Category: Ohio
Ohio
Summary of Petition Accepted To Amend Ohio’s Minimum Wage
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today accepted a petition seeking to amend Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, which sets...
Ohio
Democrats Urge Gov. DeWine To Issue Pardons For Marijuana Possession
COLUMBUS—State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today sent a letter to Gov. DeWine urging him to immediately issue pardons for all existing...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Announces Third Round of Wellness Funding for Ohio First Responders
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that 13 local first responder agencies will receive a total of nearly $1.7 million to help support...
Ohio
Knox County Couple Indicted in Elder Abuse, Theft of More Than $450,000
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A Knox County grand jury has indicted a former law enforcement officer and his wife on seven felony charges stemming from...
Ohio
Suspect Arrested; Another At Large Following Human Trafficking Indictment
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance to locate an indicted suspect following the arrest...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Awards $1.67 Million for First Responder Wellness
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the first round of funding to be awarded to local first responder agencies as part...
Ohio
Yost, 32 Other Attorney Generals Reach $438 Million Settlement with JUUL
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost and 32 other attorneys general today announced a proposed $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs stemming from...
Ohio
Husted Announces New Broadband Infrastructure Training Program at Buckeye Hills Career Center
Graduates will be essential to broadband expansion in Ohio
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced the...
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Governor Announces Second Annual Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, Launches New Naloxone Website
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio will observe the state’s second annual Overdose Awareness Day on Wednesday, Aug. 31 and begin...
Ohio
BCI Update on Knox County Officer-Involved Shooting
(MOUNT VERNON, Ohio) — On Saturday, Aug. 20, the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) was requested by Knox County Sheriff David...
Ohio
Democrats to introduce State Official Integrity Act
Anti-corruption legislation would ban statewide officeholders from receiving compensation for private employment while in office
COLUMBUS- Today, House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Increases Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program to $100 Million
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he is increasing the amount of violent crime reduction grant funding available to local...
