Judge Jennifer Brunner

The Republican speaker of the Ohio House Bob Cupp has once again put the brakes on a GOP bill restricting employers' ability to require that workers receive the coronavirus vaccine; the Ohio Republican Party is calling on Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, to recuse herself from a trio of lawsuits challenging new state legislative maps; Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's plan for spending $26 million in stimulus funding has passed through City Council's Safety Committee; and more stories.

Lordstown Motors says it may not be in business a year from now as it tries to secure funding to start full production of an electric pickup truck; Ohio surpassed 20,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday; Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants Google to be declared a public utility; and more stories.