Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto | PBS NewsHour

The Republican-dominated Senate voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine's veto. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies, and restricts mental health care for transgender individuals under 18. The measure also bans transgender girls and women from girls and women's sports teams at both the K-12 and collegiate level…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ohio-bans-gender-affirming-care-and-restricts-transgender-athletes-despite-gop-governors-veto

Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors - The New York Times

"Ohio would be saying that the state, that the government, knows better what is medically best for a child than the two people who love that child the most, the parents."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/29/us/ohio-transgender-bill.html

Ohio's Black leaders sound alarms over new stand your ground law

... Opponents say the law allows people to kill others with impunity...

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2021/04/06/ohios-black-leaders-sound-alarms-over-new-stand-your-ground-law/7089980002/

Ohio governor sees growing criticism from fellow Republicans - ABC News

...Trump's warning came after DeWine said it was time to realize Joe Biden had won the presidential race. That was just the start of a rough few days last week for the Ohio governor, who is dealing with a state he says "is on fire" with skyrocketing coronavirus cases, and now finds himself fending off questions about his political future...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ohio-governor-sees-growing-criticism-fellow-republicans-74357842

Longest-serving Senate Republican joins call for Biden to receive briefings | US news | The Guardian

Grassley says president-elect should have access to briefings as Ohio governor says Biden's victory should be recognized....

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/12/james-lankford-republican-senator-biden-intelligence-briefings

Ohio governor condemns politics in face mask debate - Axios

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) denounced the partisanship that has infiltrated the debate over face masks in the U.S., telling NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday: "This is not about politics. ... It's about helping other people."
https://www.axios.com/mike-dewine-ohio-face-masks-762a1238-7e0c-4ba3-85ec-601e95021fab.html