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Polluter’s Estate Agrees to Pay $300,000 for Cleanup of River in Northeast Ohio

The estate of a Lake County man whose illegal handling of dredged material polluted the East Branch Chagrin River has agreed to pay $300,000 for restoration of the waterway under a proposed settlement brokered by Attorney General Dave Yost.

12/22/2023

NIBIN Database, Coupled with DNA Technology, Paying Early Dividends for Ohio Law Enforcement

Six months after the expansion of digital ballistic testing, Ohio law enforcement agencies are receiving investigative results that are making a difference in solving gun crimes, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

12/21/2023

Massage Parlor Suspected of Illicit Activity Searched by Law Enforcement

The Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force and the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office recently raided a massage parlor suspected of illicit activity, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

12/20/2023

AG Yost Announces BCI Leadership Transition

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that Bruce Pijanowski will become the next leader of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation following the retirement of current Superintendent Joe Morbitzer.  

12/18/2023

Attorney General Yost's Statement on Fallen Preble County Deputy

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of Preble County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Hamilton who died in the line of duty today.

12/18/2023

NCAA, Yost Jointly Request an Extended Hold on Enforcement of Transfer Rule

Seeking to clarify uncertainty for Division I college players, coaches and schools, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the NCAA are jointly asking a federal judge to extend his order prohibiting the NCAA from enforcing its Transfer Eligibility Rule until at least the end of this academic year.

12/15/2023

NCAA’s Transfer Rule on Hold as Judge Rules in Favor of Yost, Others in Antitrust Case

Division I college athletes who had been sidelined by the NCAA’s Transfer Eligibility Rule are free to compete immediately after a federal judge today granted a 14-day restraining order to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in six other states as part of their antitrust lawsuit challenging the rule.

12/13/2023

AG Yost Secures Settlement with Republic Steel Over Alleged Air-Pollution Violations at Canton Site

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a proposed agreement with Republic Steel to settle allegations of air-pollution violations at the company’s Canton mill, which is being permanently shut down under the watchful eye of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

12/12/2023

Ohio Attorney General's Office Issues Legal Explainer Regarding Heartbeat Act Litigation

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has issued the following legal explainer regarding next steps for Ohio's Heartbeat Act litigation: 

12/7/2023

AG Yost Leads Multistate Lawsuit Against NCAA Over Anti-Competitive Transfer Eligibility Rule

Led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, seven states filed a federal antitrust lawsuit today challenging the NCAA’s transfer eligibility rule as an illegal restraint on college athletes’ ability to market their labor and control their education.

12/7/2023
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