An Ohio Inspector General investigation found that two intermittent ODJFS employees improperly released over $300,000 COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

Acton, 58, a physician and public health expert who stood alongside Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for months during his daily coronavirus briefings, said people still stop her in the grocery store or at a restaurant to share their struggles — and she doesn’t want to look away.

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, who gained notoriety during the COVID pandemic, is running for governor in 2026.

As a whole, the country has seen employment increase 3.6% since the pandemic, Fed researchers found. Metro areas did a little better, with an average employment growth of 3.8%, and midsize metro areas with populations of between 500,000 and 1 million people saw growth of 5%.

The state provides a baseline of funding, but not enough to meet those larger areas of need, DiMauro contends.

She was arguably the best-known non-elected official in Ohio when the pandemic took over our lives. Now, Dr. Amy Acton is looking to use that name recognition to mount her first run for office.

A new study named Ohio as one of the states that has seen the biggest improvements in road safety since the COVID-19 pandemic.

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

An Ohio Inspector General investigation found ... to handle the sharp increase in the number of claims during the COVID-19 pandemic after eligibility requirements loosened. The investigation ...

A new study named Ohio as one of the states that has seen the biggest improvements in road safety since the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal injury lawyers at North Carolina-based Whitley Law Firm ...

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. Acton, 58, a physician and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. Acton, 58, a physician and ...