Gov. DeWine

Gov. Mike DeWine says he'll seek state funding as part of a long-term lease deal for Progressive Field; DeWine says the state plans to unveil a new coronavirus vaccination incentive program; a federal bankruptcy judge has given law firm employees another three months to explain in detail the millions of dollars they billed in support of a now-tainted Ohio energy bill; and more stories.

Public transit is getting $70 million per year, a significant increase from the amount earmarked in the original proposal.

A mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland is up and running smoothly; high school students will have the ability to earn a diploma in Ohio based on course grades rather than final exams, under a bill signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine; Akron-based FirstEnergy said in a regulatory filing it shouldn't have to refund customers $30 million; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine has dropped the minimum age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to those 50 years or older; the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and its teachers union have reached an agreement to return to the classroom on Wednesday; Tuesday marks one year since Ohio confirmed its first three coronavirus cases; and more stories.

A longtime Cleveland City Council member accused stealing $127,000 of city and federal money has been indicted on multiple federal charges; new coronavirus cases ticked up Tuesday to more than 2,700; shares of Canton-based TimkenSteel soared on Tuesday following a “buy” recommendation from a stock analyst; 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.

A Stark County elementary school closed on Monday after several staff members had reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine; the vaccine rollout in Ohio has hit a snag for some seniors, as those 65 and older qualified for the vaccine on Monday; Monday’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases dipped below 2,000 in Ohio for the first time since mid-October; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a two-year state spending budget with a $1 billion initiative to help bring the state back from the economic downfall of the pandemic; Ohio's largest electric utility has agreed in a settlement to forgo collection of a guaranteed profit subsidy provision in a now-tainted energy bill; Ohio’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases continues to trend downward; and more stories.

New coronavirus cases in Ohio shot up Thursday with more than 7,200 cases; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state will spend $50 million in federal pandemic aid dollars to buy 2 million coronavirus tests for at-home testing; the number of Ohioans filing initial unemployment claims jumped again last week; and more stories.

A U.S. Army soldier from Stow has been arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges; the state is vaccinating people over 80 as part of the next phase of the immunization rollout; Gov. Mike DeWine says nearly all schools have told the state they plan to return to in-person learning in some form March 1; and more stories.