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Ohio students exposed to coronavirus in classrooms won’t have to quarantine if masks were worn: The Wake Up for Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS Children at the Maple Elementary School in Painesville, Ohio, wear masks while learning during the beginning of the academic year in August 2020. Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to ...

The biggest issues facing Ohio in 2021: Capitol Letter Updated Dec 29, 2020; Posted Dec 29, 2020 Trimmed with holiday greenery, the west entrance of the Ohio Senate Building is modeled after the famed staircase in the Paris Opera House. Facebook Share Phew, 2020 is almost over. That, of course, means 2021 is almost here. Today, Andrew Tobias looks at the biggest issues we’ll be writing about in the new year in Ohio government and politics, with the caveat that we could be totally wrong. (W...

DeWine makes masks mandatory in 7 Ohio counties: Capitol Letter Posted Jul 08, 2020 Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday issued mandatory mask or facial covering orders covering seven Ohio counties. (Office of Gov. Mike DeWine) Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Run for (face) cover: After months of demurring over making masks mandatory, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a new health order that will require them in the seven Ohio counties that are classified as red under the state’s new coronavirus warning s...

Gov. Mike DeWine wants students back in classes ... but with a brief pause after holidays: The Wake Up for Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. There will be no Wake Up newsletter on Christmas Day. It will resume on Monday, Dec. 28. Weather Rain this morning will change to snow by the early afternoon as temperatures fall into the 20s by the late aft...

Who’s next in line for Ohio coronavirus vaccines: Capitol Letter Updated Dec 24, 2020; Facebook Share Rotunda Rumblings Vaccines, Phase 2(?): Gov. Mike DeWine released some of the details of the next phase of coronavirus vaccinations during his Wednesday briefing. On the list are Ohioans over 65 years old and staff members at schools that plan to return in-person or stay in person, Emily Bamforth reports. A holiday buffer: DeWine said that after conversations with medical professionals, h...

Ohio behind on vaccine shipments, but new doses on the way: The Wake Up for Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 Updated Dec 23, 2020; Posted Dec 23, 2020 A total of 6,733 people in Ohio have received the first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.John Kuntz, cleveland.com Facebook Share Weather Breezy conditions are expected today, with wind gusts up to 32 mph. It will be mild, though, as highs will approach 50 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Wind gusts will reach nearly 40 mph overnight and there ...

Ohio lawmakers fail to address tainted House Bill 6: Capitol Letter Rotunda Rumblings 6 feet under: The 133rd Ohio General Assembly will end its two-year session without passing any legislation that in any way addresses House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of an enormous bribery scandal. As Jeremy Pelzer writes, the reason for such a stunning failure is that legislative Republicans, who dominate both the Ohio House and Senate, are split about whether to keep, repeal, or reform th...

Ohio lawmakers approve ‘stand your ground’ bill: The Wake Up for Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Weather Highs will be around 40 degrees today, with a rain-snow mix possible during the afternoon. That mix could continue overnight as lows dip to around 33 degrees. Read more. Local scores: Browns 20, New York Giants 6 The headlines Stand your g...

Ohio lawmakers not yet done with lame duck: Capitol Leter staff, cleveland.com © Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com Ohio lawmakers worked into the wee hours, but didnt finish their lame duck business. Rotunda Rumblings Running late: After meeting into the wee hours this morning and still not finishing their business in the lame duck session, the Ohio Senate and House have each scheduled an additional session day in the next few days to giv...

Gov. Mike DeWine explains approach to death penalty, says election system worked during cleveland.com interview: The Wake Up for Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com © Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com/Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com/cleveland.com/TNS MetroHealth police chief Frank Bova receives his first COVID-19 vaccine injection from pharmacist Nida Decker at MetroHealth hospital. Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to yo...