Casey Weinstein News

State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) today announced their plan to introduce a bill to fully repeal and refund subsidies being paid by Ohioans to bail out two Ohio Valley Electric Corp. (OVEC) coal-fired power plants—one of which is located in Indiana. The subsidies were established in HB 6 during the 133rd General Assembly. 

State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson), along with members of the House Democratic Caucus, today sent a letter to the Ohio House Finance Committee and the Ohio House Transportation Subcommittee of Finance suggesting a series of amendments to the State Transportation Budget following the tragic events in East Palestine.

State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) released the following statement today on his Ohio House of Representatives committee assignments for the 135th General Assembly.

State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today gave testimony before the Ohio House Finance Committee on House Bill 382. This legislation would legalize adult-use cannabis for Ohioans aged 21 years and older. 

State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Assistant Minority Leader Thomas West (D-Canton) today gave sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Civil Justice Committee on House Bill (HB) 320.

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) issued a statement after 41 U.S. Republican Senators voted no on the PACT Act, a bill that would expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits during deployment.  

COLUMBUS–State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement after the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) held the first meeting Wednesday of its ongoing review into why AEP decided to shut off power to thousands of homes after severe storms and a heatwave swept through Central Ohio in late June. During the meeting, AEP expressed that climate change contributed to the extreme weather that caused the outage. Reps. Weinstein and Brent renewed their calls for the legislature to take action on the Energy Jobs and Justice Act, their comprehensive clean energy policy that would promote energy equity, lower carbon emissions and create utility accountability and transparency. 

COLUMBUS – State Representative Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) announced the passage of the capital budget, House Bill (HB) 687, by the Ohio House of Representatives. 

COLUMBUS—State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) and Jeffrey A. Crossman (D-Parma) issued a statement today after House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) refused to recognize two Democratic floor amendments that would repeal the coal subsidies created by House Bill (HB) 6, the corrupt, billion dollar nuclear bailout bill. 

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) issued a statement today in response to the announcement that the petition initiative to legalize cannabis in Ohio will not appear on the ballot this November.