Category: Ohio

Governor DeWine Announces Launch of Military Friendly Webpage

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In recognition and celebration of Military Appreciation Month beginning May 1, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the launch of a new resource...

Summit and Medina Counties Celebrate In-Demand Jobs Week May 2-6

The fifth annual In-Demand Jobs Week of Summit and Medina Counties will be held May 2-6, 2022. Part of a statewide celebration of jobs,...

Governor Signs Executive Order Expanding Capacity at Youth Treatment Facilities

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today signed Executive Order 2022-08D to provide $4.5 million to increase staff and reopen beds in licensed  youth residential...

Ohio Governor DeWine Awards $3.7 Million to Help Law Enforcement Combat Violence

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today awarded more than $3.7 million to 21 local law enforcement agencies to help them strategically combat violence in...

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...

Six Medicaid Providers Facing Fraud, Theft Charges

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Indictments filed this month by the office of Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson accuse six Medicaid providers of stealing a combined...

Stark County Man, Nonprofit Indicted in Theft of Charitable Donations

(CANTON, Ohio) — A Stark County man and his nonprofit organization have been indicted for allegedly stealing approximately $375,000 in charitable donations over three...

Illegal Dumping Investigation Yields Three Indictments in Northeast Ohio

(AKRON, Ohio) — A Summit County grand jury this week indicted two men and a junk-removal business in connection with illegal dumping in Copley Township, Attorney...

Former FirstEnergy Executives Reindicted on Public Corruption Charges

(AKRON, Ohio) — Two former FirstEnergy executives have been reindicted for their alleged roles in the House Bill 6 scandal involving the Akron-based electric utility, Ohio Attorney...

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...