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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Latyna M. Humphrey (D-Columbus) today celebrated the final passage of House Bill (HB) 31 following unanimous approval by both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly. The Ohio Senate passed the measure 30-0, and the Ohio House subsequently concurred with a 95-0 vote.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Latyna M. Humphrey (D-Franklin) today issued the following statement regarding the recent assault of a 12-year-old child outside the Linden branch of Columbus Metropolitan Library.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Latyna M. Humphrey (D-Franklin) today issued the following statement after last night’s shooting outside the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library in the King Lincoln-Bronzeville neighborhood left a Columbus City Schools student critically injured.
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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Latyna M. Humphrey (D-Columbus) today issued a statement mourning the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pioneering civil rights leader, faith leader, and advocate for justice whose decades of service transformed the national conversation on equity and opportunity.
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COLUMBUS — The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today held a press conference discussing a legislative package of eight bills and resolutions aimed at protecting Ohio families, safeguarding due process, and ensuring accountability related to recent federal immigration enforcement activity impacting communities across the state.
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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Latyna M. Humphrey (D-Columbus) today announced she will be introducing a resolution which reaffirms lawmakers’ authority to enter and conduct oversight visits at detention facilities at any time.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS- Today, Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) commended President Biden’s executive action plan to reduce gun violence across the country. The executive actions include several measures the Biden administration is taking to keep guns out of the wrong hands, reduce community violence, assist local law enforcement and address the root causes of gun violence.
Read Full StoryPost Roe, dangerous Ohio law that criminalizes health care and women's freedom already taking effect
COLUMBUS— Ohio House Democrats and Democratic Leader Allison Russo (D- Upper Arlington) today issued the following statement regarding Ohio’s six-week abortion ban, which was given the go-ahead by a federal judge today after a three-year injunction on the Ohio Republican-passed law:
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) announced the passage of the capital budget, HB 687, by the Ohio House of Representatives yesterday.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) announced the State Controlling Board approved over $3.8 million to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to continue supporting operations for unemployment benefits.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) yesterday voted in favor of House Bill (HB) 377, bipartisan legislation to release the second, $442 million batch of local government funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to Ohio’s cities, villages and townships serving 50,000 people or less. Communities of more than 50,000 people receive their allocation directly from the federal government.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $6 million to prepare for Ohio’s general election in November.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS– Ohio House Minority Leader and Redistricting Commission member Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) issued a statement in response to a federal three judge panel’s decision regarding state legislative districts:
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COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) 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
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COLUMBUS –Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), Minority Whip Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park), Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) and Rep. Kristen Boggs (D-Columbus) issued a statement in solidarity with the sexual assault survivors and allies who rallied at the Ohio Statehouse today to urge the General Assembly to take immediate action on legislation that would expand opportunities for survivors seeking the justice they deserve. Reps. Miranda and Boggs both spoke at today’s rally.
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COLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — Today, Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) issued a statement regarding the court filing deadline in voter advocates’ challenge to the congressional districts.
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