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DeWine Plans Executive Orders Immediately After Being Sworn In

Gov.-elect Mike DeWine speaks at an event announcing some of his cabinet members in November.
Gov.-elect Mike DeWine speaks at an event announcing some of his cabinet members in November.

Mike DeWine says Ohioans won’t have to wait long to see some of what he’s going to do as governor.

DeWine has talked up children’s initiatives and the opioid crisis as priorities in his agenda and his budget, and .

But he’s also planning to issue several executive orders right after .

“We want to hit the ground running, so you’re going to see – I’m sworn in at 12:01am and you’re going to see shortly after that a couple of executive orders to get us moving," DeWine said in an interview for "The State of Ohio" this weekend.

DeWine won’t give any clues what those might be.

Among the orders that expire when Gov. John Kasich leaves office is one that . Kasich signed it only last month, reversing , which removed gender identity from former Gov. Ted Strickland’s anti-discrimination policy.

Contact Karen at 614-578-6375 or at kkasler@statehousenews.org.
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