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Two cases related to COVID-19 pandemic to come before Ohio Supreme Court

Statehouse News Bureau

The long-awaited question of whether Gov. Mike DeWine had the authority to cut off $300 weekly checks to unemployed Ohioans before the federal COVID relief that funded them ended comes to the justices on Wednesday.

Ohio was among two dozen states that stopped those checks before the federal program that paid for them ended last Labor Day. Some 200,000 Ohioans whose checks stopped last May could be affected by the decision.

Also on Wednesday, the court will hear a class action lawsuit brought by Cedar Point season pass holders, who argue they are entitled to refunds since the park’s opening was delayed for two months by the pandemic. Cedar Fair, which also owns Kings Island, says the terms of season ticket passes allow it to adjust dates for the season without notice.