Gov. Mike DeWine has asked Attorney General Dave Yost to challenge the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw Ohio’s Medicaid work requirements. DeWine said: “Removing a provision that says a healthy, able-bodied individual should be working, looking for work, participating in job training, or participating in a recovery program in order to receive free, taxpayer-funded health care is contrary to Ohioans’ values.” Meanwhile, Ohio’s first-time claims for traditional unemployment remained above 13,500 last week. A new comparison by WalletHub finds Ohio has experienced the tenth worst recovery in unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic when measured against the progress of other states. 9/9/2021