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State Sen. Under Fire For Racially Insensitive Question At Hearing On Racism
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican state senator from the Dayton area has lost his job as an emergency room doctor after asking a racially insensitive question at a… Read More
![Office of Budget and Management director Kimberly Murnieks](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/murnieks_gestures_w_dewine_and_husted_alongside_-_credit_kasler-e1560271050995-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Handles One Budget Shortfall, But Another Deficit Is Looming Soon
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Using three quarters of a billion dollars in cuts and some reserve cash and federal Medicaid funding, the state of Ohio has staved off a… Read More
![The sponsors of the Senate resolution, Sen. Sandra Williams (D-Cleveland) and Sen. Hearcel Craig (D-Columbus) offer proponent testimony. The lone Republican who signed on, Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton, bottom left) is among those looking on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/williams_and_craig_testify-e1591745782258-900x422.jpeg)
Resolution Declaring Racism A Public Health Crisis Gets First Hearing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 50 people were signed up to speak out at the first hearing in the Ohio Senate for a resolution declaring racism a public health… Read More
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Portman: We Need “A More Calming Tone” From Trump
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Statehouse News Bureau) — As protests continue across Ohio and the country, the state’s Republican U.S. Senator says President Trump could be doing more to help those demonstrations… Read More
![A sign in the Statehouse shows the Senate and the House directions](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/senate_house_sign-e1591221209269-900x422.jpg)
Senate Rejects Proposal To Require Written Consent For Contact Tracing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A proposal from the Ohio House that would require people with COVID-19 give consent to contact tracing in writing has been rejected by the Senate. That sends… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse behind trees](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_5029-e1563469035156-900x422.jpg)
Threats Against Two Democratic Lawmakers Bring Support, Investigation
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An investigation is ongoing into threats targeting two sitting Democratic state lawmakers, a well-known senator from Akron who’s served in both chambers and his daughter,… Read More
![The latest model on the Ohio Department of Health's coronavirus website, showing a peak of around 1,600 cases April 18. The state recorded a high of 1,353 cases on April 19.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/4-8_forecast_model_-_odh_1-e1590593134644-900x422.jpg)
Experts Evaluating COVID-19 Projections as Economy Reopens
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With most of Ohio’s businesses allowed to open up, experts who’ve worked with the state on the modeling it used to create its COVID-19 policies… Read More
![Rep. David Leland (D-Columbus) at a press conference with other Ohio House Democrats in 2019.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/screenshot_2020-05-26_representative_david_leland__d__-_district_22_the_ohio_house_of_representatives-e1590591069837-900x422.jpg)
“Worker Protection Act” Proposed to Help Those Who are at Risk from Working Conditions
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As Ohio opens for business again, many workers have qualms about returning to their jobs. Some Democrats are proposing a bill they say will protect… Read More
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Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Higher Than The National Average
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Ohio’s unemployment rate nearly tripled in just a month and set a record as COVID-19 closures and the state’s stay at home order fully hit economic activity. April’s jobless… Read More
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DeWine Says He Has Options After Budget Cuts, but Tax Hike isn’t Among Them
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — With a state budget deficit of three quarters of a billion dollars and just two months left in the fiscal year, Gov. Mike DeWine ordered huge… Read More
![The entrance to Continuing Health Care in Gahanna, where two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 tests, but no residents have.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/nursing_home_heroes_sign__4_-e1589987721872-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio National Guard Will Bring Testing to Nursing Homes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There have been at least 674 deaths from coronavirus at nursing homes in Ohio, which is 43% of the state’s confirmed COVID-19 deaths. After saying for… Read More
![The Spot, located in Grandview west of downtown Columbus, is one of the 35 independent gyms suing the state over its shutdown order.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/the_spot_gym_-_credit_kasler-e1589467372645-900x422.jpg)
Libertarian Group Sues State Again Over Shutdown Orders, This Time for Closed Gyms
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group of 35 independent gyms and fitness centers is suing the state, saying they could reopen for business safely but they’re not being allowed… Read More
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Ohio Supreme Court Upholds State School Takeover Law
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Supreme Court has let stand the law that allows the state to take over failing school districts, starting with the Youngstown City… Read More
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Jobless Benefits System to Pay Ohio’s 1099, Self-Employed and Other Workers Online
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This morning brought long-awaited news for the self-employed, independent contractors and 1099 workers in Ohio – the system to pay them jobless benefits is live…. Read More
![A closed sign in a store near downtown Columbus](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/closed_sign__5_-e1589296123656-900x422.jpeg)
Only Half of 1.1 Million Jobless Claims Have Been Paid
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department Job and Family Services has paid more than $2 billion in unemployment claims to nearly 560,000 Ohioans since mid-March. But that’s only… Read More
![Office of Budget and Management director Kimberly Murnieks](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/murnieks_gestures_w_dewine_and_husted_alongside_-_credit_kasler-e1560271050995-900x422.jpg)
One Area of State Budget Was Up, but there’s No Celebration
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state budget is a sea of red, as income and sales tax collections are less than half of what was predicted for this month. There… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse behind trees](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_5029-e1563469035156-900x422.jpg)
Ohio House Passes Bill to Limit Public Health Orders; DeWine says He’ll Veto it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio House have approved a bill that would limit the power and length of public health orders on coronavirus that their fellow… Read More
![A sign outside of the Nelsonville voter precinct lets people know where they can vote.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1-e1478666338593-900x422.jpg)
Voting Rights Group Wants More Opportunities for Early Voting this Year
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s secretary of state says an election day with in-person voting is still the plan for this fall, but he’s suggesting some changes in… Read More
![A nearly empty parking lot at a shopping area on the northeast side of Columbus in April 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSC_0014-e1588629317240-900x422.jpeg)
Ohio Employers Can Now Report Workers Who Refuse to Return for Reopening
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has paid out more than $1.7 billion to over a half a million jobless Ohioans in the last seven weeks. And while 85… Read More
![The Statehouse building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/img_4536_1_-e1574198957390-900x422.jpg)
Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Curb DeWine’s Power with Public Health Orders
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Manufacturing, construction and distribution companies can reopen today, with employees wearing masks and observing cleaning and social distancing rules. State lawmakers are also coming back… Read More
![The observation tower at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, which is one of only four prisons not in quarantine for COVID-19. It's a maximum security facility and inmates are housed in cells.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/DSC_0022-e1588435239193-900x422.jpeg)
Prison Workers Union says COVID-19 is Creating Chaotic Conditions
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 23 percent of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio are prison workers or inmates, and 31 inmates and workers have died. Ohio is the… Read More
![Protestors marched at the Statehouse on April 20, many carrying signs saying businesses should be able to reopen.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/protest_every_business_is_essential-e1588348053982-900x422.jpeg)
As Some Business Openings Start, DeWine Warns Others Not to Go Early
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the stay-at-home order expiring May 1 to 11:59pm on May 29. But hospitals can start performing some non-emergency procedures Friday, and… Read More
![A dental hygienist cleans teeth](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/anna_jurkovska_1-e1588345904453-900x422.jpg)
Dental Hygienists say they’re Worried About Work, but Dentists Say it’s Safe
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Dentists can resume office procedures on Friday, after being shut down last month to preserve personal protective equipment for health care workers fighting COVID-19. But some… Read More
![A nursing home hallway](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/heiko_kueverling_shutterstock-e1588004384543-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Nursing Homes Report 276 Deaths
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has now added deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes to its coronavirus tracking website – confirming that nearly 300 people have died of… Read More
![A worker at the Franklin County Board of Elections waits for voters to drop off their ballots on the last day of the extended primary.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/franklin_county_boe_-_credit_konik-e1588173474149-900x422.jpg)
More than a Month Later, Ohio’s First-Ever Mail-Only Primary Ends
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s first all-mail-in primary is done, after absentee voting was extended following the closure of polling places just before in person voting was supposed to… Read More
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