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Governor DeWine, Ohio Children's Hospitals Association Appeal to School Districts to Require Masks

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today joined with the Ohio Children's Hospitals Association in a direct appeal to school superintendents to require masks for staff and students during the current surge of the coronavirus.

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Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered on Patriot Day in Honor of 9/11 Victims

In honor of those killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Governor DeWine has ordered that all U.S. and Ohio flags be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state on Patriot Day.

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Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered in Honor of Former State Representative Doug Green

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— In honor of the life and legacy of State Representative Doug Green, Governor DeWine has ordered that flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Brown County.

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Ohio Pays Off Federal Unemployment Loan, Saving Employers from Unemployment Tax Increase

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that the State of Ohio has initiated the repayment of nearly $1.5 billion borrowed from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits to eligible Ohioans during the pandemic. This repayment will prevent future tax increases for Ohio employers that would have been needed to pay off the loan.

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Governor DeWine Orders Flags Lowered to Recognize Ohio Overdose Awareness Day

In honor of the lives lost to overdose and to recognize and raise awareness for Ohio Overdose Awareness Day, Governor DeWine today ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio be flown at half-staff.

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