By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in fut…
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Ohio GOP lieutenant governor faces political test over tweet
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Warming up a crowd with a joke is a trick of the political trade. Republican Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted h…
Virus cases, hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — While virus cases and hospitalizations in Ohio begin to rise again, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he remains optimistic of …
Paint plant explosion and fire kill 1, hurt 8; cause unclear
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An explosion and fire rocked a paint manufacturer early Thursday in Ohio’s capital, killing one person and injuring eight others. Some of…
Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna diagnosed with dementia
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said. In a news release Wednesday, his family…
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine…
Big, outdoor events OK under simplified Ohio pandemic orders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s newly simplified pandemic restrictions will continue requirements for wearing masks and social distancing in public but will ease rules for large outdoor gatherings …
The final insult: Some dying of COVID while awaiting vaccine
By JAY REEVES Associated Press After months of hoping to receive a COVID-19 immunization and then weeks of fighting the illness after one never came, Air Force veteran Diane Drewes was down to her las…
Confederate symbols prove difficult to remove in many states
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Just past the gate at an entrance to the Texas Capitol, a large monument honoring the soldiers of the Confederacy looms, wit…
Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An advocacy group plans to spend millions next year to elect more doctors, scientists and other professionals to office, argu…