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Ohio is the first state to challenge the U.S. Census Bureau’s decision to push back the release of 2020 census figures; Four Ohio counties have dropped from level 3 red to level 2 orange on the COVID-19 alert map; Gov. DeWine says sports and entertainment facilities can reopen with limited attendance; and more stories.
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An ally of former President Donald Trump who recently stepped down as chair of the Ohio Republican Party is joining the race for the U.S. Senate seat that the GOP’s Rob Portman is vacating; Ohio death penalty opponents are announcing a new effort to end capital punishment that includes several GOP supporters of a ban; Ohio’s current COVID-19 hospitalizations and average new case numbers continued a downward slide on Thursday as more people receive vaccinations; and more stories.
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Ohio's Health Department says it's restructuring its infectious disease division following the discovery of as many as 4,000 unreported COVID-19 deaths; the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the cost of providing security after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach was more than $2.4 million; beginning next week, Ohio will expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to people diagnosed with an ongoing, high-risk medical condition; and more stories.
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Fraud in the state’s unemployment system cost Ohio more than $330 million in just the last three months of last year. And there could still be fraud among more than a quarter of a million claims flagged this summer.
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Thursday that the city is withdrawing a proposal to lease 475 acres near LaDue Reservoir for oil and natural gas drilling; Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio can expect to see more doses of the coronavirus vaccine from both Pfizer and Moderna in coming weeks; Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who became the face of Ohio’s early pandemic response, is stepping down from her position at the Columbus Foundation to “carefully explore” running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate; and more stories.
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The number of people vaccinated for COVID-19 in Ohio has exceeded the total number of people who have tested positive for the disease; fraud in the state’s unemployment system cost Ohio more than $330 million in just the last three months of last year; fired Columbus officer Adam Coy has been indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Andre Hill; and more stories.
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Technological issues continue to bog down the system that needs to be upgraded.
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Gov. Mike DeWine says the Statehouse and other state buildings in downtown Columbus will be closed through Inauguration Day; Ohio has surpassed 800,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with more than 7,600 reported on Thursday; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is rolling out an online tool allowing residents to look up locations where the coronavirus vaccine is available; and more stories.
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Gov. Mike DeWine says President Donald Trump's refusal to accept election results has created a situation that threatens democracy; Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has joined the list of Democratic lawmakers calling on the Cabinet and Vice President Mike Pence to attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office after Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol; vaccines will become available to Ohio seniors in the general population beginning January 19; and more stories.
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Ohio health officials reported more than 11,700 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the fourth highest daily tally; Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state's overnight coronavirus curfew into the New Year; Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says an ordinance that limits the number of people permitted in private gatherings will not be renewed; and more stories.