Category: Ohio

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...

AG Yost Provides Nationally Recognized School Threat Assessment Training

Money Still Available for Schools and Officers (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An effective way of dealing with school violence is to stop it before it happens,...

Governor Signs Executive Order

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today signed Executive Order 2022-03D authorizing emergency rules to quickly and efficiently distribute COVID-19 relief funds to hospice providers,...

AG Yost Releases the 2022 ‘Yellow Book,’ Celebrates Government Transparency

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — As part of his continuing efforts to promote government transparency, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2022 edition of...

Governor DeWine Signs Bill Into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bill into law: Senate Bill 11, sponsored by Senator Andrew O. Brenner, designates February 7 to...

Grant Funding Available for ‘John Schools’

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Organizations interested in developing or expanding a sex buyer education program – commonly called a “john school” – are encouraged to...

Governor DeWine Announces New H2Ohio Program to Help Remove and Replace Lead Pipes

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— As part of his comprehensive strategy to address lead hazards and prevent lead poisoning in Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine announced today that...

Governor DeWine Announces $25.9 million for 136 new or expanded School-Based Health Centers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine today announced that $25.9 million will be awarded for 136 new or expanded School-Based Health Centers throughout Ohio. “Studies have shown...

Governor DeWine Awards Over $1.3 Million in Grants for Human Trafficking Prevention Programs

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine today announced that 11 organizations will receive over $1.3 million in grants to develop and implement human trafficking prevention programs...

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...