Category: Ohio

Rep. Weinstein to host Ohio Promise: Opportunity Agenda Town Hall in Twinsburg

Event to bring the Statehouse to your neighborhood  COLUMBUS –Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) will host a stop on the Ohio House Democrats’ Ohio Promise: Opportunity...

Former Cuyahoga County Jail Director Found Guilty

(CLEVELAND, Ohio) — In the most recent trial stemming from years-old allegations of widespread misconduct at the Cuyahoga County Regional Jail, former jail Director...

AGs Yost and Cameron Partner with Cincinnati Reds to Raise Awareness of Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking Awareness PSA Begins Running at Great American Ball Park to Kick Off Holiday Weekend (CINCINATTI, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and...

Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Celebrates A Century of Excellence and Advancement

(LONDON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today congratulated the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation on 100 years of excellence in service for...

Reps. Crossman and Weinstein request public records from DeWine regarding ex-PUCO chair Randazzo’s involvement with Ice Breaker Wind Project

COLUMBUS—State Reps. Jeff Crossman (D-Parma) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) sent additional public records requests to the offices of Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. John Husted...

States File Suit to Prevent Biden Administration from Overreaching by Unilaterally Changing Laws

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 17 other state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration for inventing...

Reps. Weinstein and Upchurch hold town hall on bill to legalize cannabis in Ohio

COLUMBUS— State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) yesterday held a virtual informational town hall for interested parties and Ohioans to learn...

Reps. Crossman and Weinstein Submit Complaint To Ohio Inspector General Initiating Investigation

Urge Probe Of Governor’s Employees Regarding Their Involvement In Passage Of The Scandal Ridden Nuclear Bailout Bill (HB6)  COLUMBUS—Rep. Jeffrey A. Crossman (D-Parma) and Rep. Casey Weinstein...

AG Yost Seeks Court Order to Stop Polluter from Damaging Vinton County Waterway

(NEW PLYMOUTH, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Yost has filed a temporary restraining order to stop a sanitation company from further polluting Raccoon Creek...

Petition Certified for Proposed Statute to Expand Legal Marijuana in Ohio

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified a revised petition for a proposed statute that would add a chapter to the...

As Local Support Mounts, Ohio on Verge of $808 Million Deal with Opioid Distributors

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Thanks to the extraordinary cooperation and swift action from Ohio’s city, county, township and village partners, the OneOhio opioid settlement agreement...

Local Government Inaction Puts $800 Million Opioid Settlement at Risk

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With 86% of the state’s litigating political subdivisions having joined the OneOhio Opioid Settlement agreement, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today...

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...

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...