Lauren McNally News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $148,559.40 in state funds for 11 recently constructed Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) remote tower sites, including Youngstown State University in Ohio’s 59th district.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $29,867 in state funds from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) NatureWorks Grant Program for Poland Township.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the Ohio Controlling Board approval of $1,256,214.12 for the Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) located in Youngstown for construction services on a new water treatment system.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $6,741,082 in Department of Development (DEV) Ohio BUILDS (Broadband, Utilities, and Infrastructure for Local Development Success) water infrastructure grants for the City of Youngstown, the City of Columbiana, and Mahoning County. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $150,000 in grant funding from The Ohio Supreme Court’s Ohio Courts Technology Initiative for the Youngstown Municipal Court, allowing for major upgrades to their Case Management System (CMS), including implementing an option to e-file.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the Ohio Controlling Board approved more than $221,000 in support for Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) from the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) Workforce Based Training and Equipment line item. The program’s mission is the education and skill training of students and/or incumbent workers in meeting the current and future talent needs of growing, emerging and high demand industries through investment in capital equipment and facilities.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today sent a letter calling for a partnership with the Ohio Department of Commerce (ODC) to combat illegal child labor following an NBC report that claimed that two dozen minors, mainly from Guatemala, were working illegally in a poultry plant run by Gerber’s Poultry in Kidron, Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) Wednesday announced that the Youngstown City Health District received $5K in state funds from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s (Ohio EPA) Environmental Education Grant program.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) yesterda announced the October 19th funding of $14,750 in grants from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) for four artists, arts and cultural organizations, students, educators, and public arts programs in District 59 as part of OAC’s second state fiscal year 2024 funding round.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $250,000 in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grants for entities in Ohio’s 59th district, with a focus on assisting struggling families and encouraging workforce development.