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Summary of Petition to Amend Legislative Redistricting Process Accepted

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has determined that the language in the most recent petition summary of a proposed state constitutional amendment that would modify the legislative redistricting process does meet the requirement of being fair and truthful.   

10/2/2023

AG Yost Praises Statewide Human Trafficking Crackdown That Arrested 160

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the success of a weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown, ‘Operation Buyer’s Remorse,’ which sought to arrest those trying to buy sex and to identify survivors of human trafficking.  

10/2/2023

Warning Issued for Reemerging Synthetic Opioid in Ohio

Carfentanil, a lethal synthetic opioid, has reemerged in several Ohio drug cases, an increase that could foreshadow a rise in overdoses, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is urging caution. 

9/29/2023

AG Yost to Award Grants for Streamlined Threat Response at Schools

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced $4 million in grant funding available to local school districts to buy technology that links them directly to law enforcement in an effort to improve crisis response and crime prevention. 

9/29/2023

Yost, 25 Other AGs Confront Pornhub's Parent Company Over Predator Loophole

A potential loophole that could let predators share videos of child sex abuse on Pornhub has Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and 25 of his counterparts demanding answers from the company behind the website.

9/29/2023

Jackson County Charity Embezzlement Case Highlights Need for Nonprofit Oversight

A Wellston woman who stole charitable funds from a local booster club was sentenced Wednesday to one year of community control and will repay the more than $9,000 that she took, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Jackson County Prosecutor Randy Dupree announced.

9/28/2023

Family Indicted for Stealing $75,000 from Ironton EMS

Six family members are facing felony charges for allegedly stealing $75,000 from fuel cards belonging to an emergency medical services company in Ironton, Ohio, Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

9/25/2023

Yost Sues Hamilton County ‘Contractor,’ Alleging Deceptive Practices

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a “home-improvement contractor” in Hamilton County who allegedly swindled six consumers out of more than $35,500.

9/25/2023

AG Yost Announces Shutdown of Renergy’s Foul-Smelling ‘Digester’ in Greene County

Facing continuing complaints about raunchy odors stemming from environmental violations, Renergy has agreed to permanently close down its organic waste treatment facility in Greene County – a victory for the facility’s neighbors and the state as a whole.

9/20/2023

AG Yost Pushes Back on Federal Censorship of Free Speech

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Biden administration from censoring protected speech on social media.

9/20/2023
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