Bride Rose Sweeney News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today announced that the $2 billion capital re-appropriations budget for fiscal years 2023-24 has been signed into law. The legislation, House Bill (HB) 597, is a timely measure that complies with the Ohio Constitution’s two-year limit on appropriations. It was voted out of the House Finance Committee, 22-0, where Rep. Sweeney is the Ranking Member. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) announced that the State Controlling Board approved over $96 million in additional funding for the Bridge Formula Program from the recently passed federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. 

COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $320,821 to support first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder arising from their employment.  The Ohio Post-Traumatic Stress Fund was created by House Bill (HB) 308 in the 133rd General Assembly, and it is a long-standing Democratic priority that helps pay lost wages and medical costs to public safety officers resulting from disability caused by PTSD. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today announced bipartisan legislation, jointly sponsored by Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery), to designate the last week in February as “Eating Disorders Awareness Week.” 

COLUMBUS- State Reps. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) and Sharon Ray (R-Wadsworth) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 572, bipartisan legislation to designate Jan. 25 as “National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.”

COLUMBUS – Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) announced today that the state Controlling Board approved several major items this week, including $125 million to continue the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs in Ohio schools to ensure every student has access to nutritious meals

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland), the Ranking Democrat on the House Finance Committee, issued a statement today after the first hearing of House Bill (HB) 290, controversial legislation that would allow any school-aged child in Ohio to be eligible for a state voucher to pay for private education, regardless of family income. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today issued a statement after receiving the 2021 Jack Wolfe Memorial Award from the Ohio Association of Election Officials (OAEO)

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) issued the following statement after Attorney General Dave Yost released an opinion Tuesday on the meaning of a law that appears to bar election officials from collaborating with non-governmental persons or entities on voting initiatives. The opinion states that election officials could be subject to first-degree misdemeanor or fourth-degree felony charges for collaborating with voter advocates.