The decision was made to align with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A window sign requiring face masks to be worn at a business in Grove City, Ohio on Aug. 1, 2020. Author: Emily Oliver Updated: 6:53 PM EDT May 24, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Franklin County Board of Health has voted on Monday to rescind the county s mask order.
The decision was made to align with recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and follows an announcement from Governor Mike DeWine earlier this month stating health orders will officially lift next week. Under the amended order, Ohioans statewide will no longer be required to wear masks and social distance in public beginning June 2.
Voting rights battle in Washington raises allegations of diluting Latino votes By Nina Shapiro, The Seattle Times
Published: May 24, 2021, 6:02am
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4 Photos James Alford, center, watches as workers cut potatoes for his farm to plant on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Alford s work force is entirely Latino. He doesn t oppose changing the electoral system, but explains the fear many farmers have of being regulated out of existence without representation on the county board. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times/TNS) Photo Gallery
SEATTLE Ana Ruiz Peralta, a 44-year-old Pasco resident and Mexican immigrant, ran last year for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners, talking about improving roads and mental health services, and being a careful steward of public money.
Hereâs where you still need to wear a mask in Ohio By Pete Grieve and Lydia Taylor Ohio PUBLISHED 8:00 PM ET May. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 8:00 PM EDT May. 19, 2021
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OHIO â Cities and counties in Ohio are processing Gov. Mike DeWine s announcement that masks are no longer required, and some are announcing plans to end local mask ordinances.
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Columbus officials have asked the city council to repeal a mask ordinance
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said the city would loosen its orders
Toledo will end its mask mandate entirely in a couple weeks, officials said
DeWine effectively lifted the mask mandate in Ohio on Monday following new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While unvaccinated resi
Interest is running high among local Democrats hoping to fill a vacant seat on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners.
Columbus City Council President Pro Tempore Elizabeth Brown, state Rep. Erica Crawley, Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, Worthington School Board member Sam Shim and Gahanna-Jefferson School Board President Beryl Piccolantonio have announced their intentions to seek the appointment, with many others considering the race.
“I know (they) all won’t run, but I think the list was in the double digits last week,” said Michael Sexton, chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Party’s Executive Committee.
Who are the leading Democrats seeking to replace Marilyn Brown as Franklin County commissioner?
The lawsuit alleges that Washington state's county election system deters a strong Latino vote by splitting a predominantly Latino district into three. The redistricting won’t be confirmed until after the 2020 Census data is released.