. @GovMikeDeWine is in an objectively difficult spot right now.
COVID-19 is spreading in every area of Ohio and he's considering new health orders to slow the spread.
Fed gov't has left states out to dry. No relief for individuals, no PPP for biz owners this time around.
COVID-19 is spreading in every area of Ohio and he's considering new health orders to slow the spread.
Fed gov't has left states out to dry. No relief for individuals, no PPP for biz owners this time around.
Even ignoring the electoral ramifications re: Trump's tweet,
the politics are important insofar as public sentiment + fatigue of COVID-19 will impact ability of leaders like DeWine to amass cooperation for existing guidelines, much less any future health orders
the politics are important insofar as public sentiment + fatigue of COVID-19 will impact ability of leaders like DeWine to amass cooperation for existing guidelines, much less any future health orders
DeWine: "We have to take action. It would be totally irresponsible at this point not to take actions."
Unlike last time, intervention would come w/o immediate relief for individuals/biz owners. Gonna be a difficult sell no matter how alarming the spread https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/11/16/dewine-again-caught-in-middle-of-tug-of-war-over-covid-19-response/
Unlike last time, intervention would come w/o immediate relief for individuals/biz owners. Gonna be a difficult sell no matter how alarming the spread https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2020/11/16/dewine-again-caught-in-middle-of-tug-of-war-over-covid-19-response/
Ohio Rainy Day Fund is somewhere in the $2.7 billion ballpark
PPP funding to Ohio businesses was over $18 billion. https://twitter.com/JennyBrodie/status/1328387973080096772
PPP funding to Ohio businesses was over $18 billion. https://twitter.com/JennyBrodie/status/1328387973080096772