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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.

The running estimated cost so far is about $850,000 for the week leading up to Joe Biden's inauguration.

On this inauguration day, security remains high at the Ohio Statehouse after preparations for a weekend armed march that never fully materialized.

Concerns over security throughout the country are expected to last for months, according to an anti-hate group.

The Ohio National Guard and state highway patrol were on hand for the protest at the statehouse. It was at times loud but peaceful.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the Statehouse and other state buildings in downtown Columbus will be closed through Inauguration Day; Ohio has surpassed 800,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic with more than 7,600 reported on Thursday; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is rolling out an online tool allowing residents to look up locations where the coronavirus vaccine is available; and more stories.

The Ohio Statehouse and state office buildings downtown will be closed from Sunday-Wednesday to prepare for armed protests ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

State officials are not saying much about preparations for an “armed march” planned for the Ohio Statehouse and other state capitols this Sunday.

Gov. Mike DeWine has called the occupation of the U.S. Capitol an ‘embarrassment’; five Ohio Republican members of Congress voted Wednesday to reject certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory; political leaders in Ohio are weighing in on the mob takeover at the U.S. Capitol and President Trump’s part in instigating it; and more stories.

with a pandemic, economic downturn, and bribery scandal all playing out at the same time, there were hundreds of bills left on the table.