Glossing over state incentives, Gov. Mike DeWine takes victory lap on Ohio Intel factory announcement as he enters re-election year

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger presents Ohio governor Mike DeWine with a silicon wafer during the announcement on Friday Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio, that Intel will invest $20 billion to build two computer chip factories on a 1,000-acre site in Licking County, Ohio, just east of Columbus.

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger, right, presents Ohio governor Mike DeWine with a silicon wafer during the announcement on Friday Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio, that Intel will invest $20 billion to build two computer chip factories on a 1,000-acre site in Licking County, Ohio, just east of Columbus. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)AP

NEWARK, Ohio -- It’s not been an easy three years for Gov. Mike DeWine.

For months, DeWine appeared before Ohioans virtually, each day running through the latest depressing statistics of the coronavirus pandemic. After initial universal praise drifted into partisan divide, DeWine also took to defending his approach and fielding questions from reporters about legislative Republicans who sparred with him over his pandemic restrictions.

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