AG Yost’s Suit Leads to Express Scripts Changes

 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the move by Cigna Group, parent company of Express Scripts, to give clients a clearer view of how much it pays for prescriptions:

Days after I sued Cigna and others over their anti-competitive practices and lack of transparency, they magically decide to become more transparent.Read full story

Brown, Rail Workers, Local Business Owners Push for Railway Safety Act

Brown Leading Bipartisan Rail Safety Legislation in the Wake of Norfolk Southern Derailments in Ohio Communities, Including Delaware County

COLUMBUS, OH – April 12, 2023 – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local business owners, rail union workers, and officials to call for swift passage of his bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023 two months after the devastating Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine.Read full story

Special Weather Statement – April 13, 2023

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
622 AM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023...

OHZ003-006>011-013-014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-
140000-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-
Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-
Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Toledo, Bowling Green, Perrysburg,
Port Clinton, Oak Harbor, Genoa, Fremont, Bellevue, Clyde,
Sandusky, Huron, Lorain, Elyria, North Ridgeville, Avon Lake,
Cleveland, Chardon, South Russell, Bainbridge, Chesterland,
Middlefield, Burton, Jefferson, Orwell, Andover, Roaming Shores,
Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard, Brunswick, Medina,
Wadsworth, Akron, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Ravenna, Warren,
Niles, Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline,
Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Orrville, Rittman, Canton,
Massillon, Alliance, Youngstown, Boardman, Austintown, Marion,
Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck, Mount Vernon,
Edinboro, Corry, Union City, Meadville, and Titusville
622 AM EDT Thu Apr 13 2023

...ELEVATED
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East Palestine Update – 4/12/23

 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—The following are updates from the State of Ohio regarding remediation work at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Hazardous Waste Removal

According to the Ohio EPA, approximately 11.7 million gallons of liquid wastewater have been hauled out of East Palestine in total. Read full story