By JOHN SEEWER and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers frustrated with Ohio’s aggressive stay-at-home orders voted Wednesday in the GOP-controlled Ho…
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Lake Erie sets new record as water level continues to surge
CLEVELAND (AP) — The water level in Lake Erie surpassed the record set this time last year. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday that Lake Erie’s water level rose 9 inches above the Apri…
Ohio elections chief pushes for changes before fall vote
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio needs to take the application process for mail-in ballots online, agree to pay postage on return applications and ballots and make other…
Ohio governor: $775 million budget cut as revenue crashes
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday he’s cutting $775 million from the state budget in the next two months because of…
Challenges face Ohio governor as divide grows over reopening
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s aggressive steps closing its schools and limiting access to public places has held off a feared wave of COVID-19 c…
With split delayed, United Methodists face a year in limbo
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Had there been no coronavirus pandemic, America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination would be convening this week for a likely vote to break up …
AP Was There: National Guard kills 4 students at Kent State
By The Associated Press KENT, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and n…
AP: Most states fall short of coronavirus testing thresholds
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, MATTHEW PERRONE, JASON DEAREN and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As more states begin to relax their coronavirus lockdowns, most are falling short of the minimu…
Virus restrictions stymie signature-gathering campaigns
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Primary election day in Ohio was supposed to be big for Raise the Wage Ohio. Volunteers and activists armed with petitions…
Court weighs in on applying mass gathering ban to churches
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to block the Kentucky governor’s temporary ban on massing gatherings from applying to in-p…