Ohio mayors seek emergency response center for opioid crisis

An organization representing Ohio big-city mayors wants Republican Gov. John Kasich to establish an emergency operations center to coordinate the state's response to the opioid crisis.In a letter dated Monday, the Ohio Mayors Alliance cited the "unfolding catastrophe" of overdoses and deaths from heroin and prescription painkillers.Mayors commended Ohio's work so far, but suggested seven potential improvements based on local governments' observations.Those include establishing a joint operations