Jay Edwards News

COLUMBUS - A proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would prohibit non-citizens from voting in Ohio elections has been approved by the Ohio House of Representatives.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Don Jones (R-Freeport) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) announced today the State Controlling Board has approved the release of $147,600.00 for improving campus safety on the Washington State Community College Campus in Marietta, Washington County.

COLUMBUS – The State Controlling Board has approved the release of $150,919 for the Arts and Science building envelope renovation project in Marietta, Washington County.

COLUMBUS – A new commission that will study income tax fraud is one step closer to reality.

COLUMBUS – Three Southeast Ohio agencies will receive a combined $500,000 in state housing assistance funding, State Representative Jay Edwards announced today.

COLUMBUS – The State Controlling Board has approved the release of $750,000 to support a major renovation project at Field of Hope in Vinton, local lawmakers announced today.

COLUMBUS – Small fire departments in Southeast Ohio and across the state will receive $3.5 million in Multi-Agency Radio Communications Systems (MARCS) grants, State Representative Jay Edwards announced today.

State Reps. Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) are joint primary sponsors of House Bill 428, which creates the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study Commission. The legislation passed in the Ohio House earlier today.

COLUMBUS – Work to upgrade the westbound rest area on U.S. 33 in Meigs County took a step forward today with action by the State Controlling Board.

COLUMBUS – The State Controlling Board today approved the release of grant funding for more than 100 local NatureWorks projects, including several in Southeast Ohio, State Representative Jay Edwards announced.