COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A review of whether Ohio’s medical board properly closed old cases of alleged sexual assault or impropriety by medical professionals has resulted in recommendations to refer 11 c…
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Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development and North Ca…
GOP-backed effort to rein in DeWine’s pandemic powers passes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican lawmakers’ latest in a yearlong attempt to rein in Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to issue public health…
Regulators expand audit to include payment to former chair
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s utilities commission on Wednesday expanded an ongoing audit to include examining whether customers funded a $4.3 million payment from FirstEnergy Corp. to an utilities att…
‘Umbrella of stress’ on GM staff, 2 years after plant closed
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press When General Motors ended a half-century of building cars in Ohio’s blue collar corner, 1,600 workers had to decide whether to accept the automaker’s offer to move to a…
Ohio drops vaccination age to 50 as new cases decrease
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor on Monday again dropped the minimum age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations, this time to include those 50 years or older. With the state continuing to show pro…
FEMA to assist Ohio in mass vaccination site in Cleveland
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A mass vaccination clinic with the capacity to administer 6,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day will open in Cleveland this month wi…
Ohio governor sets virus goal for lifting of health orders
ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday set a specific target of reduced coronavirus cases as the benchmark for ending public health orders in Ohio, in…
Indicted lawmaker introduces bills for govt accountability
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Report for America/Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A disgraced Republican lawmaker on Thursday introduced a pair of pandemic-related bills aimed at bringing checks and balance…
Different police approach favored for nonviolent 911 calls
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Social service and mental health professionals could respond to many non-violent 911 calls in Ohio’s capital and largest city that are now handled by police, according to a…