Gail K. Pavliga News

State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) on Tuesday was recognized by the Public Children's Services Association of Ohio with the Legislator of the Year Award. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and action by legislators on issues impacting children and families served by the children services system.   

Schools will be required to publicly post their policy on oral recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, if a bill introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives becomes law.

Ohio schools are already required by law to have a policy on whether or not students recite the pledge.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Gail Pavliga, R-Atwater, and Rep. Tracy Richardson, R-Marysville, would require school districts to make their pledge policies publicly available and post the policy on the district website if there is one.

Rebecca Wert said her first inkling she was a widow came less than two months after her wedding, from a police scanner.

Early Jan. 31, 1981, she heard her husband, Ravenna patrolman James Wert, had been struck by what was reported as a drunken driver while outside his cruiser on state Route 88.

Governor DeWine signs ‘Patrolman James R. Wert Memorial Highway’ Bill Signed into LCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announces that Governor DeWine has signed House Bill 251 and will now become law.  Last month, the General Assembly approved the bill designating a portion of State Route 88 in Portage County as the "Patrolman James R. Wert Memorial Highway."

Two years after implementation, more Ohioans are seeking mental health support from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, reaching an all-time high of 20,000 contacts in June.

And yet the federally required service does not yet have a dedicated funding source and is still subject to "political whims," said Rep. Gail Pavliga, who has been the go-to lawmaker for 988 issues.

Millions of dollars in state funding are headed to Portage County, with some allocations larger than originally thought.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) announced Thursday that more than $3.88 million has been awarded to projects in Portage County, including the construction of a new barrack at Camp James A. Garfield, renovations at the Kent State University Kent campus, and new multi-use trails. The State Controlling Board approved the measures at a meeting earlier this week.

“These funds will not only build new housing for our servicemen and women, enhance security, and improve the learning environment for students at Kent State, but also help facilitate economic growth and invest in our parks here in Portage County,” said Pavliga.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) was today recognized by the Ohio Housing Council with the Legislator of the Year Award. Pavliga received the award for her work on workforce and affordable housing in the state of Ohio.  

“It is a true honor to receive this award,” said Pavliga. “Ensuring that Ohioans can afford a roof over their heads must remain a top priority for our state, and I will not stop fighting to make that happen.”