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Attorney General Yost Announces Significant Jump in Funding to Ohio’s Rape Crisis Centers

Grant award documents are being sent today to 32 rape crisis centers and agencies statewide from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, providing a total of $4.16 million in grant funding to those organizations.

8/20/2019

AG Yost Sues Contractor for Consumer Refunds of $147K

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking refunds of $147,000 from a home improvement contractor following complaints from more than a dozen consumers in southeast Ohio.

8/20/2019

AG Yost Sues Contractor for Almost $20K in Damages

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking consumer refunds of almost $20,000 from a home improvement contractor in Butler County.

8/16/2019

AG Yost Sues Central Ohio Contractor for Consumer Refunds of $105K

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking consumer refunds of $105,000 from a central Ohio contractor accused of performing shoddy work and failing to complete home improvement projects.

8/15/2019

Review of Facial-Recognition Database Finds No Evidence of Misuse

The state database containing photos from Ohio driver’s licenses and law enforcement sources has not been used by federal, state or local law enforcement to conduct mass surveillance, broad dragnets, political targeting or other illegitimate uses, a review by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office has concluded.

8/14/2019

Ohio Attorney General Announces Grant Funding for Marijuana Testing

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the creation of a Major Marijuana Trafficking Grant Program to assist law enforcement in differentiating between hemp and marijuana. 

8/13/2019

Summary Language Rejected for Proposed House Bill 6 Referendum

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary language for a proposed referendum seeking to repeal House Bill 6.

8/12/2019

Identity of Defiance County John Doe Sought

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Defiance County Sheriff Douglas Engel are seeking assistance to identify a man who was found deceased on May 24, 2019. The male was located in the Maumee River in Defiance County, and may have entered the water between Indiana and the recovery site.

8/8/2019

AG Yost Sues Wedding Photographer Following Complaints From Newlyweds

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a wedding photographer in response to complaints from newlywed couples who paid for photos and videos but never received them.

8/8/2019

AG Yost Joins Coalition of 43 Attorneys General Urging Streaming Industry to Protect Young Viewers from Tobacco

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general in urging the streaming industry to limit tobacco use in their video content.

8/7/2019
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