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Social distancing and stay-at-home measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are intended to slow the spread of the virus, but for many Ohioans, these measures can take a heavy toll on their mental health.  Fear and anxiety drawn from the pandemic can cause stress for both adults and children. Stress can be more severe if…

It’s been more than a month since Governor DeWine and Director Acton issued an order requiring all Ohioans to stay in their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Everyone was anxiously awaiting Governor DeWine’s Monday press conference where he began announcing  his plans to reopen Ohio’s economy in a slow, methodical process beginning May…

  This week, Governor DeWine started talking about plans to reopen Ohio’s economy in a slow, methodical process.   The DeWine Administration has continued their daily press conferences on the coronavirus pandemic.  The daily briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio are still at 2 p.m., and can be watched live on the Ohio Channel, Ohio Public…

Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder convened a bipartisan task force to lay the foundation for economic recovery from COVID-19 in Ohio. Householder named 24 members to the OHIO 2020 task force on Monday, April 6. The group of legislators is bipartisan with 17 republicans and 7 democrats representing a diverse range of communities throughout Ohio.…

Due to the current Coronavirus crisis, multiple changes have been made to Ohio’s primary election over the past few weeks. The election was initially postponed from its original date of Tuesday, March 17, and Secretary of State Frank LaRose set a new primary election date of June 2. In a press conference on March 16, Governor Mike DeWine, Lieutenant…

We are excited to announce the first panel of the day at the 2020 Impact Ohio Post Primary Election Conference. The conference will take place on Monday, March 23 from 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at The Athletic Club of Columbus. “Election 2020: A Look at National Politics” will take place from 12:10 p.m.-1:10 p.m. During this…

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted attended and spoke at the 12th annual Choose Ohio First Scholar Showcase.  Lt. Governor Husted created the Choose Ohio First Scholarship in 2008 while he was Speaker of the Ohio House for students pursuing higher education in the science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields. …

Ohio has not exercised its legal right to capital punishment in nearly 19 months, sparking a statewide conversation about the necessity of the death penalty. In early 2019, a federal judge ruled unconstitutional the three drug combination used to carry out executions in Ohio. Witnesses testified that the lethal injection drugs evoked a painful drowning…