Category: Ohio

Reps. Kent Smith, Weinstein announce electric vehicle fleet bill on Earth Day

Legislation would require all state vehicles to be electric by 2030 COLUMBUS—State Reps. Kent Smith (D-Euclid) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) announced today, Earth Day, that...

On Earth Day, AG Yost Showcases Successes of Environmental Team in Special Report

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Mention the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and many Ohioans are likely to think of its consumer protection efforts, the fight to...

Governor DeWine Launches Southwest Ohio Branch of the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center

(WEST CHESTER, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today officially launched operations at the newest division of the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC). The new southwest...

Attorney General Yost Opens Application Process for Drug Use Prevention Grants for Next School Year

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications for $2.66 million in grant funding for local law enforcement agencies to provide...

Ohio Begins Collecting Law Enforcement Personal Protective Gear for Civilian Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Public Safety will begin collecting hundreds of pieces of personal protective gear for...

Governor DeWine Announces Formation of Student Safety Advisory Council

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced the creation of the new Ohio Student Safety Advisory Council within the Ohio School Safety Center (OSSC). The student-led...

Judge Puts the Screws to Northeast Ohio Home-Improvement Contractor

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A longtime home-improvement contractor who deceived dozens of his customers and then repeatedly flouted a judge’s injunction has been held in...

Governor DeWine Signs Biennial Capital Reappropriations Bill

$2 Billion in State Projects in All of Ohio’s 88 Counties (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 597 (Representative Scott Oelslager), the...

2021 Capital Crimes Report Issued by Attorney General Yost

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today issued the 2021 Capital Crimes Annual Report, which includes information and a procedural history on each...

Governor DeWine, Attorney General Yost Announce Joint Initiative to Prevent and Solve Gun Crimes

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— This afternoon, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Richard Fambro to...

Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Announce Fifth Annual In-Demand Jobs Week

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, today announced that...

AG Yost Expands Advanced Training for Police Officers by Offering Classes Close to Home

Burton and Twinsburg, OH - The Ohio Attorney General recently announced Kent State University and its College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS) joins four other...

Governor DeWine Announces Pause of Data Center Tax Exemption

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has directed the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause consideration of...

Yost Sues Northeast Ohio Contractor Accused of Shoddy, Incomplete Home Improvements

(WARREN, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Mahoning Valley contractor who allegedly performed substandard home-improvement work or failed to complete...

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...

Lt. Governor Tressel Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing Expansion at Polaris Career Center

(MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio)—Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel today joined local leaders, educators, and students at Polaris Career Center in Middleburg Heights to celebrate the grand opening...

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...