Statehouse and Around Ohio
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Ohio purchasing 2 million at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests
Loveland, Ohio – Governor DeWine announced today that the state is purchasing 2 million at-home, rapid COVID-19 tests using telehealth services where the results are delivered in minutes without the need to send the test to a lab for processing. Developed by Abbott, BinaxNOW is an antigen test that detects the virus when people are…
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Expiration date for driver licenses, identification cards, and vehicle registrations extended until July 1
Loveland, Ohio – Due to the ongoing pandemic, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed Ohio House Bill 404, which extends the expiration date of driver licenses (DL), identification cards (ID), and vehicle registrations beyond December 1, 2020. Now, if a customer’s expiration date on their DL, ID, or vehicle registration is March 9, 2020, to…
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DeWine: COVID-19 Update: Phase 1B Timeline
Loveland, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PHASE 1B TIMELINE Governor DeWine today reemphasized the vaccine distribution timeline for Phase 1B of Ohio’s vaccination program which is set to begin next week with those ages 80 and older.…
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Despite brawls, no OSHP arrests at clashing protests at Ohio Statehouse last Wednesday
By Jake Zuckerman and Ohio Capital Journal A pugilistic day of political demonstrations that included two brawls between far-right demonstrators insisting the presidential election was stolen and Black Lives Matter activists ended with no arrests last Wednesday. At least two rounds of fisticuffed rumbles with an array of participants broke out at different points through the…
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Sen Brown issues statement on domestic terrorism at U.S, Capital
Connie Schultz and Senator Sherrod Brown “Yesterday was a dark day for our country. Domestic terrorists attacked our seat of government, at the behest of the President of the United States. This was his last, desperate attempt to overturn the will of the American voters, but he failed, and democracy won. We must hold the…
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AMENDED HEALTH ORDER for Nursing Homes
Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed the Sixth Amended Director’s Order to Limit Access to Ohio’s Nursing Homes and Similar Facilities, with Exceptions. This revised order clarifies that in-person compassionate care visits are permitted in nursing homes and similar facilities. The new order does not change required precautions…
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Governor DeWine announces Phase 1B vaccination plan
Phase 1B Today, Governor DeWine announced that people in phase 1B of Ohio’s vaccination distribution plan will be able to receive vaccinations beginning on Tuesday, January 19. Those 80 years of age and older will be prioritized first in this next phase, roughly totaling 420,000 Ohioans. Ohio is expected to receive 100,000 doses during the…
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Chabot joins 4 Ohio congressmen to object to Electoral College count in effort to overturn result
By Tyler Buchanan and Ohio Capital Journal Five Republican members of Congress from Ohio voted Wednesday evening to reject an Electoral College certification, an action taken hours after a right-wing mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a violent show of support for overturning the presidential election results. Those objecting were U.S. Reps. Jim Jordan of…
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Brad Wenstrup: “The criminals who have broken into the U.S. Capitol, injured law enforcement, and disrupted the constitutional process are not patriots.”
Loveland, Ohio – Local Senate and House leaders, and Ohio officials have responded on Twitter to the rioting inside the Capital Building today. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called the events “an embarrassment to our country.” “This must stop immediately,” the governor’s statement continued. “(President Trump) should call for the demonstrators to leave our Capitol Building.…
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Investigation of $460M in FirstEnergy charges back on, but why was it stopped in the first place?
By Marty Schladen and Ohio Capital Journal The Public Utility Commission of Ohio has restarted an audit of $465 million that Akron-based FirstEnergy collected from ratepayers in 2017 and 2018, supposedly to modernize the utility grid. The state’s official watchdog, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, wants to know whether any of the money was…
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