Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking lead-plaintiff status in a securities class-action lawsuit accusing the financial tech company Block Inc. of misleading investors and causing $12.6 million in losses for Ohio’s largest public pension fund, plus billions more for other investors.

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January 29, 2025, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Franklin County Coroner Dr. Nate Overmire are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found on Dec. 19 in Columbus.

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August 20, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a storm-chasing contractor accused of ghosting homeowners after accepting payments totaling $158,000 for repairs. The lawsuit against Liberty Restoration and its owner, Josh Basinger, alleges violations of the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act and the Home Solicitation Sales Act. It was filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.

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June 5, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is accepting applications for Yost’s Teen Ambassador Board (TAB) for the 2024-25 academic year. TAB – which is designed for high-school juniors and seniors from public, private, charter and online schools statewide, including home-schooled students – offers young people an opportunity to engage with state government officials and discuss issues affecting their lives.

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May 9, 2024, Press Release from the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — 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. Ohio is due to receive more than $478,000 under the agreements with AT&T Mobility together with Cricket Wireless, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless together with TracFone Wireless.

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May 7, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — 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.

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Republican Senate President Matt Huffman says updated legislative maps could be ready as soon as Thursday evening. But the Ohio Supreme Court has summoned members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a Tuesday appearance, where they face the possibility of being held in contempt for defying court orders. The group includes Republican Governor Mike DeWine, whose son, Justice Pat DeWine, has recused himself.

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The policy would provide the federal government with access to information on bank accounts and financial transactions. The letter states that banks across the country will have to transform the way they conduct business in order to comply with the proposed reporting requirements, including investing a significant amount of money in data collection and other systems.