Category: Ohio

Governor DeWine Announces Monumental Investment by Intel to Bring Their Most Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Plants to Ohio

(LICKING COUNTY, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted joined JobsOhio, One Columbus, and several local, state, and federal leaders to announce...

Attorney General Yost Asks FDA to Protect State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories co-led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today called on the U.S. Food...

Ohio National Guard To Support Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites, Cleveland Clinic To Receive Federal Support

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the Ohio National Guard will support additional COVID-19 testing locations in Gallipolis, Toledo, and Mansfield, bringing the...

Attorney General Yost Asks FCC to Help Stop International Scam Calls

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to help stop the flood of foreign-based illegal robocalls...

Petition for Vaccine Choice and Privacy in Ohio Rejected Due to Insufficient Signatures

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected a petition for a proposed statute in support of vaccine choice and privacy because...

Former Jefferson County Health Administrator Indicted on Four Felony Charges

(STEUBENVILLE, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the indictment of a former Jefferson County health administrator for theft in office. Annette Stewart,...

Governor DeWine Provides Update On COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Ohio National Guard Deployment

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has ordered the mobilization of an additional 1,250 members of the Ohio National Guard to...

Year in Review: AG Yost Delivered on Protecting Ohioans, Supporting Police and Crime Victims

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) —  A record opioid settlement. The dismantling of House Bill 6. Targeting pharmacy benefit managers that manipulate prescription drug prices. The largest human trafficking sting...

Governor DeWine Announces Plan to Help Cuyahoga County Corrections Center with Staffing

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Governor Mike DeWine today announced that he has approved a plan to help the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center (CCCC) with temporary staffing assistance...

Governor DeWine Signs Bills into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law: House Bill 29 The sports gaming bill is the result of the work of...

Drug Interdiction Task Forces Seize Over $42 Million in Narcotics in 2021

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) – a collaborative effort involving federal, state and local law enforcement agencies – seized...

Governor DeWine Awards Funds to Support Child Advocacy Centers, Trauma Recovery Centers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that grant funding has been awarded to support child advocacy centers and trauma recovery centers whose...

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...