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Many Ohio Asian Americans feeling let down by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted: Capitol Letter Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, speaking during a state briefing on April 24, 2020. (Office of Gov. Mike DeWine) Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Dismayed and disappointed: Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s recent tweet that referred to the “Wuhan virus” and his ensuing defense of his use of the term has left many Asian Americans in Ohio feeling dismayed and disappointed in their leadership. Seth R...

FirstEnergy customers to get refunds, after Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill: Capitol Letter Updated 8:00 AM; Today 8:00 AM Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings HB-nixed: With little fanfare, Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed House Bill 128, which repeals the cornerstone of the scandal-ridden House Bill 6: a $1 billion-plus bailout of two Northern Ohio nuclear power plants. As Jeremy Pelzer reports, HB128 also repeals an HB6 “decoupling” provision that allows FirstEnergy Corp. to collect a comp...

All Ohioans 16 and up eligible for COVID vaccine March 29: The Wake Up for Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS The first day of the mass vaccination center at Cleveland State Universitys Wolstein Center on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2021. Entrance B on the southeast corner of the center will be the main entrance for most people arriving to get the vaccine. Subscribe to the ...

Ohio edges toward coronavirus case threshold needed to remove restrictions: The Wake Up for Friday, March 12, 2021 Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a televised address on March 4 when he announced that he would lift the states public health orders when Ohios COVID-19 numbers drop to 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks. (Ohio Channel) Facebook Share Weather Cooler temperatures settle into the region for the weekend, but it still be pretty nice for ...

Sign-ups open today for Ohio’s first mass vaccination center: The Wake Up for Thursday, March 11, 2021 Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 Dr. Milisa Rizer, a family medicine physician at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine last week at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Logan Wallace, Ohio State University)The Ohio State University/Logan Wallace Facebook Share Weather Showers will put a damper on another day of mild temperatures...

A look at Ohio’s year of COVID-19 and where we’re headed: Capitol Letter staff, cleveland.com © Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland on March 5, 2021. DeWine announced the upcoming opening of a mass coronavirus vaccination site there. Rotunda Rumblings COVID-19 by the numbers: There are hundreds of ways to tell the story of Ohio’s year of coronavirus. Rich Exner took a stab at it with 2...

Gov. Mike DeWine vows to lift coronavirus orders if cases fall to certain level: Capitol Letter Rotunda Rumblings End in sight? Gov. Mike DeWine, in a brief statewide address Thursday evening, told Ohioans he would remove all coronavirus orders when the state reaches a benchmark: 50 cases per 100,000 people for two weeks. The state average is now at 179.6 per 100,000, although it was as high as 731 on Dec. 3. As Laura Hancock reports, DeWine called the goal “very doable,” and implored Ohioa...

2021 Rock Hall induction to be the biggest Cleveland’s ever seen: The Wake Up for Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © Plain Dealer Archives/Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Deal/cleveland.com/TNS Jay-Z is one of several big names that could be part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fames Class of 2021. The annual ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year, where Jay-Z performed in 2014. Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morni...

2 key Cuyahoga County cabinet members leaving for other jobs: The Wake Up for Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © Robin Goist, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Akron City Council voted unanimously in favor of a development agreement with Industrial Commercial Properties regarding the redevelopment of the struggling Chapel Hill Mall. Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Weather The ...

What happened to Jose Irizarry when he was released from the Cuyahoga County Jail? The Wake Up for Monday, March 1, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © Michael Francis McElroy/The Plain Dealer/cleveland.com/TNS The $46 million in federal coronavirus relief aid Cleveland’s airports received in 2020 allowed the city to avoid layoffs, but it wasn’t enough to offset all the revenue lost to the pandemic. Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, deliv...