Governor: fines to remain for COVID rule-breaking businesses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message to the...
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Thousands enter Ohio’s $1M Vax-a-Million lottery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Hundreds of thousands of people have entered Ohio’s vaccine lottery that will award five $1-million prizes and five full-ride college scholarships in a...
Ohio governor ending $300 weekly federal coronavirus payment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): The weekly $300 federal unemployment payment for Ohioans to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic will end next month, Gov....
Ohio mask mandate and coronavirus restrictions to end on June 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOWO): The state of Ohio is just weeks away from lifting all of its remaining coronavirus health orders. That includes a statewide mask...
Virus cases, hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): While virus cases and hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he remains optimistic of the state...
Big, outdoor events OK under simplified Ohio pandemic orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Ohio’s newly simplified pandemic restrictions will continue requirements for wearing masks and social distancing in public but will ease rules for large...
GOP lawmakers give DeWine first override over health bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): GOP lawmakers on Wednesday made good on their promise to check the authority of fellow Republican Gov. Mike DeWine by issuing the...
DeWine promises veto, offers compromise on GOP-backed bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Gov. Mike DeWine predicted a chaotic future for Ohio in a letter Monday pleading with fellow Republican lawmakers to compromise on a...
GOP-backed effort to rein in DeWine’s pandemic powers passes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Republican lawmakers’ latest in a yearlong attempt to rein in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to issue public health orders during the...
Ohio governor sets virus goal for lifting of health orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has set a specific goal of reduced numbers of coronavirus cases as the benchmark for lifting all public...