Category: Ohio
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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,...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
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...
Ohio
COVID-19 Update: Ohio National Guard Mobilized, Hospital Staff Needed
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
OHIO NATIONAL GUARD MOBILIZED
Governor DeWine mobilized 1,050 members...
Ohio
Local Law Enforcement Tips Leads to Aid for Suspected Human Trafficking Victims
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, in partnership with local law enforcement, today announced that an investigation of two...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Announces Renovation, Repurposing of Former Hocking County Prison
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers-Smith announced today that ODRC is moving...
