Stimulus

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.

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.

The district is set to receive an estimated $96 million from the latest federal stimulus bill to offset the impact of COVID-19 on learning.

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

Gov. Mike DeWine has expanded the list of Ohioans eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; Summit County Public Health will prioritize the homebound and difficult to reach people to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses it receives this week; Ohio received top marks for the number of projects per capita in a national survey of corporate real-estate markets; and more stories.

He is focusing on aiding the recovery of the economy with another stimulus package.

The governor is continuing to urge Congress to pass an additional relief bill as the pandemic rages on and might prompt him to issue more mandates.

President Donald Trump has gone back-and-forth this week on the possibility of new funds to help people struggling during the pandemic. Initially ,Trump...

Municipal leaders from around Ohio are urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HEROES Act, the stimulus package already approved by the U.S. House.They say…

About half of Ohioans eligible for coronavirus stimulus payments from the federal government could get the funds as soon as Wednesday. Individuals making…