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![Over a year after Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the country, many are questioning what progress has been made toward racial equity.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Untitled-2-900x422.png)
A Year In Review: After Countless Cries For Racial Justice, Where Are We Now?
By: Sara Crawford | Maria McGinnis | The Collaborative News Lab @ Kent State University, Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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KENT, Ohio (WKSU) — Last year, streets throughout the U.S. were full of people protesting racial injustices that have tormented the country for years, demanding real change. Since then, task… Read More
![This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP21057809589240-e1614614428726-900x422.jpg)
Push To Vaccinate Ohioans Continues As Cases Plateau
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSKU) — Ohio expects to receive more than half a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week, “by far the highest amount that we have received,” Gov. Mike… Read More
![The Athens County Fair miday](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Athens-Fair-Midway-e1537883383569-900x422.jpg)
County Fairs Will Be Back As COVID-19 Cases Continue Falling In Ohio
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (WKSU) — Nine Ohio counties went from red to orange this week on the state’s public health advisory map and one –Meigs County– decreased to yellow. The average… Read More
![Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, left, and his wife Fran, walk into their residence after he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Bexley, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AP_20219693679260-scaled-e1596766876192-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Dangles Hope For Return To Normal, Taking First Steps To Lift Pandemic Restrictions
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — With hints of spring in the air, Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday tantalized Ohioans with prospects of the end of pandemic restrictions and a return to life… Read More
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Expects Increase In Vaccine Supply; Curfew May Be Lifted
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s effort to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 has been hampered by a lack of supply. During his briefing Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine said there is hope… Read More
![KSU freshman Thomas Jahnke is tested for COVID-19 in October at the KSU Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. Health Departments will receive rapid antigen tests that can be administered at home under a deal announced Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/testCapture-e1611261907930-900x422.jpg)
State Launches Partnership to Provide Rapid, In Home COVID-19 Testing; Curfew Will be Extended
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio’s public health departments are getting something Gov. Mike DeWine says they’ve wanted for a long time: rapid, in-home COVID-19 tests. DeWine today announced a partnership… Read More
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DeWine Lays Out Plan to Vaccinate Elderly, School Personnel
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — As Ohio continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine outlined plans to add recipients in group 1B in the coming weeks. He also said he’s… Read More
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Healthcare Workers Plead For Community Support; First County Goes Purple As COVID Surge Continues in Ohio
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — For the first time since Ohio began utilizing a color-coded public health alert advisory system, a county has reached the highest level of risk. Franklin County is… Read More
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Coronavirus Spreading ‘Virtually Everywhere’ in Ohio
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Nearly 300,000 Ohio students are unable to attend school in person right now due to the coronavirus. During his Tuesday briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine told Ohioans,… Read More
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mike_dewine_051220-e1589485855321-900x422.jpg)
Ohio COVID-19 Deaths Spike, State Launches Effort to Help Unemployed
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Cuyahoga County has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 12.9%. That statistic has led the state to pilot a new program there to help… Read More
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Ohio Approved for Additional Unemployment; Schools Must Report Positive COVID Cases
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohioans who qualify for unemployment benefits will receive a federal extension of $300 a week. During the bi-weekly briefing on the coronavirus today, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted… Read More