Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Groups call for budget that “Cares for All Ohioans”
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBy Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Public News Service – OH Columbus, Ohio – As state lawmakers work on Ohio’s budget for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, there’s a grassroots call for the budget to reflect policies that protect and care for all Ohioans and communities. The Ohio Organizing Collaborative and Policy Matters Ohio unveiled their “People’s Budget”…
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Want to stay COVID 19 legal? Read the new orders from Ohio
Governor DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Health has issued a “simplified” health order that “streamlines” previous orders into a single order that underscores the most important tenants of infection prevention. “Our understanding of this virus and how it spreads is much more advanced than it was when we first learned about coronavirus…
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Pfizer vaccine may soon be offered to high schools in Ohio
Governor DeWine announced that he has asked Ohio’s local health departments and vaccine providers that are offering the Pfizer vaccine to coordinate with local high schools to offer vaccinations to high school students who are 16 or older. Pfizer is the only vaccine that is currently approved for children as young as 16. Today’s announcement…
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Planned Parenthood sues Ohio over telemedicine abortion law
By Susan Tebben and Ohio Capital Journal The national and state chapters of Planned Parenthood sued the state of Ohio Thursday over a law set to go into effect in mid-April that prohibits abortion services conducted through telemedicine. The lawsuit regards Senate Bill 260, signed into law in January and banning an available telehealth option for…
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Proposals call for expanded passenger rail service in Ohio
Biden administration, Amtrak proposing new passenger rail connecting Ohio’s “Three-C” cities By Tyler Buchanan and Ohio Capital Journal The possibility of expanded passenger rail service in Ohio has some residents brainstorming how it might impact their lives. A Columbus resident imagines being able to take a train to Chicago, a place they haven’t been “in ages.”…
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After financing xenophobic campaign, FirstEnergy deplores anti-Asian bigotry
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal There has been a terrifying surge in violence against Asians over the past year, prompting one Ohio company to take a stand on an issue it was arguably on the other side of in 2019. Meanwhile, Ohio’s lieutenant governor is digging in over comments he made last week. (Ohio…
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Increase in COVID 19 cases and variant spread
“We can win this race as long as we don’t falter; as long as we press on with consistent masking and vaccination.” – Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, chief medical officer at the Ohio Department of Health Loveland, Ohio – For the past two Thursdays, Ohio’s statewide average was just under 150 cases per 100,000 population. The…
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Coronavirus cases in Ohio, neighboring states might be inching back up
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal After a disastrous January, coronavirus cases in Ohio steadily marched downward. Then in recent weeks, they hit a plateau. Now, even as greater numbers of Ohioans get vaccinated, case numbers might be inching back up. Ohio might be part of a disturbing national trend. The Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus…
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Vaccine floods into Ohio but drop in new covid cases stalls
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal March 26, 2021 Ohio got even more good news on the coronavirus vaccine Thursday. But even as doses are flooding into the state, what had been a steady drop in infections has turned into a plateau. Gov. Mike DeWine announced that next week — when all Ohio adults will…
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After a week of gun violence, House Republicans seek to expand concealed carry
By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal Columbus, Ohio – After a spate of seven mass shootings around the U.S. in seven days, Ohio House Republicans introduced legislation that would allow Ohioans aged 21 and older to carry a concealed weapon without a license. House Bill 227, introduced Tuesday by Republican Reps. Thomas Brinkman and Kris…
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