AG Yost is committed to post-investigation transparency in fatal officer-involved critical incidents, providing the public access to the full investigative case file.

Dave Yost was re-elected as Ohio’s 51st attorney general on Nov. 8, 2022, receiving more votes than any other attorney general in the state’s history. During his first term as the state’s chief legal officer, he quickly gained a national reputation as a fearless advocate for the rule of law — or, as he puts it, “the same rules for ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing the United States Gypsum Company (USG) for nearly $17 million over the company’s failure to maintain underground mines that caused dangerous sinkholes near State Route 2 in Ottawa County, threatening the …

Sep 9, 2024 · (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today directed his office to research legal avenues to stop the federal government from sending an unlimited number of migrants to Ohio communities.

The former quartermaster of a central Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars post has been ordered to repay more than $35,000 in funds stolen from the agency, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Union County Prosecutor Dave Phillips announced today.

Since his inauguration in January 2019, current Attorney General Dave Yost and his staff have been working to help chart a strong future for Ohioans by fighting injustice, righting wrongs, and otherwise protecting the state and its families.

Ohio continues to suffer through the opioid crisis, and Attorney General Yost is focused on fighting addiction at its source. He rolled out the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention & Education (SCOPE), a science-based push to reduce the number …

Mar 27, 2023 · (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In a landmark lawsuit filed today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics of using a little-known, Switzerland-based company to illegally drive up drug prices and ultimately push those higher costs onto patients who rely on lifesaving drugs such as insulin.

Attorney General Dave Yost’s office provides legal representation to the state of Ohio, including its many agencies, offices, boards, commissions and higher education institutions. The office’s work brings criminals to justice, preserves Ohioans’ rights and protects the interests of state government and the citizens it serves.

Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, he was the associate vice president of state relations at The Ohio State University. From 2019 to 2022, he led the state and federal lobbying efforts as the director of policy and legislation for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.