Haraz N. Ghanbari In The News

Ohio Controlling Board approves over $150K in renovations for Owens, BG Community Center

TOLEDO, Ohio - Ohio state Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari announced Monday that the State Controlling Board has approved two new fund injections for local campuses. Read Full Story Mon, Jan 10, 2022

Funding secured for state park, Owens Community College

COLUMBUS - The state Controlling Board has approved more than $350,000 in local funding for Mary Jane Thurston State Park and for Owens Community College, State Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) announced. Read Full Story Tue, Nov 23, 2021

Ghanbari launches #RideAlongAndLearn challenge, encouraging elected officials to gain appreciation of law enforcement

Ohio State Rep. Haraz N. Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) challenged elected officials Wednesday to gain a better understanding of the issues law enforcement officials face by riding along with them on a shift. Read Full Story Thu, Oct 28, 2021

Ghanbari: Apply for ag easement purchase program

COLUMBUS, Ohio - State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, announces that entities can now apply for the 2022 Local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program. Those eligible to apply include counties, soil and water conservation districts, land trusts, cities and townships. Read Full Story Mon, Sep 27, 2021

BGSU, Owens receive campus-safety grants

Rep. Haraz Ghanbari (R., Perrysburg) Thursday announced about $206,000 worth of campus-safety grants for Bowling Green State University and Owens Community College. Read Full Story Thu, Sep 16, 2021

Ghanbari encourages BG, businesses to apply for Vibrant Community Program

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, R-Perrysburg, encourages entities in a Wood County city to apply for the Vibrant Community Program. The program focuses on distressed communities that face hardships for implementing economic development and job creation. Read Full Story Mon, Aug 30, 2021

Local lawmaker reflects on his time in Afghanistan

COLUMBUS - As he joined the rest of the world in watching the images of thousands of desperate Afghans clamoring to board aircraft out of a country in collapse, Haraz Ghanbari reached out to a former interpreter he'd worked with in Kandahar a decade ago. Read Full Story Mon, Aug 30, 2021