Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Loveland income tax deadline now May 17
Loveland, Ohio – The Ohio Tax Commissioner has recently extended the State income tax filing deadline from April 15, 2021, to Monday, May 17, 2021, following a similar change made by the IRS and Treasury Department. This means that the deadline for filing with cities such as Loveland has also changed. Mark Medlar, the Loveland…
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Health Director signs amended orders on visitation to nursing homes and assisted living facility residents
Ohio Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud has signed the following orders: Director’s Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio’s Nursing Homes, with Exceptions Director’s Amended Order to Permit Access to Ohio’s Residential Care Facilities, with Exceptions Director’s Amended Order for the Testing of the Residents and Staff of…
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16 years old and older now eligible for vaccine appointments
While most of Ohio’s current vaccine providers are quickly filling all vaccination appointments, some locations are seeing less demand for the vaccine. In response, Governor DeWine announced that local health departments and hospitals that are having a hard time filling appointments with individuals who are currently eligible for the vaccine may book appointments with anyone…
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Governor DeWine Signs Bill Into Law to require testing waiver
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioOhio Governor Mike DeWine today signed the following bill into law: House Bill 67, sponsored by Representatives Kyle Koehler and Adam Bird, amends Section 6 of House Bill 409 of the 133rd General Assembly with regard to state assessments, high school graduation requirements, and community school sponsor evaluations for the 2020-2021 school year; requires the Department…
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COVID-19 Update: Declining Statewide Case Rate, Indoor Air Quality Assistance Program
Anthony Munoz: “I took my shot.” When Ohio reaches 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks, all health orders will be lifted. Read on and watch this message from Anthony Munoz, retired Cincinnati Bengal and Pro Football Hall of Famer, who was recently vaccinated. Yesterday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following updates on…
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State report cards bill will be improved; testing bill passed through committee
(Photo by Getty Images) By Susan Tebben and Ohio Capital Journal The Ohio Senate passed a bill to modify standardized testing, allowing different pathways for current juniors and seniors to graduate amid a pandemic school year. The bill also reinstated an emergency clause to the bill that the House removed in their initial vote on the…
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Beginning March 19: DeWine extends eligibility to Ohioans 40 and older and other groups
Loveland, Ohio – While in Cleveland yesterday at Ohio’s mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, Governor DeWine also announced expanded vaccine eligibility in Ohio beginning on March 19, 2021, for phases 1E and 2C. Phase 1E includes those with cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, and obesity. Phase…
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Ohio abortion ban with felony charges back in the works, targeting Roe v. Wade
By Susan Tebben and Ohio Capital Journal The battle on abortion in Ohio will only be stopped by the U.S. Supreme Court or a change in the U.S. Constitution, according to reproductive law experts and those once again pushing for abortion bans. Two state legislators have introduced a bill making abortion procedures a felony, which marks…
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Ohio on track to meet Biden push to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccines by May 1
By Laura Olson and Ohio Capital Journal President Joe Biden is directing states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said over the weekend the state is on track to do that or better. Biden’s COVID-19 advisers are projecting that enough Americans in priority groups will be able…
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Ohio Schools to Receive COVID-19 Test Kits
The Ohio Department of Education in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Educational Service Center Association today announced plans to provide an estimated 200,000 Abbott BinaxNOW Home Tests to Ohio public and private schools as another means of providing a safe learning environment for students, in addition to staff vaccinations and…
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