COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Friday the launch of a new grant program that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the future of water infrastructure across the state. The Ohio Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Grant Program, which is part of the governor’s initiative to strategically invest in Ohio’s future, is open […]
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Ohio announces $155 million in business assistance programs
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced Friday the launch of four grant programs to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “These four new grant programs will help industries that experienced losses over the last year because of the pandemic,” said Governor DeWine. […]
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Governor celebrates Inland Fish Ohio Day
McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz celebrated Ohio’s outstanding inland fishing Saturday at the second Inland Fish Ohio Day at Hook Lake at Appalachian Hills Wildlife Area. Appalachian Hills boasts more than 300 lakes and ponds teeming with bluegills, catfish, and largemouth bass. “Ohio’s […]
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DeWine: Ohio’s vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks in most settings
COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has revised the state’s COVID-19 health restrictions to match the new CDC guidelines issued on Thursday. DeWine issued a statement Friday directing the Ohio Department of Health to conform the remaining health orders to CDC guidance through June 2. The governor has said he will lift all restrictions related […]
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Ohio restores unemployment benefits weekly work-search requirement
COLUMBUS — Beginning the week of May 23, Ohioans will be required to resume weekly work-search activities as part of future applications for unemployment payments, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Interim Director Matt Damschroder announced today. “Now that Ohioans have had the opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and can safely return […]
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Ohio to begin COVID-19 vaccination phase 1C & Phase 2
COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates Monday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. VACCINE AVAILABILITY Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio is expected to receive more than 448,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week. Of that total, more than 96,000 doses of the new Johnson […]