Category: Ohio

Summary of Petition to Amend Legislative Redistricting Process Accepted

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has determined that the language in the most recent petition summary of a proposed state constitutional...

AG Yost Announces Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Law Enforcement Training

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in...

Governor DeWine Announces Statewide H2Ohio Expansion Plans

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) Director Brian Baldridge today announced the statewide expansion of H2Ohio’s incentive program for...

Governor DeWine Announces Federal Grant Awards to Support Ohioans in Recovery

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced more than $2 million in funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission for six projects in Ohio that...

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...

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...