Ohio Supreme Court

The state reported more than 1,800 new COVID-19 cases Sunday; Ohio could soon join the Republican-led states that have enacted tougher voting restrictions; after last year’s concert series was cancelled due to the pandemic, the Cleveland Orchestra announced it will return to Blossom this summer for a 10-week season featuring 11 concerts; and more stories.

The court says that LaRose was within his rights to block former Lorain County Commissioner Sharon Sweda from serving on the board.

Cleveland auto dealer and blockchain evangelist Bernie Moreno has officially announced he’s running for U.S. Senate; the Ohio Supreme Court says Secretary of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Democratic appointee to the Lorain County Board of Elections; more than 700 pages of testimony and evidence were filed Monday in a dispute involving the Summit County Board of Elections; and more stories.

A big change coming to Ohio’s court system starting July 1, as the state takes a step closer to getting rid of cash bail for people being held in jail.

Gov. Mike DeWine is expanding vaccine eligibility; Cleveland’s mass COVID vaccine clinic opens to the public today at the Wolstein Center; billionaire investor Carl Ichan has reached a deal with Akron-based FirstEnergy to add two board seats; and more stories.

The statewide curfew has been moved back one hour, to 11 p.m.; University Hospitals officials say new forms of COVID-19 that spread much faster are already circulating in Northeast Ohio; after hinting that he might run for U.S. Senate in 2022, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says he’s going to keep his current job; and more stories.

Ohio is rolling out the next phase in its coronavirus vaccination plan; new coronavirus cases in Ohio fell for the fourth day with 4,300 cases reported in the past 24 hours; the Ohio Democratic Party is hoping that two historic picks last week can restore its candidates’ fortunes against dominant Republicans while also healing internal party divisions; and more stories.

The Ohio Supreme Court now has three Democratic justices for the first time since 1994.

COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide rose by 165 on Sunday, which is lower than the three-week average; Gov. Mike DeWine talked about the coronavirus and politics on CNN’s “State of the Union” show on Sunday; the Ohio Supreme Court now has three Democratic justices for the first time since 1994; and more stories.

The ruling prevents the new charges that are a result of the controversial energy bill from being added to electricity bills.