Category: 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...

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...

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...

Former Human Trafficking Victim to Provide Keynote Address at Summit

Registration Open for Jan. 13 Virtual Event (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Cyntoia Brown-Long, a nationally...

Petition Statute to Ensure Vaccine Choice and Privacy in Ohio Rejected Over Summary

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary for a proposed statue that would enact Section 3792.02 of the Ohio...

Rep. Weinstein issues statement on passage of sports betting in Ohio

Says HB 29 to invest in education, veterans and gambling addiction services COLUMBUS –State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) today issued a statement on the passage of...

AG Yost Helps Shut Down Vyera Pharma Scheme That Exploited Patients Needing Lifesaving Drug

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The attorneys general of seven states — including Ohio’s Dave Yost — and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached a...

Governor DeWine Announces New Director at Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Retirement of Director Davis

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that Jeff Davis, director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), will retire effective December 31,...

Governor DeWine Announces Additional $109 Million in Ohio BUILDS Water Infrastructure Grants

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced today that more than $109 million will be awarded to help fund...

New Projects Expected to Create More Than $296 Million in Investments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced the approval of assistance for 10 projects set to create 946 new...

Governor DeWine Signs HB 215, Four Other Bills

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has signed five bills into law, including House Bill 215, also known as the “...

Attorney General Yost’s Statement on Stoppage of Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding today's ruling by the U.S. District Court of Eastern Kentucky enjoining...

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...