Category: Ohio

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...

Attorney General Yost Seizes Randazzo’s Assets to Preserve Them for Collection

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has taken another step toward ensuring that no one profits from bribery by obtaining a court...

Spurred by AG Yost’s Lawsuit, Census Bureau Releases Data to States

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The U.S. Census Bureau today released population data needed for Ohio’s upcoming redistricting process after a lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney...

AG Yost Asks Full Appeals Court to Affirm Limits of Feds’ Executive Power

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 17 other state attorneys general are defending their citizens against federal overreach by the Bureau...

AG Yost Leads 16-State Coalition In Support of Georgia’s Motion to Dismiss Federal Election-Law Lawsuit

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 16 states in support of Georgia’s motion to dismiss a baseless federal...

Headline Forensic Reconstruction of Stark County John Doe Release to Public

(CANTON, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier and Stark County Coroner Dr. Ron Rusnak have released a...

Turnout Strong for First AG Drug Dropoff Day

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The first AG Drug Dropoff Day – hosted on Saturday, July 31, by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Kroger Health and...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Arranges AG Drug Dropoff Day

The safest way we know to ensure prescription drugs don't end up in the wrong hands is to make sure they are disposed of...

Reps. Weinstein and Upchurch introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana

COLUMBUS—State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) introduced legislation that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Ohio. The bill will have four major components:...

AG Yost Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined a coalition of 23 other states in a brief urging the United States Supreme...

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...