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Senate Bill 89 will expand the state’s EdChoice Program, which allows students to apply for vouchers for private schools if they are in low-performing schools or low-income districts.

If a customer’s expiration date is March 9, 2020, to April 1, 2021, the expiration date has been automatically extended and will remain valid until July 1, 2021.

Some schools are relying on the links on students' tablets.

A number of public opinion polls show growing support for school choice programs, particularly among Black and Latino families.

The Ohio Department of Health released records of staffed hospital capacity to the investigative team Eye on Ohio from March 16 to Oct. 30, and again from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20. Eye on Ohio is still waiting for records for the dates that are missing. 

“As we face a pandemic and a struggling economy, we have to ensure that retirees and others who have faced trade-related and business disruptions are able to access affordable premiums for the health care they need,” U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said.

Since yesterday’s report, there have been 208 new cases in Mahoning County; 146 in Trumbull; and 77 in Columbiana.

“The numbers coming out of the governor’s office [Monday] and words from our regional medical leaders paint a scary picture about where we are in the fight against COVID-19,” state Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan said.

Statehouse Republicans pushed forward a series of bills last week that would limit the governor’s authority to issue orders in response to the pandemic, and they sent a letter criticizing him for telling businesses to act as “mask police.”

"We have more patients now in the hospitals than we had in the spring. To me, that emphasizes the point that the time for the community to act is now," said Mercy Health's Dr. James Kravec.