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Resolution Declaring Racism A Public Health Crisis Gets First Hearing
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
DeWine Wants Standards On Law Enforcement Response To Protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — As demonstrations continue in honor of George Floyd and many cities in Ohio and elsewhere have come under fire for police response to such protests, Gov. Mike… Read More
Craft Brewers Statewide Scrape By With Creative Solutions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Though Ohio never closed down breweries, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched nearly all sides of the beer industry. According to a recent survey, 99% of brewers nationally say… Read More
DeWine: Indoor Movie Theaters, Museums, Zoos and Certain Other Entertainment Venues Can Reopen Next Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Indoor movie theaters, museums and zoos are among the entertainment venues Gov. Mike DeWine said can reopen next week under new health and safety restrictions to minimize… Read More
Food Stamp Recipients Can Now Use EBT Cards For Online Payment For Groceries
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Shortly after COVID-19 shut down much of Ohio, Gov. DeWine announced food stamp recipients would be allowed to use the drive-up grocery shopping service provided… Read More
Ohio State Announces Plan To Resume In-Person Classes This Fall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio State University will be returning to in-person classes for part of the fall semester, under a plan announced by university president Michael Drake on Wednesday. Ohio… Read More
Senate Rejects Proposal To Require Written Consent For Contact Tracing
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
DeWine ‘Fully Intends’ For Schools To Reopen In Fall
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the state fully intends for schools to reopen in the fall. The governor said Tuesday the goal is to have kids… Read More
Two Different Plans To Address Potential Problems In November’s Election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has formed a task force with local and statewide elections officials to prepare for the November election. He’s pushing… Read More
DeWine: ‘There Is Racism In Ohio And Across The Country’
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine dedicated most of his press conference about the coronavirus Tuesday to discussing racism in the state. “The essential function of government is to protect… Read More
Governor Seeks Pay Freezes, Cuts, As Pandemic Slams Revenue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is seeking pay freezes and cuts for state employees as the coronavirus pandemic continues to depress tax revenue. Kimberly Murnieks is DeWine’s… Read More
Ohio’s Long-Term Care Facilities Will Restart Visitation In June
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Gov. Mike DeWine is beginning to loosen restrictions on assisted living facilities and homes for the developmentally disabled. Starting June 8, residents at those two types of… Read More
Threats Against Two Democratic Lawmakers Bring Support, Investigation
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
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
Federal Appeals Court Stays Lower Order Allowing Group More Time to Collect Petition Signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to a group that’s trying to put changes to voting laws on this fall’s ballot. A federal… Read More
“Worker Protection Act” Proposed to Help Those Who are at Risk from Working Conditions
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 National Guard Deploys to Test Nursing Home, Congregate Care Staff and Residents for COVID-19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio National Guard will deploy across the state beginning this week to help expand COVID-19 testing at Ohio’s 960 nursing homes. Gov. Mike DeWine… Read More
State Lawmaker says ‘Root’ of Racial Health Disparity Must Be Addressed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — House Minority Caucus Leader Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) is criticizing the state’s plan to address racial health disparities during the coronavirus pandemic saying the strategy Gov…. Read More
Groups Call for Election Reforms Before the November Election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — COVID-19 closed down the March primary election, and lawmakers extended the absentee ballot deadline to late April. Voter rights groups are asking state lawmakers to… Read More
A Prison System Tops in Virus Deaths Starts Reopening Anyway
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head of the Ohio corrections system says state prisons must begin reopening to accommodate the slow return to business as usual. Ohio has the most… Read More
DeWine: Wearing Masks Shouldn’t be Political Issue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says wearing masks while in public during the coronavirus pandemic should not be a political issue. DeWine was reacting on NBC’s “Meet… Read More
Minority Strike Force Team Unveils First Recommendations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Cincinnati Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman, a member of Ohio’s Minority Strike Force team assembled during the COVID-19 pandemic, joined Gov. Mike DeWine’s Thursday briefing to reveal the… Read More
Ohio State Fair Canceled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — This summer’s Ohio State Fair is the latest event to be scuttled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Ohio Expositions Commission voted unanimously on Thursday morning to cancel the… Read More
Lake County Judge Rules Gyms Can Open Now
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lake County Common Pleas Judge Eugene Lucci has issued a preliminary injunction against the state’s public health order closing gyms and fitness centers. The attorneys representing… Read More
Senate Rejects House Attempt to Scale Back Health Director Orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate unanimously rejected an Ohio House measure that would’ve scaled back the power of state public health orders. Senators blasted the House amendment,… Read More
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