COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon
Husted provided the following updates on Ohio s response to the COVID-19
pandemic on Tuesd
by Iris Y. Gonzalez, Sr. Attorney, AARP Foundation
Ohio’s Supreme Court denied several legislators’ request to invalidate Medicaid expansion, ruling that the Ohio Controlling Board acted within its statutory authority when it voted to approve the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s request for authority to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid eligibility.
Background
Congress created Medicaid to give the most vulnerable populations access to health care services. The federal government provides substantial financial support if states elect to participate. However, a state must agree to provide specific levels of service to specified populations and its plan must be approved by the federal Department of Human Services (DHS). Every state currently participates in Medicaid.
The Ohio Controlling Boardâs funding approvals at its last scheduled meeting of 2020 included funding for a gas station site cleanup project in Painesville.
According to board documents, the city of Painesville will receive more than $317,000 for the project at 750 S. State St.
The funds from the Abandoned Gas Station Clean Up Grant will be used for excavation of impacted soil, approximately 950 yards (estimated 1,700 tons), according to board documents.
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âExpected excavation depth is eight feet to the top of groundwater,â the funding request stated. âShoring is needed to protect the on-site building and adjacent roadway. Imported clean backfill will be returned to the excavation. The on-site building will remain.â
By Newsroom
Dec 15, 2020
State Senator Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) has announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved $12.1 million in funding to assist Ohio s colleges and universities as they operate remotely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Monday’s Controlling Board meeting, Peterson voted in favor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education establishing the Last Mile Enhancement Program, in partnership with the Ohio Academic Resources Network. This program will increase broadband capacity at up to 40 universities throughout Ohio, including Ohio Christian University, University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, Southern State Community College and Wilmington College.
The Last Mile Enhancement Program will increase broadband capacity to 10-Gigabit per second at colleges and universities that currently have a broadband capacity of 1-Gigabit per second or less, improving their ability to provide essential educational services to their stud