Category: Ohio Attorney General

AG Yost, Bipartisan Group of Prosecutors Propose a Plan to Preserve No-Knock Warrants

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Seeking to preserve the “no-knock” warrant as a police-safety tool, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, Franklin...

AG Yost Addresses Early Voting Election Concerns

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today addressed legal concerns regarding Ohio’s voting process via a video press release. Topics addressed include...

AG Yost Announces New Milestone in Opioid Genetic Study: Video Links Added

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced an enrollment milestone reached in the genetic study of opioid use disorder undertaken by...

AG Yost Joins Coalition Urging Hollywood to Protect Young People from Tobacco Imagery

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced he’s joined a coalition of attorneys general urging Hollywood’s creative guilds to protect young viewers...

Attorney General Yost Approves $39.5 Million, Multistate Settlement with Anthem Inc. Over Data Breach

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Ohio has reached a multistate settlement with Anthem Inc. for $39.5 million stemming from...

Ohio Attorney General Yost Announces Settlement in Groundbreaking Robocall Lawsuit

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced settlements in a lawsuit against ten defendants - six companies and four individuals -...

AG Yost Provides Resources to Help Women and Children of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today has completed the final review of groups that will receive $59 million in federal grant...

Task Force Investigation Yields 10 Years in Prison for Human Trafficker

(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene and Mahoning County Prosecutor Paul Gains today announced the conviction and...

Ohio Attorney General Set to Award Grants to Help Crime Victims

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General plans to award an estimated $59 million in grants to groups that provide direct services to crime...

AG Yost’s Robocall Enforcement Unit Warns of Potential Scam Calls and Texts

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An anti-robocall initiative launched six months ago by Attorney General Dave Yost has empowered Ohioans to report 27,931 illegal robocalls in...

Attorney General Yost applauds Big Ten’s decision to bring back fall sports

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the decision today by the Big Ten Conference to allow The...

Ohio ITT Students to Receive $20.6 Million of Debt Relief Secured by AG Yost

Students of the former for-profit school were victims of predatory loan practices (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost has secured $20.6 million in debt...

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...