County Commissioners Association of Ohio

Updated: 4:18 p.m., Aug. 28, 2019 Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has circulated draft legislation that could allow the state — not counties — to take the lead in lawsuits over the opioid crisis. The news comes as Purdue Pharma considers a settlement, reportedly valued at $10 billion to $12 billion, with more than 2,000 local governments suing drug companies over the opioid crisis.

There is one statewide issue on the ballot in this November’s election. Issue 1 proposes to reduce prison overcrowding in Ohio by reducing the sentences…

County commissioners are firing back at a proposal coming next week from a Republican state lawmaker that would restrict their legal power to raise county…

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, March 12:UH faces lawsuit over damaged eggs and embryos;Republic Steel to reopen Lorain plant;Kasich to…