Just in - Gov. Mike DeWine signs a controversial bill into law that will allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. statenews.org/government-pol…#Ohio#guns
Comment from Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Nan Whaley who stood with DeWine in 2019 when he announced his gun reform plan after the mass shooting near Dayton.
Buckeye Firearms is praising the governor's decision to sign the bill into law. "This is a day that will go down in history," said Dean Rieck, Executive Director of Buckeye Firearms Association.
Response to this news from the Ohio Democratic Party
The NRA is praising DeWine for signing the bill into law.
From Everytown (Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Volunteers and others)
Here’s the statement from Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey.
One of DeWine's primary opponents, former Congressman Jim Renacci, has issued this statement about the governor's decision to sign the bill.
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Ohio Dept of Health news conference. Thursday, Jan, 13, 2022. ODH Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff is joined by the following participants.
Vanderhoff says daily case counts remain historically high. He says community spread is rampant. He says the statewide average is 2,000 cases per 100,000 people, much higher than the 100 per 100,000 average.
"No one is untouchable," Vanderhoff says. He warns Ohioans not to underestimate this variant because some will get seriously ill from it.
This is a live tweet thread from a news conference Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Ohio Dept of Health Dir. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff and Ohio National Guard Major General John Harris. Wednesday, December 29, 2021
DeWine says he's had a call with Ohio hospitals this morning. He says today marks the highest hospitalization count during this pandemic.
DeWine says it's clear hospitalizations are being driven up by people who are NOT vaccinated. He says the odds of landing in a hospital with COVID if you are vaccinated are "pretty darn slim."
Ohio Dept of Health is holding a press conference right now to update the state on COVID situation. Follow this thread for details.
Speakers include Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, MBA, Director, Ohio Department of Health
Brian Taylor, MD, Inpatient Medical Director, Central Ohio Primary Care Hospitalists
Hector Wong, ICU Physician, Head of Critical Care at Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Dr. Vanderhoff says the COVID numbers we are seeing in Ohio right now are similar to what we experienced in January.
Ohio Dept of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff and Gov Mike DeWine - news conference on COVID - Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Gov DeWine says the goal of keeping kids in school is clearly at risk due to the COVID Delta variant. He says things have worsened. He wants to reiterate that kids should be vaccinated or masked while in the classroom.
DeWine says cases today are the highest since February. More than 3,200 cases (probable+confirmed). He says every county in the state is a high-incident county.