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FILE - In this file image taken from video by the Office of the Ohio Governor on May 27, 2021, Abbigail Bugenske, 22, from Cincinnati, the first winner of Ohio's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize, is interviewed during a news conference. The state plans to announce its third pair of Ohio Vax-a-Million winners Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021, even as the initial bump from the incentive program fades and the vaccination numbers continue to drop. (Office of Ohio Governor via AP, File)
Ohio ends incentive lottery with mixed vaccination results

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 23, 2021 03:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2021, file photo, a man walks by the entrance for Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. Ohio plans to announce its third pair of Ohio Vax-a-Million winners Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021, even as the initial bump from the incentive program fades and the vaccination numbers continue to drop. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Ohio to name 5th Vax-a-Million winners as vaccinations stall

Jun. 23, 2021 08:58 AM EDT

FILE - This April 5, 2020, photo shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident in Detroit. A group of Harvard researchers are coming out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial privacy method on the numbers used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, saying it doesn't produce data that are good enough for redistricting. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data

By Adrian Sainz Jun. 22, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 22, 2021 07:00 AM EDT
Chicago Tribune. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support More than two...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 21, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Cleveland Plain Dealer. June 20, 2021. Editorial: Fairer Ohio redistricting does not include arming one party at taxpayer expense ...

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. The U.S. Department of Justice has weighed in on a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports, asserting in a court filing Thursday, June 17, 2021, that the ban violates federal law. Justice signed the bill despite warnings from some lawmakers that the NCAA could retaliate and decide not to hold college tournaments in the state. Justice had said that while it concerned him that the state could miss out on a sporting event, he believed the benefits of the law “way outweigh the bad part of it.” (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)
Indoor mask mandate ends on West Virginia's 158th birthday

By John Raby Jun. 20, 2021 02:39 PM EDT

Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, discusses the Senate passage of Ohio's two-year, $75 billion state budget, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. Differences in how to pay for K-12 education are expected to dominate the next stage of deliberations, with the House and Senate taking different approaches to a long-term school funding solution. The two chambers must reconcile two versions of the budget by month's end. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)
Revenue estimates to build Ohio budget jump by $3.3 billion

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 17, 2021 03:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2021, file photo, a man walks by the entrance for Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. Ohio plans to announce its third pair of Ohio Vax-a-Million winners Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021, even as the initial bump from the incentive program fades and the vaccination numbers continue to drop. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Ohio names 4th Vax-a-Million winners as vaccinations stall

Jun. 16, 2021 09:36 AM EDT

GOP bill would prohibit requiring any vaccination in Ohio

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 15, 2021 08:07 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No employer, either public or private, could require employees to receive vaccinations under GOP legislation pending in the Ohio House....

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine talks about data on Ohio's coronavirus cases during a news briefing in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine says he is accustomed to facing primary opponents and he feels "very, very good" about his chances of reelection next year despite a growing field of challengers. DeWine's remarks came Thursday, June 10, 2021, after former GOP U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci announced his gubernatorial candidacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)
Facing GOP primary, Ohio's DeWine feels 'very, very good'

By Julie Carr Smyth And Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 10, 2021 12:54 PM EDT

FILE - Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Ohio, gives an interview at the Church of the Nazarene Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Wadsworth, Ohio. The former four-term congressman plans to challenge Gov. Mike DeWine in next year's Republican primary. Renacci announced his bid for the GOP nomination Wednesday, June 9, 2021 on WTAM 1100 and on his website. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, file)
Ex-GOP congressman in Ohio to challenge DeWine for governor

By Julie Carr Smyth Jun. 09, 2021 05:44 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 8 The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

FILE - In this May 25, 2021, file photo, a man walks by the entrance for Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University in Cleveland. Ohio plans to announce its third pair of Ohio Vax-a-Million winners Wednesday evening, June 9, 2021, even as the initial bump from the incentive program fades and the vaccination numbers continue to drop. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
Ohio names 3rd Vax-a-Million winners as vaccinations drop

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Jun. 09, 2021 11:30 AM EDT

President Joe Biden walks to board Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House for a trip to Delaware, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal

By Zeke Miller And Leah Willingham Jun. 09, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 vaccination program, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
US increasingly unlikely to meet Biden's July 4 vax goal

By Zeke Miller And Leah Willingham Jun. 08, 2021 04:25 PM EDT

Ohio governor urges vaccination as 200K doses set to expire

Jun. 08, 2021 09:54 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tried to persuade residents to get vaccinated as the state rushes to administer around 200,000 doses of the Johnson...

Odessa College nursing student Moon Suk Kim prepares doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in a vaccination clinic hosted by Odessa College Thursday, June 3, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP)
The Latest: Melbourne's 4th pandemic lockdown to end Friday

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2021 02:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

By The Associated Press Jun. 07, 2021 03:38 PM EDT
Arlington Height Daily Herald. June 4, 2021. Editorial: Let’s give the vaccine lottery a try in Illinois Details are...

This photograph of a computer screen during a virtual interview on April 9, 2021, shows Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, right, as he sits with his wife Fran DeWine while she holds a printed copy of the Yellow Springs News issue page from April 28, 1955 that shows DeWine as a then second-grader, while receiving his polio vaccination. Tens of millions of today's older Americans lived through the polio epidemic, their childhood summers dominated by concern about the virus. Some parents banned their kids from public swimming pools and neighborhood playgrounds and avoided large gatherings. Some of those from the polio era are sharing their memories with today's youngsters as a lesson of hope for the battle against COVID-19. Soon after polio vaccines became widely available, U.S. cases and death tolls plummeted to hundreds a year, then dozens in the 1960s, and to U.S. eradication in 1979.(AP Photo/Dan Sewell)
Polio: When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

By Dan Sewell Jun. 07, 2021 08:37 AM EDT

Sally Sliger, center, Colorado's first $1-million winner for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and her husband, Chris, right, joke with Colorado Governor Jared Polis during a news conference to announce the awarding of the prize Friday, June 4, 2021, at the governor's mansion in Denver. Colorado will award four more $1-million prizes in the next month to residents who have been vaccinated. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado picks first $1 million winner in vaccine drive

By James Anderson Jun. 04, 2021 03:21 PM EDT