Recent vandalism to the Ohio Statehouse and other high- profile government buildings has prompted an outcry from some of the state鈥檚 top leaders. Now, Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the Ohio Attorney General to go after those who damage public buildings.
Republican Rep. Jeff LaRe (R-Canal Winchester) says prosecutors ended up dismissing about 60 charges against people accused of damaging the Statehouse and Ohio Supreme Court buildings. So, would allow the AG to handle those situations.
鈥淗opefully having the attorney general with that authority, we will put a stop to this because essentially not prosecuting these crimes is like endorsing that behavior,
LaRe says taxpayers should not be footing the bill to repair these state buildings.
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