opioid settlement

Gov. Mike DeWine is urging that schoolchildren continue wearing masks at least for the beginning of the academic year; masks will again be required in some areas of Cuyahoga Valley National Park; coronavirus cases in Ohio shot up Tuesday to more than 3,200; and more stories.

Ohio Attorney General says more municipalities must sign on for it to work.

Community leaders around Ohio are weighing whether to sign on to t he $26 billion opioid settlement with three drug distributors and a manufacturer ....

Ohio is expected to receive around $1 billion as part of the national opioid settlement; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will campaign in Cleveland for 11th District Congressional candidate Nina Turner; a plan from the owner of the Cleveland Browns to develop the Lake Erie shoreline got a boost on Wednesday; and more stories.

The public hospital system is building a 110-bed expansion to its Cleveland Heights Medical Center at Severance Circle.

Dozens of cities and 73 of Ohio’s 88 counties have signed on to a statewide opioid plan for potential settlements with drug companies, Gov. Mike DeWine’s office announced Wednesday. The OneOhio plan would direct 30 percent of total settlement dollars to local governments. A statewide foundation would handle 55 percent and the remaining 15 would go to the attorney general’s office. The foundation’s board would include members representing state officials and local jurisdictions.

Friday is the deadline for Ohio communities suing drugmakers and distributors to decide to continue with their lawsuits or join the state’s effort to…

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 13:Kent State offers I Promise students free tuition;University of Akron launches $150M fundraising…

Here are your morning headlines for December 31, 2019:Cuyahoga County hires manager to oversee opioid settelement funds;Yost moves for dismissal of…

A constitutional amendment backed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost to set up a way to distribute opioid settlement money through a statewide foundation…