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Yost, Other AGs Reach $10.25 Million in Settlements With Wireless Giants Over Deceptive Ads

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced $10.25 million in three multistate settlements with the largest wireless carriers in the United States to resolve the 50 attorneys general investigations into deceptive and misleading advertising practices.

5/9/2024

AG Yost Commends Zanesville Students for Thoughtful Reflections on Youth Violence

Levi Knott, a student at Zanesville Middle School, doesn’t mince words when addressing the problem of peer bullying.

5/8/2024

AG Yost Highlights Dangerous Trends on National Fentanyl Awareness Day

On a day set aside to raise awareness nationally about fentanyl-related overdose deaths, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released data from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s laboratory highlighting the ongoing prevalence of the synthetic opioid in Ohio.
 

5/7/2024

Six Indicted in Columbus Trafficking, Drug Ring: Two of the Suspects Remain at Large

Six members of a Linden-area human trafficking and narcotics ring are facing dozens of felony charges following an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

5/7/2024

Yost Testifies to Help Human Trafficking Victims Expunge Their Criminal Records: Office Also Launches ‘HT 101’ Guide to Aid Communities

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost testified before the House Criminal Justice Committee this afternoon in support of legislation that would expand the eligibility of human trafficking survivors to have their criminal records expunged.

5/7/2024

Magistrate Recommends $19.8 Million Penalty for Asbestos Violations at Troubled Columbus Apartment Complex

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.

5/3/2024

Nine Who Died in Line of Duty Honored at Ohio Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony

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.

5/2/2024

Austin Master Services Fails to Clean Up Waste, AG Yost Requests Judge to Hold the Facility in Contempt

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.

5/1/2024

AG Yost Recognizes Youngstown Students for Essays That Aim to Curb Youth Violence

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.

4/30/2024

AG Yost Stands Firm for Title IX, Student Privacy and Fairness for Women in Education

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.

4/30/2024
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