Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined 18 other Republican attorneys general to pressure Costco to drop its DEI policies.

DeWine cannot run for reelection in 2026 because of term limits. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted planned to run as DeWine's successor, but Husted recently accepted DeWine's appointment to the U.S. Senate, replacing Vice President JD Vance.

Re "Ohio AG Dave Yost to Costco: Drop your diversity programs or else," Jan. 29. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s push against Costco’s DEI policies is just another example of his pattern of inserting himself into issues that have nothing to do with his role.

An Ohio state senator blasted Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday for Yost’s participation in a multi-state letter saying retail giant Costco’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices are illegal.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he's running for governor to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine in 2026.

Yost, 68, seeks to succeed two-term Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a fellow Republican, who is term-limited in 2026. He had teased his plans in a somewhat ominous black-and-white video posted to the social platform X in November.

Yost, a Columbus Republican, is making official what’s been perhaps the most poorly kept secret in Ohio politics the past two years.

The stampede started Thursday when Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose yearning for the governor’s office was the worst kept secret in Ohio politics, finally announced he will run for the 2026 Republican nomination.

Ohio is taking a significant step in the fight against human trafficking with a new partnership announced Tuesday.

Yost’s bid comes after Vivek Ramaswamy signaled plans to run for governor next year but has not officially announced it.

Political leadership is shifting in the state of Ohio. Since Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Vice President J.D. Vance’s Ohio Senator seat until the November 2026 special election,

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top ...