Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has sent a letter to the Vice President, Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House asking them to take all available measures to prevent a federal rule-making from crippling the U.S. manganese ferroalloys industry. Ohio has one of the two remaining U.S. producers of manganese ferroalloys, which are used in the production of steel.

The Ohio Ballot Board today certified the proposed constitutional amendment known as the “Ohio Crime Victims Bill of Rights Amendment” as a single ballot issue Wednesday.

Ohio Proud, the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) marketing program, is assisting Columbus City Schools as the district implements its “Ohio Days: My Plate, My State” lunch initiative.

Hillsboro mayor Drew Hastings swore in Andrew Gosink as a Hillsboro police officer Wednesday afternoon.

Hillsboro mayor Drew Hastings swore in Andrew Gosink as a Hillsboro police officer Wednesday afternoon.

PAS Technologies Inc. has announced the appointment of Kevin Speach as General Manager of the company’s facility in Phoenix, Ariz.

State senators including Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) and Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) announced Tuesday that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications through April 1, 2017 for the 2018 Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The Commission will hire 24 fellows to serve in the Ohio General Assembly for the 2018 calendar year.

State senators including Bob Peterson (R-Washington Court House) and Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) announced Tuesday that the Ohio Legislative Service Commission is accepting applications through April 1, 2017 for the 2018 Legislative and Telecommunications Fellowship Program. The Commission will hire 24 fellows to serve in the Ohio General Assembly for the 2018 calendar year.

This week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a multistate settlement with Western Union to establish a comprehensive anti-fraud program to help prevent consumers from sending money to con artists using Western Union products.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted filed an appeal Friday with the United States Supreme Court in the case of A. Philip Randolph Institute and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) v. Jon Husted in his official capacity as the Ohio Secretary of State, which challenges Ohio’s longstanding process for maintaining its voter rolls.

This week, Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) appointed Senator Joe Uecker (R-Miami Township) as Chairman to the Senate Standing Committee of Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has announced the Ohio Business Profile program will feature minority-owned businesses throughout the month of February.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) announced Wednesday that Alkermes, a global biopharmaceutical company with a facility in Clinton County, has been recently approved for a new project through the Ohio Tax Credit Authority.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) released the following statement Tuesday in response to the announcement that Amazon has changed plans to build a worldwide air cargo hub from Wilmington to Kentucky.

In recognition of Data Privacy Day (Jan. 28), Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued an update on his office’s Identity Theft Unit, which helps victims correct the effects of identity theft.