Coronavirus Updates February 19
This week, Governor DeWine held COVID press briefings on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, Governor DeWine announced that Ohio’s centralized scheduling website has been created, and the Ohio Department of Health is now working with vaccine providers to enroll them in the system. The website will serve as a singular location for Ohioans to confirm…
House Finance Committee Hears First Round of ODE Budget Testimony for K-12 Education
On Thursday, February 11, Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Superintendent Paolo DeMaria offered budget testimony for Ohio’s FY 2022-2023, heard by the Ohio House Finance Committee. Superintendent DeMaria’s testimony covered the various proposals suggested in the executive budget for FY 2022-2023, including justifications and context on where the progress of different ODE programs currently are.…
Coronavirus Updates February 12
This week, Governor DeWine held COVID press briefings on Tuesday and Thursday. On Tuesday, Governor DeWine announced progress toward the goal of getting K-12 students back into the classroom by March 1. In December, 45 percent of Ohio students were attending school remotely full-time, but today, less than 15 percent of Ohio students are still…
House Finance Committee Hears First Round of ODHE Testimony
The House Finance Committee heard over five hours of testimony on Thursday, February 11 relating to the Governor’s proposed FY 2022-2023 budget. Randy Gardner, the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, testified as a proponent for the proposed budget, and requested a 1.9% increase ($38 million) for the State Share of Instruction, which…
House Finance Committee Hears First Round of HHS Budget Testimony
Yesterday, the Ohio House Finance Committee completed the first round of hearings regarding Ohio’s FY 2022-2023 Operating Budget for Health and Human Services (HHS). The HHS directors participated in 12 hours of testimony that covered the Governor’s budget proposal. The Director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Maureen Corcoran’s, written testimony can be found here.…
Coronavirus Updates February 5
This week, Governor DeWine held COVID press briefings on Tuesday and Thursday. Governor DeWine announced that Ohio expects to begin receiving larger shipments of the vaccine beginning later this month and continuing through March. Currently, Ohio is vaccinating residents age 70 and older, and will expand next week to 65 and older, as well as…
Coronavirus Updates January 29
This week, Governor DeWine held press briefings on Tuesday and Thursday. The Governor followed up on this extension of the statewide curfew in Tuesday’s briefing by laying out the benchmarks the state needs to hit for his administration to adjust or eliminate the current 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. If the state records seven-consecutive…
Coronavirus Updates January 22
This week, Governor DeWine held press briefings on Tuesday and Thursday. The Governor extended the COVID curfew, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. indefinitely. The curfew, which had been set to expire Saturday, went into effect on Nov. 19. Under it, retail businesses have to close by 10 p.m., and restaurants and bars have to…
Welcome Freshmen Representatives!
The 134th General Assembly has begun, and there are 19 new Republicans and four new Democrats joining the legislative body. We are excited to welcome these representatives to the Ohio House of Representatives. Marilyn John (R), representing the 2nd House District (Richland County), won this seat after former Representative Mark Romanchuk (R) left to successfully…