protective equipment to help people prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which… Read More
Health Dept. Says People Misreading Data Leads To COVID-19 Falsehoods
State officials are pushing back against the false claim that COVID-19 cases are being counted more than once. The Ohio Department of Health says this derives from people misreading the… Read More
Ohio Toasts New Voter Registration Initiative With Craft Breweries
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state’s top elections official, is working with craft breweries to help increase the number of registered voters in… Read More
Group Proposes Bolstering Kinship Care To Improve Children Services
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of children services experts from around Ohio are putting together recommendations to improve the system. They say their mission must keep moving forward… Read More
Brown, Portman Support Expanding Broadband Access
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s U.S. senators are calling on Congress to expand broadband around the country noting the growing importance the internet has played during the COVID-19 pandemic…. Read More
How Schools Can Help Students Experiencing Racial Trauma
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With protests shining a light on deeply rooted racial inequities, school leaders are being asked to be on the lookout for racial trauma when students… Read More
Ohio Drops Front License Plate Requirement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Drivers are no longer required by law to have license plates on the front of their cars. The change ends a long debate over… Read More
Advocates Call For Unemployment Compensation System Reform
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A collection of health and human services advocates are urging state leaders to immediately work on revamping the unemployment compensation system in order to… Read More
🔊 DeWine Calls New Rate Of Coronavirus Cases “Worrisome”
As the state continues to see a sharp increase in cases of COVID-19, Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohioans must take social distancing seriously and wear masks before things get worse. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports.
Ohio Schools Make Pandemic Preparations For New School Year
The state’s more than 600 school districts are waiting for the Ohio Department of Education to release its COVID-19 guidance on how to operate in the new school year. But with the first… Read More
DeWine Warns Of Flare Up In COVID-19 Cases In Southwest Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) says the state as a whole has seen a steady trend in decreasing cases of COVID-19, but he’s warning of possible trouble… Read More
From Recruitment To Reviews, DeWine Proposes Changes To Law Enforcement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) is proposing changes to the law enforcement process when it comes to recruitment, training, and oversight in response to the anti-racism… Read More
Senate President Rebukes Huffman’s Comments, Calls For Bias Training
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The top leader of the Ohio Senate, Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina), has rebuked the racist comments made by Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) during… Read More
State Lawmakers Approve CARES Act Funding Distribution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — State lawmakers approved hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to help local governments recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The vast majority of Ohio… Read More
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