Trecia Pannell

On December 20th the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted 206,943 signatures in support of an initiated statute legalizing the adult use of marijuana to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.

Mayor Ginther announced on Tuesday that Columbus is joining Power A Clean Future Ohio (PCFO), a nonpartisan coalition and campaign that works with local communities to develop equitable clean energy solutions. Columbus is the twenty-fifth Ohio city to join the coalition.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced it will be postponing non-emergent, elective surgeries that require an overnight stay beginning January 3, 2021 citing an increase in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Governor Mike DeWine is calling on Attorney General Dave Yost and others to determine whether those involved with the Bishop Sycamore scandal violated any civil or criminal laws. This comes after the Ohio Department of Education's investigation of Bishop Sycamore High School.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop in the Buckeye State on Friday where she toured Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 189 in Columbus, met with apprentices, and spoke on how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will benefit Ohioans.

The operation which occurred in Ohio last week resulted in the arrest of 161 men, three of whom were attempting to buy sex from someone they believed to be a minor.