COVID-19 pandemic's long shadow creeps into race for Ohio governor
Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she'll face some steep challenges in the November general election. The physician's most formidable obstacle may be the COVID-19 pandemic. Acton was Ohio’s public health dir…
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Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she'll face some steep challenges in the November general election. The physician's most formidable obstacle may be the COVID-19 pandemic. Acton was Ohio’s public health dir…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her partys primary for Ohio governor, faces some steep challenges in the coming general election. She is trying to be the first Dem…
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