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DeWine Issues Guidance For Colleges, Universities; Mask Mandate Extended To 12 Counties
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The number of counties where masks are required in indoor business spaces and public places has gone up to 12, with one county falling off… Read More
As Mask Mandate Goes Into Effect, Questions Are Raised About Enforcement
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s requirement that people in seven hot-spot counties wear masks inside businesses and in public places starting Wednesday night at 6 has raised… Read More
DeWine Says Testing Will Continue At Nursing Homes Without National Guard Help
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Nearly three quarters of all confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Ohio have been in nursing homes. Ohio National Guard personnel have been helping with testing in long… Read More
Ohio Lawmaker Ponders “Secession” From Columbus After Protests
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Some state leaders are angry over damage at the Ohio Statehouse after protests in Columbus – and one has suggested the state consider a form of secession from the capital… Read More
Latest Quinnipiac Poll Shows Ohio Presidential Race In Virtual Tie
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A new Quinnipiac poll of registered voters shows Ohio may be a swing state once again. The race between President Trump and likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden is a virtual dead… Read More
Ohio Supreme Court Halts Traffic Camera Appeals Process
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The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Toledo can no longer send appeals of traffic camera tickets to a city-paid administrative hearing officer. The attorney who won the case… Read More
Ohio Bars Could Stay Open Until 4 AM Under New Bill
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A bill that would allow bars and restaurants to use parking lots, green space and even streets for social distancing for customers is now being considered by the Senate. But there’s… Read More
Jobless Benefits Fund Broke; Ohio Starts Borrowing From Feds
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The fund by which Ohio pays jobless benefits is officially broke, and the state has asked to borrow nearly $4 billion so payments can keep… Read More
Child Abuse Reports Down, But Advocates Say Abuse May Be More Prevalent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Reports of child abuse in Ohio are down dramatically, but those working in the field say they’re concerned that the real incidents of child abuse… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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