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Eastgate Regional Council of Governments recently launched a survey of area broadband customers in Mahoning, Trumbull and Ashtabula counties — even as legislation to help expand high-speed internet access in underserved areas of Ohio is getting bipartisan support.

“Human life is precious. It's not the role of the government to end the life of the citizens,” state Sen. Steve Huffman, a first-term Republican, said.

The Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services have scheduled a series of vaccine town hall meetings to help reduce vaccine hesitancy among at-risk populations.

The cavalier denial of thousands of claims has spawned a flurry of lawsuits in state and federal courts. Although the wheels of justice grind slowly due to the virus, pro-policyholder decisions handed down by courts in North Carolina and Florida provide a glimmer of hope

"It got to the point where the inmates were not getting the water temperature they should. With the virus, it became a concern," said James Fortunato, the city's purchasing director.

People who attend the rally are asked to bring cases of water “so no child will fear being stapled in the head for forgetting their water.”

Those who registered for Friday's clinic are expected to be contacted by phone call or text through the district's automated system, according to a release.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, led the hearing that featured Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown and other witnesses who discussed their priorities for COVID-19 recovery, including the need for immediate, equitable relief.

There have been 530 confirmed and probable deaths to date in Mahoning County; 445 in Trumbull; and 176 in Columbiana.

Canfield Mayor Richard Duffett put together a COVID-19 response team in the fall, when cases, hospitalizations and deaths surged in the area.