Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced that the Ohio Missing Persons Unit, along with local law enforcement agencies, had a 98.4 percent recovery rate of missing children in 2011.
Ohioans Can Now Access Child Support Information Online
April 23, 2012 by
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has announced a new website that will give families 24-hour access to their child support case information online, so they can look up information about their cases themselves, without having to call or visit a local office.
State Income Tax Rate Lowest in 30 Years, Revenues Still Up
April 17, 2012 by
Taxpayers filing last-minute returns today will be paying the lowest state income tax Ohio has seen in 30 years.
The rates that went into effect this year for last year’s earned income continue a downward trend and haven’t been lower since 1981 for people earning less than $80,000 per year, according to a Dayton Daily News analysis of Ohio Department of Taxation records.
Four Cases on Schedule for Supreme Court Session in Marion
April 10, 2012 by
The Supreme Court of Ohio has confirmed the four cases it will hear in official session in Marion County on Wednesday, April 25, as part of its semiannual Off-Site Court Program. Oral arguments will be held before the seven Justices of the Supreme Court at 9 a.m. at the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, 100 North Main Street, in Marion.
Court Rules Ohio Can Re-Start Lethal Injections
April 5, 2012 by
U.S. District Court Judge Gregory L. Frost said “yes” yesterday with some trepidation, clearing the way for the resumption of lethal injections after a four-month hiatus because of legal entanglements.
Petition Accepted for Repeal of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
April 4, 2012 by
On the second try, a proposed constitutional amendment to repeal Ohio’s same-sex marriage ban was certified Tuesday by Attorney General Mike DeWine.
DeWine decided that the petition submitted last week by the Freedom To Marry Ohio coalition contained the requisite 1,000 valid signatures of Ohio registered voters and included a “fair and truthful” summary of the proposed amendment.
Ohio Forms Human Trafficking Task Force
April 2, 2012 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine praised last week's signing by Gov. John Kasich of an executive order creating the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force to combat human trafficking in the state.
OCC Names New Director
March 23, 2012 by
Bruce J. Weston has been selected to serve as the next Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC), only the fourth in the agency's 35-year history, the OCC Governing Board announced today. He has been serving as the Interim Consumers’ Counsel at OCC since October 2011.
Antitrust Complaint Against Two Ohio Rock Salt Producers
March 22, 2012 by
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Cargill, Inc. and Morton Salt, Inc. alleging actions that resulted in above-market prices being paid by the Ohio Department of Transportation and other government entities around the State, including Marion, for rock salt, used to make wintry roads safer for travelers.
Study Ranks Ohio Low for Anti-Corruption Effort
March 20, 2012 by
The risk of corruption inside state government is higher here than in most other states, according to a new report that gives Ohio an overall grade of D for anti-corruption efforts — 34th-worst in the country.
