Ohio Attorney General

Groups proposing amendments to repeal some Ohio voting laws and to eliminate qualified immunity for some government employees got rejections from the attorney general.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost claimed that the title of the "Ohio Voters Bill of Rights" was misleading.

Ohio Atty. Gen. Dave Yost said a new statewide hotline for human trafficking has launched, and a new law is set to go into effect that will allow expungement of prostitution from criminal records.

Ohio’s Republican attorney general is suing to remove two members from the board of the state teachers’ pension fund, saying he's on the side of retired teachers.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's suit claims board members Wade Steen and Dr. Rudy Fichtenbaum seek to steer as much as $65 billion to a shell company.

The state of Ohio’s investigation into the House Bill 6 nuclear power plant corruption scandal continues, in spite of the suspected suicide of the former public utilities commission chair.

For the eighth time, Ohio’s attorney general has rejected a proposal that would eliminate qualified immunity for police officers and other government employees accused in shootings or other actions.

The Ohio Attorney General's Blue Ribbon task force formed last year to recommend changes to the hundreds of hours police recruits receive before they hit the streets as officers.

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%.

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