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DeWine Says State Will Start Gradual Reopening of Businesses on May 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio will begin the slow process of reopening shuttered businesses on May 1, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday. “I will fight just as hard to get this… Read More
Protesters Gather Outside Statehouse To Criticize Shutdowns
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (WOSU) — Around 75 protesters gathered outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday to criticize the government’s restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak. Many wore Guy Fawkes masks over… Read More
DeWine Extends Stay-At-Home Order Until May 1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton signed the order Thursday at the state’s daily coronavirus press conference. The original March 22 order only extended to this coming… Read More
State Confirms First Death From COVID-19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday that Mark Wagoner, Sr. is the first person to die from COVID-19 in Ohio. Wagoner had recently traveled to California. “We… Read More
Judges Urged To Reduce Bonds, Lower Jail Populations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Even as more local governments begin moving to remote work, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has asked judges to keep courts open for emergency… Read More
Most BMV Locations, All Barber Shops And Salons To Close
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio is shutting down most Bureau of Motor Vehicles locations effective Wednesday night, while instructing law enforcement to stop issuing tickets for expired driver’s licenses. At… Read More
Health Department Orders Elective Procedures Canceled
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio’s Department of Health will issue a public health order telling medical centers to stop all elective surgeries and other procedures, in an effort to free… Read More
Gov. DeWine Closing Polls Through Public Health Order
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio’s primary election Tuesday will not take place after all. After a Franklin County judge denied an attempt to delay the election… Read More
Judge Denies Request To Delay Primary Election Until June 2
Updated, Tuesday, March 16, 7:11 p.m. A Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge has ruled against a temporary restraining order that would have delayed Ohio’s primary election until June… Read More
Coronavirus in Ohio: Officials Confirm First Three Cases Of COVID-19
Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday declared a state of emergency after the first three cases of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, were identified in the state. DeWine announced that three Ohioans… Read More
Ohio State Reaches Settlements with Half of Richard Strauss Accusers
Ohio State University announced that it’s reached a monetary settlement with some of the men who have alleged sexual abuse by longtime doctor Richard Strauss. Officials said in press release Friday that… Read More
Pike County Sheriff Charged with Theft in Office, Conflicts of Interest
A Pike County grand jury has indicted Sheriff Charles Reader on 16 charges, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber announced on Friday. Reader faces seven charges of conflict of interest, four charges… Read More
Supreme Court Allows Ohio To Delay Redrawing Congressional Map
Ohio does not need to immediately draw a new congressional map, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday. The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering challenges against congressional maps in Maryland… Read More
Ohio Files Motion To Block Court From Throwing Out Congressional Map
Ohio’s Attorney General filed a motion Monday to block a federal court decision throwing out the state’s congressional map. A three-judge panel last Friday ruled that Ohio’s map is an “unconstitutional partisan… Read More
Federal Court Throws Out Ohio’s Congressional Map
A federal court has ruled that Ohio’s congressional map is an “unconstitutional partisan gerrymander” and must be redrawn by the 2020 election. In their ruling Friday, a three-judge panel from… Read More
DeWine Signs Bill Banning Most Abortions In Ohio
The six-week abortion ban known as the “Heartbeat Bill” is now law in Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill Thursday afternoon, just one day after it passed the Republican-led… Read More
FBI Alleges Extortion, Bribery By Ex-House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger
Former House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger and several payday lending lobbyists are named in a federal search warrant seeking evidence of potential bribery and kickbacks. The documents, released by the Ohio… Read More