Category: Ohio

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...

Governor DeWine, Ohio State Highway Patrol Announce Statewide Rollout of Body Cameras for Troopers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Superintendent Col. Richard Fambro today announced plans to outfit every trooper in...

Governor DeWine Announces Launch of Ohio Office of First Responder Wellness

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the creation of a new division within the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of...

Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Urge President Biden to Keep Enbridge Line 5 Open

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted have sent a letter to President Biden urging him to help keep open the...

Attorney General Yost Warns of Scammers Claiming to be Amazon or Other Big Companies

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With the holiday shopping season upon us, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning consumers that illegal robocallers are trying to...

Attorney General Yost Sues to Stop Restrictions on ICE

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and two other state attorneys general are seeking to stop the implementation of a new federal...

Registration Open for Attorney General Dave Yost’s Human Trafficking Summit

Third Annual Summit to Be Held Virtually on Jan. 13, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Human Trafficking Initiative has opened registration...

Attorney General Yost Urges Feds to Block Robocallers’ Access to Legitimate Phone Numbers

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterpart in every other state are trying to stop illegal robocallers who dupe the...

Attorney General Yost Sues Facebook for Securities Fraud After Misleading Disclosures, Allegations of Harm to Children

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit against the social-media giant Facebook for misleading the public on how it...

AG Yost Partners with Bowling Green State University for Justice Research

(Bowling Green, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Bowling Green State University President Rodney K. Rogers today announced a partnership focused on...

Governor DeWine Announces Launch of Ohio Aging Compass

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—As Ohio recognizes Older Americans Month and Older Ohioans Month this May, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Aging (AGE) Director...

Ohio BMV Self-Service Kiosks Celebrate One Million Transactions

(COLUMBUS, OH) -The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) today announced its self-service kiosks have surpassed one million transactions, marking a major milestone in...

AG Yost Releases 2026 ‘Yellow Book,’ Provides Guidance for Public Officials Using Vanishing Chats

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2026 edition of the Ohio Sunshine Laws manual, which clarifies that messaging applications...

Governor and First Lady DeWine Celebrate New Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Research and Ohio Milestones on Read Across America Day

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine join Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio in highlighting a new...

Report: Ohio’s Death Penalty System Remains in Limbo as Cases Languish Statewide

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's capital punishment system continues to face significant challenges, with no executions carried out in more than six years, according to...