More than 100 people were charged for trying to buy sex in a statewide human-trafficking operation conducted last week in Ohio.
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Attorney General Dave Yost Files Motion to End Injunction on Ohio’s Heartbeat Law
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion on Friday to end an injunction put in place by a federal court against a heartbeat law passed in 2019.
The motion follows a decision by the Supreme Court that reversed Roe v. Wade. Therefore, abortion laws will now be left to individual states.
Read the full storyJim Renacci: ‘It is Time for Ohio to Step Up and Make This State One That Protects Life’
Former Congressman and businessman Jim Renacci on Friday celebrated a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that reversed Roe v. Wade.
Because of the decision, abortion laws will now be left to individual states—rather than a mandate that abortion is a constitutional right.
Read the full storyLaw Enforcement Officials in Ohio Seized $42 Million in Narcotics in 2021
Law enforcement officials, working as the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC), have seized approximately $42 million in illegal narcotics in 2021.
The comprehensive total blows past the $29 million total captured in 2020, an alarming trend for law enforcement officers and the state’s leaders.Â
Read the full storyOhio Attorney General Yost Files Suit to Stop Federal Funding of Abortions
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration, aimed to prevent the funding of abortion by federal tax funds.
The lawsuit, which is joined by 11 other states, targets the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for changing a rule that prevented federally funded family planning clinics from abortion referrals.
Read the full storyOhio House of Representative Expels Member for Corruption
The Ohio House of Representatives voted to expel one of their members, former Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford), following Householder’s indictment in an alleged $60 million federal bribery scheme.
Republican members advocated for the vote to be held on the House floor, rather than waiting for the expulsion legislation to pass through various committees. The historic, bipartisan 75-21 vote approved a resolution that contended Householder was not qualified for office.
Read the full storyOhio Attorney General Announces Agreement to Stop Money Flowing from House Bill 6 to FirstEnergy
FirstEnergy has agreed to give up what could have been a $120 million windfall in 2021, and Ohio put on hold its ongoing lawsuit relating the state’s nuclear bailout law.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday what he called a “big win” for state consumers when the energy company said it would forego a provision in the law that guaranteed FirstEnergy the ability to recapture yearly profits based on its profit numbers from 2018.
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