Category: 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

AG Yost Sues Biden Administration for Threatening to Withhold Nutrition Assistance for Schools

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pushing back on the Biden administration’s policy updates that compel schools receiving federal nutritional assistance and...

Governor DeWine Releases New Educational Tool to Prevent Distracted Driving by Teens

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) today released a new educational video for use by parents, teachers,...

ORDC Approves Grant Funding to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway

On July 20, 2022, the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) approved a grant to Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway (W&LE) in the amount of...

Husted, BroadbandOhio Announce Broadband Expansion Project in Cuyahoga County

(BROOKLYN, Ohio)—Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Director of InnovateOhio, today joined local leaders in Cuyahoga County to announce a broadband expansion project that once...

AG Yost Extends Application Deadline for Teen Ambassador Board

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has extended the deadline – to July 21 – for high school students...

Governor DeWine Announces Launch of Ohio Aging Compass

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—As Ohio recognizes Older Americans Month and Older Ohioans Month this May, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Aging (AGE) Director...

Ohio BMV Self-Service Kiosks Celebrate One Million Transactions

(COLUMBUS, OH) -The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) today announced its self-service kiosks have surpassed one million transactions, marking a major milestone in...

AG Yost Releases 2026 ‘Yellow Book,’ Provides Guidance for Public Officials Using Vanishing Chats

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today released the 2026 edition of the Ohio Sunshine Laws manual, which clarifies that messaging applications...

Governor and First Lady DeWine Celebrate New Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Research and Ohio Milestones on Read Across America Day

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine join Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio in highlighting a new...

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...