Erika White News

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Erika White (D–Springfield Township) today called for legislative attention following the Trump Administration’s announcement that it is moving oversight of special education and educational civil rights enforcement out of the U.S. Department of Education and into other federal agencies. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) 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. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today issued the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred at the Old West End Festival on Saturday. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today celebrated the passage of House Bill (HB) 284 in the House (91-0). This bipartisan bill, jointly sponsored by Rep. Mark Hiner (R-Howard), requires that iron that is produced in the United States be used on certain projects supported by state funds. This is in addition to existing requirements that those projects use U.S. produced steel and extends penalties for failure to comply.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today celebrated the passage of House Bill (HB) 311 in the Senate unanimously (30-0).  This bi-partisan bill, joint sponsored by Rep. James Hoops (R-Napoleon), will designate the third full week of May as EMS week in Ohio.  

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today issued the following statement celebrating nurses and their dedication to public health.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling on the case Louisiana v. Callais.  

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved over $257K for a new regional office for the Ohio Investigative Unit and the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) yesterday introduced a concurrent resolution to encourage Governor Mike DeWine and other entities to recognize Workers Memorial Day in the state of Ohio.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and Ashley Bryant-Bailey (D-Cincinnati) recently introduced legislation to provide publicly funded childcare benefits to childcare employees who work at least 20 hours per week. House Bill (HB) 768 allows county Jobs and Family Services offices to exclude family income when determining eligibility for publicly funded childcare.