Category: Ohio

AG Yost Urges Ohioans to Exercise Their Rights

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging all Ohioans who have received notices regarding overpayment of unemployment compensation benefits to appeal...

AG Yost Sues Price Gougers Who Inflated Hand Sanitizer Prices on Amazon

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is taking an Athens couple to court for allegedly hoarding hundreds of bottles of hand sanitizer...

AG Yost Compiles Law Enforcement Reform Feedback for Better Transparency

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has gone to the people to solicit feedback on what meaningful law enforcement changes could be...

Rep. Weinstein: House Republicans vote to protect the Confederate flag

Says symbols of racism, white supremacy, and treason have no place in Ohio COLUMBUS—While Ohioans were sleeping, House Democratic lawmakers were offering two amendments on...

DRIVER EXAMINATION STATION SKILLS TESTING WILL RESUME JUNE 12

COLUMBUS -The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) announced today that driver examination station skills testing will resume June 12 at the following locations, by appointment...

AG Yost Creates Online Forum to Share Ideas for Law Enforcement Reform

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today invited Ohioans to share their ideas for law enforcement reforms in a new Facebook group...

AG Dave Yost Leads National Coalition to Create “Tip of the Spear” Against Robocalls

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with 51 other attorneys general, today encouraged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to facilitate continued...

May is Stroke Awareness Month

May is Stroke Awareness Month. A stroke can happen at any age, at any time—just ask these 10 survivors. Read their stories about how...

Rep. Weinstein, House Democrats release General Election proposal

Propose to mail ballots to all registered voters, implement safeguards for in-person voting, expand voter registration COLUMBUS—State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) joined House Democrats to release their...

COVID-19 Update: New Responsible RestartOhio Opening Dates

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, provided the following sector opening dates established as part of...

Ohio BMV – Next of Kin

Ohioans may add two emergency contacts to their Bureau of Motor Vehicles record for use by law enforcement. Parents of children who have an...

Attorney General Yost Announces Analysis of Marijuana at BCI

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has implemented the quantitative analysis of marijuana...

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...