Gov. Mike Dewine announces new incentives to encourage younger Ohioans to get vaccinated; hospital leaders tell Dewine that COVID-19 is straining the state’s healthcare systems like never before; victims of Dr. Richard Strauss
Ohio Republicans preview bill that would prohibit mask and vaccines mandates in almost every case, statewide; legal experts say GOP anti-mandate proposal likely wouldn’t have legs, since federal law supersedes state law; federal judge
Ohio health officials say more than 30,000 school-aged children have come down with COVID-19 in the state since school began; school boards around Ohio report receiving threats related to mask mandates; report shows Ohio’s deadliest stretch
Major health systems in Ohio say combination of increased gun violence, spiking COVID-19 cases mean they must change workflow in emergency departments to keep up; Congressmen Tim Ryan, Bob Latta says they have tested positive for breakthrough
Grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson shot to death on city’s east side on Sunday night; State Sen. Matt Dolan suggests he will join crowded race for U.S. Senate seat, next year; federal authorities are investigating second fatal place
Hospital CEO’s in central Ohio issue warning that resources are strained as health care systems combat COVID-19’s Delta variant; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joins other Republican AG’s in threatening lawsuit over President
Republican members of redistricting committee push through last-minute vote to approve new voting district map, over objections of Democratic lawmakers and voter rights advocates; members of redistricting commission, including several Republicans,
Gov. Mike Dewine issues warning to school leaders around Ohio that they must institute mask mandates if they hope to keep COVID-19 at bay; Adena Health System in Chillicothe pausing elective surgeries as hospital is overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases;
Hospitals around Ohio warn that resources are being stretched thin as COVID-19 cases overwhelm ER’s and ICU’s; Ohio redistricting commission meets one day before the constitutional deadline to approve a new voting district map;
Gov. Mike Dewine decries the federal vaccination mandate announced by President Joe Biden on Friday; cases stemming from Labor Day festivities play a part in skyrocketing COVID-19 cases; out-of-state man to blame for threats that led to two
