Jay Edwards News

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives yesterday passed House Bill 370, legislation to alleviate financial burden from Ohio’s villages and ensure uniform standards for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), announced bill sponsor, State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville).

COLUMBUS—The Ohio House of Representatives today passed Substitute House Bill 2, the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects throughout the state, announced Chairman of the House Finance Committee, State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville).  The bill will allocate more than $4.2 billion for capital projects in addition to $717 million in one-time project funding from the Strategic Community Investment Fund.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 380, legislation that will name twenty-nine roads and bridges throughout Ohio, announced State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville).

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) is pleased to announce that $32,249,414 will be directed towards waterfront redevelopment projects in Meigs and Morgan Counties as part of the newly created Ohio’s Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative.

COLUMBUS –The House Criminal Justice Committee today began hearings on House Bill 478, legislation to provide homeowners remedies against squatting and increases penalties for squatting, announced bill sponsors, State Reps. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville).

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) is pleased to announce that $18,211,333 will be directed towards transformative economic development projects in Athens County as part of the newly created Appalachian Downtowns and Destinations Initiative.

COLUMBUS –State Reps. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) yesterday introduced legislation to provide homeowners remedies against squatting and increases penalties for squatting. 

COLUMBUS— The Ohio House of Representatives today approved allocations from the Strategic Community Investment Fund, as part of Substitute House Bill 2, announced Chairman of the House Finance Committee, State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville). 

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) yesterday announced that he bought student playoff tickets from thirteen local Appalachian Schools to be distributed to students free of cost.

COLUMBUS –State Rep. Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) today introduced legislation to designate Joe Burrow Highway in Athens, Ohio.