Category: Ohio

Governor DeWine Awards $10 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain in Ohio

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced that 40 Ohio livestock and poultry producers will receive grants...

Governor DeWine Announces $3 Million in H2Ohio Grants for Ohio River Basin Wetland Projects

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz announced today that $3 million in grants are available...

Governor’s Appointments for February 11, 2022

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has made the following appointments: Kathleen L. Fischer of Sylvania (Lucas Co.) has been reappointed to the Banking Commission...

Upcoming Forum Reinforces Vital Work to Protect Ohioans

Don’t Miss AG’s Elder Abuse Commission Forum: Feb. 23 (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — An 84-year-old Army veteran suffering from renal failure entered a Columbus-area skilled nursing and...

Butler County Auditor Indicted on Public Corruption Charges

(HAMILTON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the indictment of Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds following a public corruption investigation. A Butler...

Governor DeWine Awards Law Enforcement Recruitment Grants

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that a dozen local law enforcement agencies will strengthen their recruitment efforts with support from the Ohio...

Ohio #FreedomConvoy Donors Encouraged to Contact Attorney General Yost

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants to hear from Ohioans impacted by GoFundMe’s initial decision to refund or redirect donations given...

Beware of Super Bowl Ticket Scams

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With the Cincinnati Bengals playing in the Super Bowl for the first time since 1989, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is...

Nearly $15 Million of ARPA Block Grant Funding Will Help Strengthen Behavioral Healthcare Services

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that $14.9 million in American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Supplemental Block Grants funds will be used to help...

Governor’s Appointments for January 25, 2022

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has made the following appointments: Electra D. Paskett of Dublin (Franklin Co.) has been reappointed to the Commission on...

Ohio National Guard to Expand Support in Southwest Ohio; Two Testing Locations in Northeast Ohio Close

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that The Ohio National Guard is shifting resources to meet increasing needs in southern and western Ohio...

AG Yost Reaches Settlement with Volkswagen Over Vehicle Emissions

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Volkswagen over claims the auto manufacturer violated state...

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...