Beryl Piccolantonio News
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today released the following statement concerning Tuesday’s first hearing on Senate Bill (SB) 1, the Higher Education Destruction Act, in the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee:
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today joined the Ohio House Democratic Caucus in sending a letter to Governor Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost urging them to not appeal Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Holbrook’s ruling that the governor violated a statue in 2021 when he refused to accept $900M in federal unemployment during the pandemic. The ruling, if not appealed by the attorney general and if the funds are distributed by the governor, means 300K Ohio families will be eligible for meaningful financial support.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today issued the following statement honoring International Holocaust Remembrance Day in memory of the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust and the millions of other victims at the hands of Nazi persecution, and the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp:
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today announced that she has been assigned as ranking member for the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee for the 136th General Assembly.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today issued the following statement on the news that Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal:
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) Monday was sworn into the 136th Ohio General Assembly. Rep. Brown Piccolantonio will be beginning her first full term in the legislature, serving the people of Gahanna, New Albany, Westerville, and Blacklick at the Ohio Statehouse.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today released the following statement regarding her support of House Bill (HB) 296 which would increase employer contributions to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F):
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today gave sponsor testimony to the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on three bills: the Charter School Oversight Act, the School Busing Improvement Act, and the School Rating Enhancement Act.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) Wednesday gave sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 490, legislation which would designate the third Sunday in November as "Road Traffic Victims Day of Remembrance” in the state of Ohio. ¿
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — State Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today pushed back on the Ohio Controlling Board’s approval of $690K in funding from the Emergency Purposes Fund requested by the Secretary of State’s office. These state dollars will go towards attorney fees and costs associated with the legal defense in the case of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Frank LaRose. This case concerned legislation (House Bill 458) that was passed during the 2022 lame duck session.
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