Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to talk about his 50-year political career, what he wants to accomplish before he leaves office in December and the news of the day.
DeWine is scheduled to speak to the Columbus Metropolitan Club on Wednesday, May 20.
The governor will likely be asked about allegations of fraud in Ohio Medicaid. It’s a state and federally funded health care program that covers 3 million low-income and disabled Ohioans and costs $43 billion a year.
The DeWine administration is under fire for allegedly allowing fraud in the home health care services sector to fester and grow. House Speaker Matt Huffman, R-Lima, criticized the administration on May 13, the same day that DeWine rolled out a slew of fixes.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on May 19 unveiled his own package of Medicaid changes.
DeWine is expected to talk about his lengthy career, legacy and what’s still on his to-do list.
DeWine’s career in elected office started in 1976 in the Greene County prosecutor’s office. He served in the Ohio Senate, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and was elected statewide as lieutenant governor, attorney general and governor.
DeWine lost only two races since 1976: one for the U.S. Senate to astronaut John Glenn and his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2006 to Democrat Sherrod Brown.
This story will be updated.
State government reporter Laura Bischoff can be reached at lbischoff@usatodayco.com and @lbischoff on X.
Tell us what you think
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Watch live: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine lays out plans for rest of term
Reporting by Laura A. Bischoff, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
