Health officials say the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health care disparity between black and white Ohioans, prompting the Franklin County Board of Health to join a growing number of cities and counties that have declared racism a public health crisis.
The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a law that changed how the state intervenes in repeatedly poor-performing school districts, angering some Statehouse Democrats and the state’s largest teachers’ union.
A California man has been sentenced life in prison for his role in carrying out three Columbus murders as part of the MS-13 criminal gang.
Thousands of Ohioans idled by statewide shutdowns during the coronavirus outbreak, who would otherwise be ineligible for unemployment benefits, can apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
Columbus is reportedly on a list of cities where the White House coronavirus task force feared a resurgence of the virus as states reopened closed businesses and workplaces.
Ohio is taking the first steps toward reviving its economy with the opening of malls and retail shops.
Governor Mike DeWine says he isn’t ready just yet to say when the rest of the state’s child care centers can reopen.
The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in March but Dr. Amy Acton says testing shows there were five cases back in January.
Governor Mike DeWine is acknowledging that there are risks to reopening Ohio’s economy following closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. but says “it’s really a risk no matter what we do.”
Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Place have both announced their plans to reopen when retail stores are allowed to resume conducting business on Tuesday after being shut down for several weeks to control the spread of the coronavirus.
