public health orders

The pandemic slowed down work at the Ohio Statehouse in 2020. But lawmakers did pass a number of bills relating to COVID-19, as well as others that dealt…

Few Ohioans had heard of COVID-19 at the beginning of 2020. By the end, almost 700,000 Ohioans had contracted the disease and almost 9,000 have died.…

The Ohio Senate adjourned Tuesday without overriding Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that restricted his ability to issue health orders to shut down…

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the flurry of activity from the…

Gov. Mike DeWine says he vetoed a controversial bill that would limit the health department's ability to issue public health orders during…

Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof says he has the votes to override a threatened veto of a bill restricting the health department's powers during a health…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vowed to veto legislation passed by the General Assembly last week that seeks to limit the scope of his state health orders.The…

Republicans and Democrats in the Ohio House have overwhelmingly approved a bill that seeks to limit Gov. Mike DeWine’s authority to shut down businesses…

Gov. Mike DeWine rejects a proposal from a Republican lawmaker to cancel the state of emergency order issued in March as the coronavirus pandemic was…

Up to 6,000 people will be allowed to attend each of the Browns two home games in September. The same limit was set for two Cincinnati Bengals home games.