DeWine Wins Veto Battle

Gov., DeWine’s veto of a bill, limiting the Health Department’s ability to fight the pandemic…will stand after Republican lawmakers wrapped up their two-year session without making good on a veto override threat. The bill that DeWine vetoed would have allowed the Ohio Legislature to adopt resolutions to rescind Health Department orders to prevent the spread of contagious diseases. It would also prevent the agency from implementing regional or statewide quarantines for people who haven’t been directly exposed or diagnosed with the disease. DeWine says the bill would hamstring the state from responding quickly to situations that might require a quarantine, such as a bioterrorism attack.