Rotunda Rumblings Looking presidential: Ohio State University’s next president, State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson, is an accomplished researcher, engineer and renewable-energy advocate, Emily Bamforth reports. Johnson also brings an athletics background and Buckeye football roots to the job, per Nathan Baird. Reading, writing and (COVID) research: Gov. Mike DeWine tells Laura Hancock that he had a conversation with Johnson and described being impressed with her career. He said he hopes OSU will work even closer with the state, an idea welcomed by Johnson. Fallback plan: Bamforth also has a report on OSU’s basic framework for returning students to classes this fall, which will include reduced density in housing and initial contact tracing for some groups. Counting up: The number of Ohioans who have died with coronavirus is just about 2,300, Hancock reports. Cases continue to climb as well. Rollback rolled back: “Ohio lawmakers dramatically overhauled an…
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