You are viewing the "Ohio" Archives
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
DeWine Says He Has Options After Budget Cuts, but Tax Hike isn’t Among Them
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
Rural Ohio Valley Counties Lack Sufficient Coronavirus Tests, Report Says
WHITESBURG, Ky. (OVR) — Just 15 percent of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and… Read More
Ohio Ballot Campaigns Allowed More Flexibility on Signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Ohio to allow groups pursuing voting law changes, a minimum wage increase and marijuana decriminalization more time and flexibility to qualify… Read More
Ohio National Guard Will Bring Testing to Nursing Homes
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
DeWine Lifting “Stay Safe Ohio” Order
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio’s stay-at-home order is now less a command than a suggestion. Gov. Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that he is issuing an “urgent health advisory” to take… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 13 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after four new cases were confirmed Tuesday. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
How Athens Schools Bridged The Internet Gap During the Pandemic
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It was Tuesday, March 10, the day before Ohio had its first 3 COVID-19 cases reported and the state of emergency declared. Students were supposed to… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms Two New Cases of COVID-19
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County confirmed two new positive cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the county’s total to eight since the start of the pandemic. The Athens City-County Health… Read More
Restaurants to Resume Outdoor Patio Dining in Reopening Move
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio restaurants have the option beginning Friday to offer outdoor dining, the next step toward resuming normal business operations under Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s state reopening… Read More
Democratic Lawmaker Files Complaint Saying She’s Forced to Work in Unsafe Conditions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Many Democratic state lawmakers were upset Wednesday when they discovered an earlier seating plan that allowed social distancing in the Ohio House chamber had… Read More
Ohio Ranks Second in Number of Puppy Mills Identified in New Animal Welfare Report
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio ranks second in a list of states with the most puppy mills, even after a law that was supposed to crack down on them…. Read More
DeWine Announces Opening Dates for Childcare Centers, Day Camps, Gyms and More
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Thursday announced a slew of openings for various industries that have been closed for nearly two months… Read More
Ohio University Makes Plans To Re-Open For Fall
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is planning to invite students back to its campuses for fall semester. What that fall semester will look like is still a work in… Read More
Ohio Valley Making Progress on Unemployment Backlog
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are making progress on unemployment claims filed in March as states begin a phased-in reopening. New unemployment insurance claims are still… Read More
Libertarian Group Sues State Again Over Shutdown Orders, This Time for Closed Gyms
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
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
Child Care Operators Say Ohio Needs to Reopen Centers Now
DAYTON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As retail stores throughout Ohio reopen after closing under state order for the coronavirus pandemic, some employees are scrambling to find a way to… Read More
Massages, Tattoos and Piercings Can Resume May 15
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Massage businesses, tattoo parlors and body art shops will be allowed to reopen in Ohio on May 15, along with hair salons and barbershops. Lt. Gov. Jon… Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- < <
- 110
- 111
- 112
- 113
- 114
- > >
- 150
- Next Page »