Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost resigning to take private-sector job with nonprofit law firm

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday he will resign and take a private-sector job with nonproft law firm Alliance Defending Freedom. The “surprise move” was first reported by the Columbus Dispatch. Earlier Thursday, Yost’s spokesperson did not confirm or deny the report when contacted, but half a dozen statehouse sources who wished to remain anonymous said Yost is expected to leave his job ahead of the November election....