For Immediate Release Yost Ad Calls Out Opponent for Anti-Voter Views on Elected AGs April 18, 2018 Columbus – Auditor of State Dave Yost, the GOP candidate for Ohio attorney general, today released a 15-second ad challenging his opponent’s anti-voter views on elected office. At a recent Columbus Chamber of Commerce roundtable discussion, former political

Ironton Tribune Public records-related citations across Ohio fell last year but some officials still need to work harder to comply with the law, Republican State Auditor Dave Yost said in releasing new statistics Sunday. “I can understand a bookkeeping error–mistakes happen–but there’s no justification for violating the clear law of public records,” Yost said in

WOSU | Andy Chow Politicians and advocates have been sounding off nationwide about what the country should do about gun control policies in the wake of the mass school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida. Some same conversations are happening right here in Ohio from Gov. John Kasich calling for common sense changes

The Toledo Blade | Jim Provance Transportation, home health-care, and other service providers found to have been paid for Medicaid services they couldn’t prove they provided have repaid just a fraction of what they owe, state Auditor Dave Yost said Tuesday. OBJECTHe’s thrown his support behind Senate Bill 218, which would require many such providers

Cleveland.com | Mary Kilpatrick Republican attorney general candidate Dave Yost on Monday called on the Ohio legislature to adopt his new plan to combat school shootings in Ohio. Yost wants give teachers with prior military or law enforcement experience the opportunity to receive training to respond to dangerous situations at schools, according to a news release from

For Immediate Release Who will join D.C. Dettelbach’s growing list of elite out-of-state donors? We’ll find out tomorrow. January 30, 2018 Columbus— When Ohio’s annual financial reports are released tomorrow, we will find out which out-of-state elites have joined D.C. Dettelbach’s growing list of outside donors. We already know that the former mayor of Cleveland,

55KRC | Brian Thomas Compliance examinations to verify whether Medicaid providers have sufficient documentation to support payment have led to repayment demands totaling nearly $10.6 million in 2017, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced today. Since taking office, Yost’s Medicaid team has identified $35,693,483 in improper payments. In recent years, auditors have focused on home

Zanesville Times Recorder | Shelly Schultz A recent audit of the Village of Philo found five officials and employees received $2,210 in payments that were unsupported or lacked approval from village council. According to the audit released Thursday by State Auditor Dave Yost, the following payments to village officials and employees were made in addition

WKBN An Ashtabula County Medicaid provider owes the state more than $119,000 because she allegedly threw away records needed to support all of the services she was paid for during a three-year period. A Medicaid examination by Auditor of State Dave Yost’s office found that Kimberlee Potts, a personal care aid, claimed reimbursement for 1,502 services

The Plain Dealer | Jackie Borchardt The Ohio Department of Commerce didn’t know it hired a consultant with a felony marijuana conviction to help score medical marijuana grow license applications but says the past offense didn’t undermine the agency’s process for awarding the highly sought-after licenses. The department plans to go ahead and award 24 cultivator