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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during a news conference as Dr. Sara Bode of Nationwide Children's Hospital stands behind him after he vetoed legislation that would have blocked cities like Columbus from banning the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored vapes, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Governor’s veto allows Ohio communities to regulate tobacco

By Samantha Hendrickson - Associated Press

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine poses for a picture during a news conference on June 2, 2022, in Avon Lake, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Incumbent GOP Gov. Mike DeWine defeats Democrat Nan Whaley in Ohio

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine discusses proposals to improve school safety in the state following this week's massacre of 19 children and two teachers in a Texas elementary school, on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Columbus, Ohio. The Republican governor's proposals include spending &quot;a significant amount of money&quot; on unspecified safety improvements to school buildings that need them, and dramatically increasing the number of school officials who work with schools on safety issues. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and Mark Gillispie - Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine talks with reporters in Cedarville, Ohio, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio governor to sign bill allowing armed school employees

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine talks with reporters outside of his polling place after voting in Cedarville, Ohio, Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wins GOP primary in bid for second term

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Christian conservative, Lorissa Sweet speaks during a rally, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Warren, Ind. Sweet found herself increasingly frustrated with Republicans in the Indiana Statehouse who she said were too willing to compromise on such issues as abortion and gun rights. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Live updates l Midterm results show strong Trump influence

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine answers reporters questions in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2022. Gov. DeWine says he has no regrets about his response to the coronavirus pandemic, even if Republican voters who thought he went too far are angry enough to vote him out in the upcoming May primary. DeWine is running for a second four-year term, which he has said will mark the end of his career in politics. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, file)

Ohio governor facing primary: no pandemic response regrets

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins and John Seewer - Associated Press

In this July 13, 2021 file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine promotes a new entrance ramp onto I-70 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. DeWine signed into law a map of new congressional districts on Saturday, Nov. 20, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups. The map will be in effect for the next four years. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins, File)FILE

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs new congressional district map into law

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FILE - In this file photo from Aug. 6, 2019, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pauses during a news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. After discontinuing his weekly coronavirus briefings, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine returned Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, to the lectern to deliver a dire message of how the state has been split into &quot;two Ohios,&quot; the vaccinated and the unvaccinated as it battles the surging delta variant. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

‘Two Ohios’: DeWine urges vaccination as delta cases surge

By Farnoush Amiri - Associated Press

People walk past sign displayed for Ohio's COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Cleveland. Nearly 2.8 million residents have registered for Ohio's Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive program, with participants hoping to win either the $1 million prize for adults or a full-ride college scholarship for children, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday, May 24. The winners will be announced Wednesday night at the end of the Ohio Lottery's Cash Explosion TV show, and then each Wednesday for the next four weeks. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ohio announces first $1 million Vax-a-Million lottery winner

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 8, 2021, file photo, Kent State University student Regan Raeth, of Hudson, Ohio, looks at her vaccination bandage as she waits for 15 minutes after her shot in Kent, Ohio. On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Gov. Mike DeWine announced the end of the state's mask mandate as new COVID-19 cases decrease and more Ohioans get vaccinated. DeWine said the mask mandate will end June 2 except for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)

Ohio vaccine incentives include $1 million prize and college scholarships

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

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Big, outdoor events OK under simplified Ohio pandemic orders

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Ohio to begin vaccinating students on college campuses

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE— In this April 15, 2020, file photo, Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, left, and Gov. Mike DeWine, walk into their daily coronavirus news conference at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Records show that DeWine unsuccessfully proposed a compromise to legislation restricting the state's ability to respond to a public health order emergency. In proposals made last weekend by Husted to House Speaker Bob Cupp and Senate President Matt Huffman, DeWine signaled he would support the bill if it called for governors' emergency declarations and orders to remain in place as they do now unless the Legislature acts. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

Ohio governor unsuccessfully sought changes to health bill

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives an update on COVID-19 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. Multiple Ohio local health departments are sounding the alarm about legislation restricting their ability to respond to emergencies such as the coronavirus pandemic. The agency heads laid out their concerns in letters to DeWine on Tuesday, March 24, 2021, documenting how the bill would slow down or block local officials from ordering businesses to close or requiring residents to quarantine or isolate without a medical diagnosis. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

GOP lawmakers give DeWine first override over health bill

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pauses while speaking at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine outlined Thursday, March 18, 2021, the state's multi-pronged plan it's using to fight COVID-19, and the optimistic, downward trend of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state while warning residents that the battle still &quot;has to be fought every single day.&quot; (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

DeWine vetoes 2nd GOP-backed effort to limit health orders

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pauses while speaking at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. DeWine outlined Thursday, March 18, 2021, the state's multi-pronged plan it's using to fight COVID-19, and the optimistic, downward trend of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state while warning residents that the battle still &quot;has to be fought every single day.&quot; (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)

DeWine promises veto, offers compromise on GOP-backed bill

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, listens as then candidate Mike DeWine speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland. The DeWine, the current Republican Ohio Governor, has said he'd accept an endorsement for next year's run for governor from former President Trump. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Ohio governor, trolled by Trump, says he’d take endorsement

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press