Dave Yost

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost told the Ohio Supreme Court on Monday that rushing a lawsuit filed against him by a coalition of civil rights organizations seeking to place a package of voter protections on the November ballot is unjustified.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is asking a Hamilton County judge deciding the legality of the state’s ban on abortion after six weeks to dismiss the case, which would let that ban stand.

The group wants to put an issue on the November ballot that repeals and changes some of Ohio‘s election and voting laws.

A coalition of voting-rights groups is vowing to fight on after Ohio Republican Attorney General Dave Yost issued his second rejection Thursday of petition language it has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment.

Ohio, the U.S. Department of Justice and 10 other states have joined the lawsuit.

Data shows Columbus' rate of gun violence decreased but largely remained steady, while Parma's rate decreased significantly. Cincinnati and Dayton only increased moderately by 5 to 6%.

State Sen. Andrew Brenner (R-Delaware) says he thinks his two properties were targets of fake emergency calls, because he helped pass legislation increasing penalties for such actions.

A task force with the Ohio Chamber of Commerce has been looking at the problem of retail crime and has some suggestions

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost, who was outspoken against Issue 1, is likely to argue in court that the abortion rights amendment passed in Issue 1 invalidates the ban on abortion after six weeks.

Columbus police arrested 62 people from Sept. 25 to 30, which was the most arrests in any jurisdiction in Ohio.