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Cleveland Clinic has filed a federal lawsuit claiming it’s among hospitals that received shipments of fake N-95 masks; proposed legislation in Ohio would prohibit children under 18 from getting some medical treatments for gender transitioning; FirstEnergy successor Energy Harbor has begun a hydrogen fuel project at its Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Northwest Ohio; 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 new two-year state budget is on its way to Gov. Mike DeWine after overwhelmingly bipartisan votes in the House and Senate late Monday evening; Lawmakers pass bill banning Ohio’s public schools and universities from requiring students or employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19; Ohio is now the 18th state to allow college athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness; and more stories.

Cincinnati venture capitalist J.D. Vance is expected to announce that he’s running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Ohio; state lawmakers have just two days to come to a deal on a new two-year budget for Ohio; a new low-cost airline, Breeze Airways began service in Akron over the weekend; and more stories.

The bill to allow college athletes to receive compensation for their name, image, and likeness passed the Ohio House, but not before Republican lawmakers attached a last-minute amendment that bans transgender women from participating in high school and college women sports; A controversial vaccine bill has passed after it was tacked onto another Senate bill; Former Canton McKinley football coaches lose their non-coaching jobs; and more stories.

This story was updated at 1 p.m., Friday April 20, 2021 The "Back the Blue" event that was expected to attract hundreds of people to downtown Columbus has been called off by the controversial gun rights group that was sponsoring it.

Kent State University and the University of Akron are among schools calling off J&J shot clinics; House Republicans have proposed a 2% personal income tax cut in their version of the state budget, and other stories.

The State Highway Patrol says a man broke into the Ohio Statehouse early Monday morning, used a fire extinguisher to spray chemicals on the historic building’s Rotunda floor, and then called 911 seeking medical help.

The Ohio Highway Patrol says it's prepared to make sure the protest is done safely.

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Thursday that the city is withdrawing a proposal to lease 475 acres near LaDue Reservoir for oil and natural gas drilling; Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio can expect to see more doses of the coronavirus vaccine from both Pfizer and Moderna in coming weeks; Dr. Amy Acton, the former state health director who became the face of Ohio’s early pandemic response, is stepping down from her position at the Columbus Foundation to “carefully explore” running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate; and more stories.