News Releases

In response to arguments by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Franklin County Magistrate recommended a $19,840,000 civil penalty against the owners and property manager of an affordable housing apartment complex for violating Ohio’s asbestos regulations, including exposing workers to asbestos danger without their knowledge.

Joined by members of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and law enforcement officers from across the state, Attorney General Dave Yost gathered today with the families of nine Ohio peace officers who died in the line of duty in recent years to honor the officers and others lost before them.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking a Belmont County judge to find Austin Master Services and Brad D. Domitrovitsch, who is in control of the company, in contempt for failing to meet the court’s deadline to clean up the illegal levels of fracking waste stored at its recycling facility in Martins Ferry.

Students in the Youngstown City School District, in collaboration with Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the national “Do the Write Thing Program,” continue to make strides in their mission. Their goal is to empower young individuals to candidly talk about violence they’ve encountered and offer solutions for their communities.

Together with his counterparts in five other states, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today sued the U.S. Department of Education over the recent overhaul of Title IX, saying the profound changes trample all over the lawmaking power of Congress.

Nick Jones, a student at Early College Middle School, candidly reflects on how he has grown all-too accustomed to violence.

Agents with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force arrested an attorney seeking to buy sex during an undercover operation, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants the public to weigh in on whether additional safeguards are needed to protect consumers from having their signatures used without their full knowledge or consent.

In an emergency motion filed today with the Ohio Supreme Court, Attorney General Dave Yost argues that a Franklin County judge overstepped his judicial authority by placing on hold the entirety of House Bill 68.

Mention the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, and Ohio residents probably think about its efforts to protect consumers, combat human trafficking or investigate crime. But the office also plays a crucial role in safeguarding the state’s environment.