Category: Ohio
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...
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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...
Ohio
Man Posing as Funeral Home Director Found Guilty
(TOLEDO, Ohio) — A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found Shawnte Hardin guilty of multiple felony charges for providing funeral services without a...
Ohio
Attorney General Yost Announces the Formation of National Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Ohio has teamed with Indiana, North Carolina and 47 other attorneys general in forming a...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Announces Plans for New H2Ohio Wetlands in 22 Counties
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz today announced plans for more than two dozen new H2Ohio...
Ohio
Governor DeWine Issues Statement on Passage of CHIPS for America Act
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine released the following statement in response to the passage of the CHIPS for America Act in Congress:
“Today’s action by...
