Category: Mike DeWine

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Asks Biden to Declare Major Disaster After Toxic Train Derailment

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday urged President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster in response to the toxic train derailment that occurred in East Palestine in February. The incident resulted in the release of hazardous chemicals from several rail cars operated by Norfolk Southern and raised health concerns among local residents. DeWine emphasized…


Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Suffers Injury While in East Palestine

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed he suffered an injury while he was visiting East Palestine, the site of a toxic train derailment that has drawn national headlines in recent weeks. The Republican governor, 76, told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper that he suffered a displaced distal fibula fracture just above his ankle that occurred while he was visiting…


Residents in East Palestine ‘May Already Be Undergoing DNA Mutations,’ Lawyer Alleges

A lawyer representing plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, alleged that some residents of the town may “already be undergoing DNA mutations” after the incident earlier this month. “I’m not sure Norfolk Southern could have come up with a worse plan to address this disaster,” said attorney John Morgan,…


Ohio Governor Says Municipal Water in East Palestine Safe to Drink After Train Derailment

Ohio Gov. Mike Dewine said on Wednesday that water in East Palestine’s municipal system is safe to drink nearly two weeks after a train derailed, leaking toxic chemicals into the environment. DeWine said that new water testing results showed “no detection of contaminants in East Palestine’s municipal water system.” As a result, the Ohio Environmental Protection…


Media Blackout as US Chemical Disaster Rages On: Animals and Fish Dying | Facts Matter

There was a chemical fire of epic proportions in Ohio, and despite what seems to be a media blackout, the Ohio government initiated a controlled chemical fire that was not only massive, but the after-effects might be a lot more deadly than what the official narrative might lead one to believe. Moreover, along that line,…


Ohio Crews Complete Toxic Chemical Release From Derailed Train

Train operator Norfolk Southern said Monday that crews in East Palestine, Ohio, had successfully completed a controlled release of hazardous chemicals from five rail cars after a freight train derailed. The compromised rail cars posed a significant threat to safety, with Gov. Mike DeWine saying on Sunday there was “the potential of a catastrophic tanker…


Republicans Winning an ‘Epic Victory’ Is First Step to Save America: Trump

Former President Donald Trump made his final appeal to voters in Ohio on election eve, urging them to deliver a “humiliating rebuke” to the “radical left” in the midterm elections. “The first step to saving America is winning an epic victory for Republicans tomorrow,” Trump told supporters in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Nov….


$10 million to Help Ohio Courts Process Backlog of Cases Quicker

Ohio is spending up to $10 million in a move to reduce the backlog of court cases that has piled up mostly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Mike DeWine announced on June 29 the launch of the Ohio Court Backlog Reduction Program, a new project aimed at helping local courts process the increasing numbers…


Ohio Senate to Weigh Second Chance for State’s Proposed Transgender Sports Ban Bill

At first, a proposed bill that would’ve banned transgenders from playing on sports teams other than their biological gender in Ohio didn’t succeed. Republican state Rep. Jena Powell is trying to get the measure enacted into law a second time. Powell’s Save Women’s Sports Act was approved by the Ohio House by a vote of…


Battle Lines Clearly Drawn Between Ohio Governor Candidates: DeWine, Whaley

The line in the sand has been drawn, so to speak, between the two candidates for Ohio Governor who will be facing off on the Nov. 8 general election. It’s incumbent Republican Mike DeWine vs. challenger Democrat Nan Whaley. DeWine received the most votes in the primary with 514,374, and Whaley was second with 326,329,…