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Ohio Governor Mike Dewine says the Statehouse will be closed Sunday through Wednesday in anticipation of a threatened armed march on state capitols.
State workers in other buildings are asked to work from home. And he has authorized an additional 500 Ohio National Guard soldiers to be sent to the Capitol this weekend ahead of Wednesday s inauguration. We have unique capabilities; we have special personnel and special equipment that has been specifically requested by the federal government for us to deploy to Washington, and we have done so DeWine said.
Among those units being requested are communications, security, and a highly trained homeland response force, according to Ohio National Guard Major General John Harris.