The State of Ohio is making some changes to the Homestead Exemption Tax that will benefit many Ohioans. The Allen County auditor released that new income thresholds have been established for seniors 65 years of age or older, disabled veterans, and spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty. The amounts adjust with inflation annually, and properties have a new market value because of the new triennial.
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The Federal Social Security Fairness Act passed through the U.S. Senate Chamber in the final session Saturday before Congress resets next year. This act will eliminate WEP and GPO allowing public employees that pay into state sponsored retirement systems to receive their full social security benefits.
August 23, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in 15 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over the Biden administration’s latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens through executive action, a move that flagrantly violates federal law. The lawsuit challenges the department’s recent “parole-in-place” program, which seeks to provide blanket amnesty to 1.3 million illegal aliens with certain family members in the United States.
Ohio’s Senate President has some concerns about a citizen backed proposed ballot initiative to change the state’s map making process.
June 27, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The U.S. Supreme Court today granted a request led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for an immediate stay of the Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to regulate air pollution nationwide through its “good neighbor plan.” The court halted the program, which aims to protect downwind states from high levels of ozone pollution, while litigation in the lower courts continues.
June 18, 2024, Press Release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio: The Justice Department today announced that it has filed statements of interest in federal courts in Ohio and Alabama to promote the correct and uniform interpretation of voting laws guarding the rights of voters with disabilities. The statements of interest are part of the Justice Department’s continuing nationwide efforts to ensure that the voting rights of all individuals, including people with disabilities, are protected.
42-year-old Dewayne Carter Jr. was indicted by an Allen Co. Grand Jury on 4 charges connected to a January 12, 2024 shooting in Lima.
May 30, 2024, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced a game-changing settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association in his lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s double transfer rule, which restricts college athletes’ ability to compete after transferring to another school.