IG Says State Administrator Improperly Solicited Sponsorship Fee

The Ohio Inspector General's office says a former Department of Administrative Services IT supervisor possibly violated ethics laws by pursuing and accepting a job with a state vendor while managing that vendor's multi-million dollar contract.

A number of government websites, many of them in Ohio, have been hacked with a message that purports to be supportive of the Islamic State group.

The state Controlling Board has granted permission to the Ohio Department of Administrative Services to use an alternative way of selecting some vendors.

State officials are working on a plan to rid the Rhodes State Office Tower in downtown Columbus of legionella bacteria.

A state parole officer is under investigation amid claims of inappropriate conduct. 

The Ohio Inspector General's office says a former Ohio Department of Education administrator used state resources to lobby for her personal business.

The Ohio Inspector General says the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction overpaid food service contractor Aramark Correctional Services by more than 57 thousand dollars, due to an inflated inmate count at the London Correctional Institution.

The Ohio Inspector General's office says Belmont Correctional Institution warden Michele Miller improperly offered inmates credit for community-service hours in exchange for 1 dollar donations to charities of her choice.