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DeWine Celebrates Completed Appalachian Community Grant Projects in Ashtabula and Sardis

19 Oct 2026 5:27 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor Mike DeWine toured Ashtabula and Sardis to mark completed Wonderful Waterfronts projects, including a $1.9 million downtown revitalization and a $4.4 million riverfront amphitheater.

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DeWine Signs Order on College Athlete Eligibility, Announces $92M for Rural Healthcare in Week of Action

16 Oct 2026 5:20 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order letting colleges give 2022 high school graduates a fifth season, and announced $92 million in rural healthcare awards with CMS.

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DeWine Announces $92 Million to Expand Rural Healthcare Across Ohio

16 Oct 2026 4:21 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced $92 million in Rural Health Transformation Program awards to expand preventive, maternal and behavioral care and fund 22 rural hospitals.

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Granicus Promotes Integrated Communications Platform for Government Agencies

16 Oct 2026 9:11 p.m.

The company says the platform supports two-way resident conversations, targeted messaging and real-time reporting, and cites agency users including the U.S. EPA and Indiana FSSA.

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Ohio Driver Training Expands Sharply One Year After New Licensing Rules

16 Oct 2026 11:46 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio reports nearly 50% more driving instructors, 45 new training enterprises and a projected record 130,000 driver training certificates in 2026 after expanding requirements to drivers under 21.

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Ohio Leaders Unveil Next Phase of East Palestine First Responder Training Center

15 Oct 2026 2:16 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Tressel announced new renderings for the YSU RAPID center and a donation of four rail cars from Norfolk Southern for realistic emergency training.

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DeWine Signs Order Letting Ohio Colleges Give 2022 High School Graduates a Fifth Season

13 Oct 2026 4:46 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Executive Order 2026-04D lets Ohio's public and private colleges allow otherwise eligible student-athletes from the high school class of 2022 to compete while NCAA litigation continues.

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Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Seven Ohio Counties; DeWine Marks 300-Plus Pardons

9 Oct 2026 5:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Federal aid unlocked for Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties after August severe weather, as DeWine's expedited pardon project passes 323 and Appalachian clinics wrap up.

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Ohio Celebrates Completion of Appalachian Children's Health Initiative With 29th Clinic

7 Oct 2026 1:31 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio wraps up a $64 million program that opened 29 health clinics across Appalachia, logging nearly 33,000 patient visits and saving students thousands of hours of learning time.

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Ohio Governor's Expedited Pardon Project Surpasses 300 Pardons

6 Oct 2026 2:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor Mike DeWine announced that 323 people have received expedited pardons since the program's 2019 launch, with more than 340 applicants currently working toward a pardon.

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DeWine Cuts Ribbon on Four New I-75 Rest Areas in Butler and Auglaize Counties

5 Oct 2026 3:45 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio opens four re-imagined I-75 rest areas in Butler and Auglaize counties, featuring local attraction exhibits, universal changing stations, and Storybook Trails as part of a 36-site plan.

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Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Seven Ohio Counties

2 Oct 2026 7:05 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Federal aid unlocked for Clermont, Franklin, Hamilton, Licking, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties after August storms brought flash flooding and 17 tornadoes.

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Ohio Week in Review: Bayer's $2.2B New Albany Plant, 1,173 New Jobs, and End of E-Check

2 Oct 2026 5:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor DeWine's week brought a $2.2 billion Bayer manufacturing site, 1,173 new jobs, the start of ending E-Check, and a surge in Dolly Parton license plate sales.

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DeWine Highlights H2Ohio Wetlands Work in Toledo

2 Oct 2026 4:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor DeWine toured Toledo to spotlight H2Ohio wetland restoration, including a $8.7 million Maumee River islands project that cuts phosphorus flowing into Lake Erie.

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Bayer to Invest $2.2 Billion in New Albany, Ohio Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Site

2 Oct 2026 3:10 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Bayer will build a $2.2 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in New Albany, Ohio, creating about 600 permanent jobs and 1,500 construction jobs, with the first module set to open in 2031.

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Announces 47 Appointments to State Boards and Commissions

2 Oct 2026 2:55 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

DeWine fills seats on college trustee boards, the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission, the Civil Rights Commission and dozens of other state panels in a wide-ranging round of appointments.

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Ohio's Dolly Parton Imagination Library License Plate Sales More Than Double After Her Death

1 Oct 2026 4:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio's Dolly Parton Imagination Library specialty plate sales jumped from 533 to 1,113 after the singer's August 25 death, raising over $80,000 for early literacy programs statewide.

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DeWine Signs Bill Banning Electronic Device Possession During Motor Vehicle Theft, Cutting Fuel Taxes

1 Oct 2026 10:50 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 519, which prohibits possessing an electronic device while committing a motor vehicle theft and temporarily reduces certain motor fuel taxes.

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DeWine Touts H2Ohio Lead Pipe Removal, Road Salt Reduction in Cincinnati and Cleveland Heights

30 Sep 2026 2:54 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor DeWine visited Cincinnati and Cleveland Heights to highlight H2Ohio's work removing lead service lines and cutting road salt runoff, with $107 million invested statewide since 2019.

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Ohio Announces $6 Million in ARC POWER Grants for Appalachian Region

29 Sep 2026 11:01 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio directs more than $6 million in federal ARC POWER funding to five projects supporting workforce training and economic development in coal-impacted Appalachian communities.

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DeWine Moves to End E-Check Emissions Testing in Northeast Ohio

29 Sep 2026 10:01 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Governor DeWine directs Ohio EPA to begin ending E-Check after the Cleveland area met federal ozone standards. Public comment opens next month, with a request to U.S. EPA due by year's end.

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DeWine, Columbus Crew Bring Vision Care to Every Whitehall Elementary Student

28 Sep 2026 4:09 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Columbus Crew marked a Whitehall event where every elementary student in the district received vision services through OhioSEE and its optical partners.

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Ohio Approves Five Projects Set to Create 1,173 Jobs and $431 Million in Investments

28 Sep 2026 11:16 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Tax Credit Authority backs five projects from Neptune North, Growscape, Polyethics, Sebang Lithium Battery and Wal-Mart, creating 1,173 jobs and retaining 601 statewide.

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DeWine Week in Review: $273M Energy Grant, Space Academy Bid, Dolly Parton Day

25 Sep 2026 5:01 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio lands a $273 million federal grant for electric infrastructure, forms a steering group for a U.S. Space Academy bid, and declares a state of emergency for flooded counties.

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DeWines Mark Dolly Parton Day at Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

25 Sep 2026 3:10 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine celebrated Dolly Parton Day in Cleveland, where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame donated $2 per ticket to the Literacy Cooperative.

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Ohio Wins $9 Million Federal Grant to Expand Career Exploration for Students

25 Sep 2026 11:31 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio is one of five national awardees and one of two receiving the maximum amount, funding the Career Connections Framework and 10 early-adopter schools and districts.

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DeWines Mark Dolly Parton Day at Kroger, Backing Imagination Library

25 Sep 2026 11:16 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine celebrated Dolly Parton Day at a Dublin Kroger, where shoppers can round up to support food banks and the Imagination Library of Ohio.

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DeWine Announces $13.5 Million for Ohio Public Transit to Connect Workers to Jobs

25 Sep 2026 11:01 a.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio awards $13.5 million through the Workforce Mobility Partnership Program to fund 19 transit projects in 13 counties, linking residents to employment centers.

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DeWine Announces $273 Million U.S. DOE Grant to Upgrade Ohio's Electric Grid

24 Sep 2026 4:18 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Ohio receives a $273 million federal grant under the SPARK initiative to modernize high-voltage transmission, with $137 million going to PUCO to add grid capacity without new power plants.

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Granicus Highlights Digital Communications Platform for Government Engagement

23 Sep 2026 4:30 p.m. · Source: Ohio Governors Office

Granicus promotes its integrated government communications platform, citing agency success stories and features like opt-in subscriptions, multi-channel messaging and real-time reporting.

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