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Associated Press Crown Pointe Care Center resident Rebecca Meeker, left, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kate Latta, PharmD, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Meeker was the first long-term care patient in Ohio to receive a vaccine. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is releasing more details behind the sweepstakes created to encourage Ohioans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. While legislators from both sides of the aisles are criticizing DeWine’s plan to use federal relief dollars for the million-dollar prizes.  With Ohio moving towards lifting all health orders in the next three weeks, DeWi...

View Comments Gov. Mike DeWine's vaccine lottery was quickly panned by Republicans and Democrats for being a waste of taxpayer dollars. DeWine said the state will give $1 million each to five adults who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. Five youth age 12-17 will be awarded four-year college scholarships at a cost that wasn't available Thursday. The prizes will be paid for by federal stimulus dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, which directs states to use the money for vaccination efforts, among other economic activities. Republican Reps. Jon Cross of Kenton and Jean Sch...

State Rep. Al Cutrona (ohiohouse.gov) COLUMBUS — State Rep. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced House Bill 292, which would establish the Electric Vehicle Commission and create a temporary sales tax exemption for electric vehicle production parts. “Remaining economically competitive within the region of Ohio as well as with our neighboring states is a top priority,” Cutrona said in a news release. “I believe establishing this body also serves as an investment for job retention and economic development up here in Northeast Ohio.” Cutrona said electric vehicles are on track to be an es...

Ohio lawmakers pushing to make 11th grade ACT, SAT tests optional Updated 2:37 PM; Today 2:11 PM The Elyria High School graduating class of 2020 receives a parade of honor for their accomplishments in the parking lot of Lorain County Community College. Ohio requires students to take the ACT or SAT their junior year to graduate. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)John Kuntz, cleveland.com Facebook Share COLUMBUS, Ohio – Tucked into the state’s two-year budget bill passed last week by the Ohio House is a provision that allows 11th-grade students and their parents to decide whether to take college...

Print this article Some Ohio Republicans who think former President Donald Trump hit it out of the park want to honor him by renaming a state park after him. State Rep. Mike Loychik, the primary sponsor of House Bill 261, also known as Rename Mosquito Lake State Park to Donald J. Trump State Park, said the bill would celebrate the historic support Trump accrued among residents in the neighborhood surrounding the Cortland, Ohio, park. "I witnessed the unprecedented and astounding support that President Trump received from my constituents across the 63rd District and Mosquito Lake State Park,"...