Category: Ohio Attorney General

AG Yost Asks Full Appeals Court to Affirm Limits of Feds’ Executive Power

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 17 other state attorneys general are defending their citizens against federal overreach by the Bureau...

AG Yost Leads 16-State Coalition In Support of Georgia’s Motion to Dismiss Federal Election-Law Lawsuit

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 16 states in support of Georgia’s motion to dismiss a baseless federal...

Headline Forensic Reconstruction of Stark County John Doe Release to Public

(CANTON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier and Stark County Coroner Dr. Ron Rusnak have released a...

Turnout Strong for First AG Drug Dropoff Day

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The first AG Drug Dropoff Day – hosted on Saturday, July 31, by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Kroger Health and...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Arranges AG Drug Dropoff Day

The safest way we know to ensure prescription drugs don't end up in the wrong hands is to make sure they are disposed of...

AG Yost Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined a coalition of 23 other states in a brief urging the United States Supreme...

Investigation File Made Public in Arthur Keith Case

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is committing to full and proper public transparency in officer-involved critical incidents with a new webpage...

AG Yost Inks a $26B Deal with Major Drug Companies that Fueled Opioid Epidemic

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a historic $26 billion nationwide agreement with the three largest distributors of opioids and...

Hocking County Man Sentenced for Murder

(LOGAN, Ohio) — A Hocking County man was sentenced to prison for the 2020 murder and dismemberment of a friend he had been staying with,...

Mass Polluter Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

(BATAVIA, Ohio) — A local waste hauler who created significant environmental hazards on his properties by illegally dumping acres of trash has been sentenced...

AG Yost Asks EPA to Hold All States to Emissions Rules

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 15 other states in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to...

Alleged Insurance Fraud Criminal Enterprise Indicted

(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — A Mahoning County grand jury has indicted seven people accused of taking part in a criminal enterprise that burned buildings and...

Yost Sues Online Seller of Model Trains for Failure to Deliver Products

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Brecksville man accused of taking consumers’ money for collectible model trains that he...

Yost’s Office Defends EdChoice as Case Reaches Appeals Court

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office today led the state’s defense of the EdChoice Scholarship Program during oral arguments before the...

AG Yost Marks Earth Day With New Round of Grants to Fight Illegal Dumping

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In recognition of Earth Day, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a second round of funding through his “Shine a...

AG Yost Releases 2026 ‘Yellow Book,’ Provides Guidance for Public Officials Using Vanishing Chats

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2026 edition of the Ohio Sunshine Laws manual, which clarifies that messaging applications...

Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Case

(WARREN, Ohio) — A ninth defendant pleaded guilty today in connection with a Mahoning Valley human trafficking sex ring, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost...