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Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish on Wednesday announced plans to pay for a new jail by extending the life of a 0.25 percent sales tax; a debate over teaching the role of racism in American history has been highlighted as a committee weighs two bills before Ohio legislators that would prohibit such instruction; a federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor; and more stories.

Coronavirus cases topped 7,000 again on Thursday;; Ohio officials say they’re concerned about the sharp rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations; federal marshals have arrested a Wooster man accused of accosting an MSNBC journalist; and more stories.

New coronavirus cases on Tuesday jumped past 4,000 for the first time since January in the state; Ohio State University is requiring all students, faculty, and staff to receive COVID-19 vaccines; several Summit County schools have reversed their policies on mask wearing; and more stories.

The Ohio State University campus will start filling up Monday, as the first wave of students move in to dorms for the fall semester.

Nurses at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are taking their pay and work grievances to a billboard alongside Columbus roadways.

Ohio State University said it will soon sell jerseys with current student athletes’ names and numbers on them through a new partnership that sends some revenue to players.

A number of Northeast Ohio counties now fall under the CDC’s ‘substantial’ spread category for the coronavirus, recommending that everyone wear a mask indoors; counties are making vaccines more accessible as the delta variant continues to spread; today is Election Day for portions of Cuyahoga and Summit counties in the very tight race for the Democratic nomination for the 11th Congressional seat; and more stories.

Ohio State is now mandating that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status.

Ohio State University announced it will be requiring students to report whether or not they've been vaccinated before the school year begins.

Ohio is expected to receive around $1 billion as part of the national opioid settlement; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will campaign in Cleveland for 11th District Congressional candidate Nina Turner; a plan from the owner of the Cleveland Browns to develop the Lake Erie shoreline got a boost on Wednesday; and more stories.