Category: Ohio

Husted, InnovateOhio Launch New BMV Express Self-Service Kiosks

(FAIRFIELD, Ohio)— Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Director of InnovateOhio, and Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Registrar Charlie Norman joined representatives from Meijer and...

Former Autism School Administrator Sentenced to Jail for Theft

(BRYAN, Ohio) — The former executive director of the P.A.T.H. School for Autism, Inc. and the P.A.T.H. Academy for Autism, Ltd. has been sentenced...

Former Cuyahoga County Jail Director Sentenced

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — Kenneth Mills, the former director of the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail, was sentenced to 9 months in jail, the maximum possible...

Cutting-Edge Technology Deployed to Provide Courtroom-Ready Results Within Minutes

(MARION, Ohio) — A new pilot program will speed up drug testing, aiding investigations and prosecutions, by sending easy-to-use mass spectrometers to three regions...

Attorney General Dave Yost Announces Success of Statewide Anti-Human Trafficking Sting

Operation 'Ohio Knows' Nets 161 Seeking to Buy Sex (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that 161 people were arrested and...

AG Yost Opens Certification Process for Organizations Seeking to Take Part in Ohio’s Scholarship Tax-Credit Program

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched the online application process for organizations that grant scholarships to primary and secondary students...

Ohio Attorney General Honors Victoria Allen Through Award Name Change

(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that the Distinguished Civilian Leadership Award will be renamed the Victoria Allen Distinguished Civilian...

AG Yost Has Spent Past Year Eradicating Corrupt HB6, Saving Ohioans $2 Billion

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — One year ago today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost began a mission to systematically derail the corruption embedded in House Bill...

Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force Seizes 24 Pounds of Methamphetamine

(NEWARK, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Gov. Mike DeWine and Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp today announced the completion of an investigation that...

Motorcycle Ohio Presents ‘Saved By The Helmet Award’

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, will present Terry and Dorothy Robertson of Medina “Saved by the...

Reps. Howse, Weinstein to introduce Energy Jobs and Justice Act

Comprehensive clean energy policy rooted in equity, economic development, and accountability would create jobs, save Ohio billions in energy consumption   CLEVELAND— Reps. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland)...

AG Yost Joins States Demanding President Biden Drop Vaccine Mandate or Risk Legal Action

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 23 other attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden today, warning that litigation will...

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...

Ohio’s Workforce Playbook: Lt. Governor Tressel Leads Development Efforts

Read ad free here. Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel has officially launched efforts to develop Ohio's Workforce Playbook, beginning with a roundtable discussion at Cleveland State...

Governor DeWine Celebrates Science of Reading Success at West Carrollton Elementary

Read ad free here. West Carrollton, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine visited Harold Schnell Elementary School today to recognize its...

AG Yost Encourages High-School Students to Apply for Teen Ambassador Board

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications for Yost’s Teen Ambassador Board (TAB) for the 2024-25 academic...

On Earth Day, Attorney General Yost Applauds His Environmental Team’s Success Thus Far in 2024

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Mention the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and Ohio residents probably think about its efforts to protect consumers, combat human trafficking or investigate...