Finally happened: 

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann announced he was quitting Wednesday during a late afternoon press conference with Gov. Ted Strickland by his side. 

"Unfortunately, the last step I must take as attorney general to resolve these problems is to resign as attorney general," said Dann as he read from a prepared statement at the governor's Statehouse cabinet office. "It is my belief that this will preserve the great work being done by the office of attorney general."

While Dann left and did not take questions from the reporters assembled, Strickland answered questions from the media.

Strickland said Dann "has come to realize the seriousness of the situation" as "growing recognition from around the state" piled up asking for him to leave.

Things are happening fast in Ohio.  The only thing that hasn't happened is the actual resignation of the embattled Attorney General, Marc Dann: 

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann clung to his job Tuesday after spending most of the day trying to cut a deal to resign. 

Facing intense pressure to step down, the 46-year-old Democrat offered to quit if Republican Senate President Bill Harris agreed to delay an independent investigation of Dann's office by Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles. But Harris rejected the offer.

Dann kept his tenuous hold on the job Tuesday as fallout from a sexual harassment scandal enveloping his office continued.

His fellow Democrats brought unprecedented articles of impeachment, while House and Senate Republicans gave fast-track approval to a bill allowing Charles to investigate the attorney general.

Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland signed the bill into law Tuesday evening.

Breaking news from Ohio where the embattled Attorney General is expected to resign today:

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is expected to announce his resignation later today, The Plain Dealer has learned. He planned to break the news to his senior staff this afternoon.

The decision came as Dann faced intense pressure from fellow Democrats and Republican critics who said he was not fit to continue as the state's top lawyer.

It also followed action targeting Dann in the Ohio General Assembly today by lawmakers from both parties. House Democrats this morning filed articles of impeachment against Dann, accusing him of misconduct and malfeasance in office. And House Republicans began plans to fast-track a bill that would allow the state Inspector General's office to conduct an independent investigation into Dann's office.

Another scandal in Ohio.  This one involves the state's Attorney General, Marc Dann, who was elected in 2006:

All statewide Democratic elected officials and legislative leaders are calling on embattled Attorney General Marc Dann to resign from office. 

"The work of the Office of the Attorney General matters more, and is far more important, than any one person," Gov. Ted Strickland and a who's-who of Democratic state leaders wrote to Dann. "In many, many cases it is all that stands between the people and the powerful. Sadly, we no longer have even the most remote hope that you can continue to effectively serve as attorney general and that is why we are asking for your resignation."

Dann did not immediately respond to the letter today, but in a text message shortly before it was made public, he answered "no" when asked if he intends to step down.

The letter also said Democratic members of the House will begin impeachment proceedings if Dann doesn't resign.

The letter, prepared last night, was signed by Gov. Ted Strickland, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, Treasurer Richard Cordray, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, the two Democratic legislative leaders, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Columbus, and Sen. Ray Miller, D-Columbus, and Ohio Democratic Chairman Chris Redfern.

Strickland told Dann last night the letter was coming and verbally asked him to step down. Dann refused.

The move came after multiple conversations over the past two days among the top Democrats.

The pressure for Dann to resign began rising after developments Friday when two of Dann's top staffers were fired and two others resigned at the conclusion of a sexual harassment investigation triggered by an April 6 story in The Dispatch.

Dann confessed, for the first time, to having an affair with a young female staff member and set the tone for a hostile work environment that resulted in sexual harassment.