Anita Somani News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) signed on to a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alongside at least 365 other state legislators representing all 50 states yesterday. The letter called on HHS to rescind its proposed rewrite of the Head Start Program Performance Standards, warning the changes would weaken program quality, destabilize programs, and shift costs to families and states.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today voted in favor of a 90-day gas tax holiday to provide immediate relief to Ohio drivers facing high prices at the pump.

COLUMBUS -  State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for the maintenance, renovation, and construction of state-owned infrastructure, including colleges, universities, school districts, and other community projects.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $1.8M in funding for the replacement of the four aging and failing boilers serving the entire Major General Robert Sprague Beightler Joint Force Headquarters Building. This building serves as the headquarters for the Adjutant General’s Department, a cabinet-level agency that manages the Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard, and State Defense Force.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved on Monday $30,450 to replace flooring at the Ohio School for the Deaf Recreation Center. The Ohio School for the Deaf Recreation Center, also known as the "Spartan Center" is the main connection hub for the school. The Spartan Center is used as a recreation area for residential students in the evenings as a community area, and it is also used during school hours for small events and as an alternate teaching space.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today issued the following statement on the Pharmacy Board’s proposed rule to classify synthetic kratom as a Schedule 1 drug: 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader, Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Assistant Minority Leader Phil Robinson (D-Solon), Minority Whip Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D- Gahanna), Representative Anita Somani (D- Dublin), Representative Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Township), Representative Crystal Lett (D- Hilliard), Representative Munira Abdullahi (D- Columbus) and Representative Tristan Rader (D- Lakewood) today unveiled innovative and timely legislation that will reduce Ohioans’ rising healthcare, childcare, energy, housing, and consumer goods costs. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today issued the following statement on House Bill (HB) 249, legislation that would ban drag shows outside of nightclubs and targets members of the LGBTQ+ community.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) today issued the following statement on House Bill (HB) 347, legislation requiring a 24-hours waiting period for patients accessing reproductive care.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Anita Somani (D-Dublin) Monday announced that the Controlling Board approved $2.69M in funding for the renovation of the former elementary building of the Ohio School for the Deaf and the Ohio School for the Blind. This renovation will create a new administration space for the school and more pre-school classrooms to serve students. The Controlling Board also approved $96K to replace the HVAC system in the Deaf conference center at the school, which serves as a gathering space for the community.