Ohio unemployment claims drop to 7-month low
The number of Ohioans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell for the third straight week to the lowest level since October.
Local – COVID 19
COTA, airport drop mask mandates
Officials at COTA and John Glenn Columbus International Airport announced changes to their facial covering policies Tuesday, hours after a federal judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit.
DeWines test positive for COVID-19
Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine have tested positive for COVID-19.
Watching for COVID “curve ball”
With Opening Day a couple of weeks off, Ohio’s top health official relied on some baseball metaphors to explain why residents should not completely let their guards down as cases of COVID-19 plummet.
Unemployment claims in Ohio increase again
The number of Ohioans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose for the second week in a row, indicating an uptick in layoffs is continuing.
COVID-19 battle “evolving”: State drops daily case updates
Starting today, the state is no longer updating COVID-19 data every day as the numbers of new cases and hospitalizations continue to decline.
Uptick in jobless claims
Slightly more Ohioans applied for unemployment benefits last week but, nationwide, layoffs have settled to the low, pre-pandemic levels before 2020′s coronavirus recession.
Mask mandate lifted in Columbus
As cases of COVID-19 continued to decline, Mayor Andrew Ginther signed legislation approved by Columbus city council Monday lifting the city’s six-month-old mask requirement.
The great unmasking
As the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 6 million and the U.S. nears the 1 million mark on its own, officials in Columbus and other big cities around the country are pushing for a return to normal.
Columbus schools unmasking
Ohio’s largest school district is dropping its mask mandate.