Category: Ohio

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 Expands Expedited Pardon Project to Include Law Partners in Cleveland, Dayton, and Cincinnati

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the expansion of the Ohio Governor’s Expedited Pardon Project, which eliminates administrative hurdles and provides...

Great Oaks Police Academy Earns Attorney General Yost’s STAR Certification

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Great Oaks Police Academy has gone above and beyond in its training of police officers, meeting the standards of Ohio...

Governor DeWine Announces OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board Appointments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced his five appointments to the OneOhio Recovery Foundation board and his two appointments to the Foundation’s expert...

AG Yost Expands Writing Program with Middle-Schoolers to Help Combat Community Violence

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Students from across Ohio are being encouraged to share their experiences with violence and develop solutions to protect other kids in...

AG Yost Joins Coalition to Protect Delphi Pension Recipients

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined a coalition of seven attorneys general in an amicus brief filed before the United...

Governor DeWine Signs Bills Into Law

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law: Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Senator Steve Wilson and Senator Rob McColley, relates...

Attorney General Yost Issues Warning: Illegal Cannabis Products Impersonating Major Snack Brands

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost is warning Ohioans about illegal and dangerous cannabis edibles and hemp derivatives that are packaged to look...

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...

Yost Sues Northeast Ohio Contractor Accused of Shoddy, Incomplete Home Improvements

(WARREN, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Mahoning Valley contractor who allegedly performed substandard home-improvement work or failed to complete...

Yost Sues Online Seller of Model Trains for Failure to Deliver Products

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Brecksville man accused of taking consumers’ money for collectible model trains that he...

Lt. Governor Tressel Celebrates Advanced Manufacturing Expansion at Polaris Career Center

(MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio)—Ohio Lt. Governor Jim Tressel today joined local leaders, educators, and students at Polaris Career Center in Middleburg Heights to celebrate the grand opening...

Yost’s Office Defends EdChoice as Case Reaches Appeals Court

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office today led the state’s defense of the EdChoice Scholarship Program during oral arguments before the...