LGBT protections

The Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index evaluates a city’s non-discrimination policies and practices to encourage improvement each year. All eight Ohio's cities that were surveyed scored above average, with six earning the highest score of 100 points.

Testimony on the resolution that opposes a change made in federal policy in Title IX programs went on for more than four hours but in the end, the Ohio State Board of Education voted to send the proposal to its executive committee for further consideration.

New coronavirus cases hit an eight-month high in Ohio on Tuesday with nearly 6,000 positive tests; Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered the Ohio Department of Education to investigate a high school that claims to be based in Columbus but has no address listed on its website; Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine says he's dropping out of the race for chief justice of the court; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, September 26:Cuyahoga County passes LGBTQ ordinance;Cedar Point fined for safety violations;Cleveland…