Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed Ohio House Bill 68, which is comprised of two acts: the “Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act,” which would ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care, and the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” which would prevent transgender girls from taking part in girls’ and women’s sports.

“I truly believe that we can address a number of goals in House Bill 68 by administrative rules that will have likely a better chance of surviving judicial review and being adopted,” DeWine said at a Friday press conference.

[Interesting that DeWine chose to wait until today, when many Americans are not paying attention to the news, to make this announcement. He’s had the bill for ten days and could have announced this decision before Christmas. Anyway, the legislature can override the veto with a 60% majority, so expect this to come back next week. — Ed]