Acton Steps Down

Dr. Amy Acton, the health director who helped Gov. DeWine earn glowing reviews for his pandemic response, resigns…after a few polarizing months…which she became beloved for her soothing expertise…and loathed…even threatened…for exercising her emergency powers. Acton played a highly public role in Ohio’s early and aggressive fight against coronavirus, transcending the confines of the laboratory to appear daily on television screens during Gov. DeWine’s updates.