Category: Ohio

Governor DeWine Announces Funding Opportunity for Law Enforcement Body-Worn Cameras

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that $5 million in grant funding is available to help local law enforcement agencies invest in body camera...

AG Yost, 53 Colleagues Urge Congress to Protect Children From AI-Enabled Abuse

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Artificial intelligence threatens a new kind of sexual abuse of children, and Attorney General Dave Yost—and every state attorney general in...

Meals On Wheels of Northeast Ohio Will Celebrate 50th Birthday with Helping Hands Raffle Fundraiser for Seniors in Need

Akron, OH (September 1, 2023) –Meals On Wheels of Northeast Ohio, a program of VANTAGE Aging, is celebrating 50 years of serving our community,...

Fiscal Officer Scalise Announces Three Additional Road Show Dates

Akron, Ohio, August 10, 2023 – Summit County Fiscal Officer Kristen M. Scalise CPA, CFE announces that three additional road show dates have been...

Governor DeWine Announces Safety Improvement Projects Coming to Ohio Roads

(COLUMBUS) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced $61 million in funding for 27 new traffic safety projects in numerous counties across the state. This...

Governor DeWine Announces New Safety Support for Volunteer Fire Departments

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Administrator John Logue announced today that local volunteer fire departments...

New Projects Expect to Create 534 Jobs, More Than $40 Million in Payroll

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced the approval of assistance for nine projects set to create...

AG Yost Invites Ohio High School Students to Join Teen Ambassador Board

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors for the prestigious Teen Ambassador Board, an...

Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Announce New Features to OhioMeansJobs.com

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced new user-friendly features to OhioMeansJobs.com, coordinated by InnovateOhio, the Governor’s Office...

Governor DeWine Announces $23.2 Million in Grants for Arts Organizations

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik today announced more than $23 million in...

Alert: BCI Identifies First Case of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful...

AG Yost Announces Victim Assistance Award Winners at Two Days in May Conference

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — With nearly 1,000 attendees on hand, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost this afternoon presented three statewide awards during the second day...

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...