DEWINE- PANDEMIC FUNDS

A COURT RULING MEANS OHIO'S GOVERNOR HAS TO REVISIT A COVID-ERA MATTER. 
AN OHIO APPEALS COURT HAS RULED GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, MUST TRY TO CLAIM 900-MILLION-DOLLARS IN UN-USED PANDEMIC FUNDS. SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WERE DENIED BENEFITS FILED LAWSUITS-- WHEN GOVERNOR DEWINE ENDED THE STATE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM EARLY. THE PAYMENTS GAVE 300-DOLLARS A WEEK IN UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO WERE ELIGIBLE. GOVERNOR DEWINE'S OFFICE HAS THE OPTION TO APPEAL THIS DECISION.