Death Penalty

Senate President Matt Huffman (R- Lima) said he’s opposed but won't stand in the way of supporters to abolish the death penalty.

They've been trying to do it for years, but with bipartisan backing, Ohio lawmakers who supporting repealing the death penalty think it may happen this time.

Ohioans to Stop Executions is optimistic on working with the large GOP-majority state legislature this year for its cause.

Progressive Field, Canal Park and Akron and Cleveland zoos are dropping masks; the state on Tuesday reported another 100 Ohio residents died with COVID-19 since Friday; a coalition of Black ministers, lawmakers, and national activists have announced a new effort to end the death penalty in Ohio; and more stories.

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.

Anti-death penalty advocates are reacting to comments from Gov. Mike DeWine, who said in an Associated Press interview that lethal injection “appears to us to be impossible from a practical point of view”.

Ohio reported more than 7,800 new COVID-19 cases Sunday; Initial claims for unemployment compensation in Ohio are continuing to rise; Gov. Mike DeWine on Sunday urged President Donald Trump to allow a smooth transition for President-elect Joe Biden's administration; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 28:COVID-19 cases in Ohio at 1,100, below 21-day daily averageAkron schools to hold all fall classes…

Seventeen people were executed during former Governor Ted Strickland’s four years in office. Now he is officially joining the effort to repeal capital…

A national group of conservatives that opposes capital punishment has made Ohio the 14th state for its campaign to repeal the death penalty. The group…