Secretary of State Frank LaRose

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.

COVID cases among children are increasing in Ohio; several Northeast Ohio school districts are closing or sending kids home early today due to extreme heat; House Republicans resume debate today on a bill that would prohibit public and private employers from requiring vaccinations or punishing workers who don't receive them; and more stories.

The bill goes further than a previous Republican-backed bill that was proposed though the Secretary of State, who called the Ohio 2020 vote a success.

Two University Hospitals employees are on leave after a transplant patient received the wrong kidney; former Canton McKinley High School football coaches are suing top district officials and others in the latest fallout over a player who was forced to eat pork against his religious beliefs; Ohio’s elections chief has referred for possible prosecution 117 apparent noncitizens who either registered to vote or cast a ballot last year; and more stories.

Sec. of State Frank LaRose is asking the state's attorney general to look into voter registration and ballot casting that might have been done illegally.

The provision in the budget that prevents the partnerships might be the end to many voter education and registration efforts, election rights advocations fear.

Three of Akron-based FirstEnergy’s electric companies will refund customers amounts collected from a fee included in a tainted energy bill; the new superintendent of Akron Public Schools received unanimous support from the school board for her first proposal; the Ohio Attorney General’s Office says a grand jury has cleared a police officer who shot a Black man outside a public housing complex in Cleveland; and more stories.

A revised health order says fully vaccinated Ohioans will no longer be required wear masks indoors in most situations; Vaccinated Ohioans now must register to qualify for Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery system; the state of Ohio overpaid more than $2 billion in unemployment benefits during the pandemic; and more stories.

The Ohio Supreme Court is ordering the state’s top elections official to put a Summit County GOP leader back on the local board of elections.

Gov. Mike DeWine says fully vaccinated Ohioans must no longer quarantine themselves if they're exposed to someone with the coronavirus; the Ohio Supreme Court has ordered Secretary of State Frank LaRose to reappoint Summit County GOP chair Bryan Williams to the board of elections; and more stories.