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Ohio Attorney General Seeks $4.5 million More for Outside Counsel; Controlling Board Approves

5558906 · May 5, 2025
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Summary

The Ohio Controlling Board approved a request from the Attorney General’s Office to increase outside counsel funding by $4.5 million. The office said the increase covers new or newly-litigated matters and that outside counsel use has decreased year over year for the same request period.

The Ohio Controlling Board on May 5 approved a $4,500,000 supplemental request for outside counsel for the Attorney General’s Office after a brief explanation from the department.

Representative Tom Sweeney questioned why the agency returned to the board so soon after a February request and asked…

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