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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law:  Senate Bill 58, sponsored by State Senators Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green), prohibits requiring fees or firearms liability insurance for the possession of firearms, or fees for the possession of knives, and to enact the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act. Senate Bill 63, sponsored by State …

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, the Ohio Department of Development, and JobsOhio announced today that Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest an estimated $10 billion in additional funding to expand its data center infrastructure across greater Ohio, creating hundreds of new, well-paying jobs by the end of 2030 and strengthening the state’s role as a major …

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks will step down as director on September 30, 2024, and that Pamela Vest Boratyn will be nominated to serve as ODOT director beginning October 1, 2024.  Boratyn will need to be confirmed by the Ohio Senate. “I want to thank Director Marchbanks for his leadership …

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that 11 certified crime laboratories will receive an additional $3.4 million in funding as part of the Ohio Crime Lab Efficiency Program.  Governor DeWine created the Ohio Crime Lab Efficiency Program in 2022 to help Ohio crime laboratories reduce and eliminate backlogs, increase overall lab efficiency, and decrease evidence processing time.  “Criminal investigations depend …