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COLUMBUS— State Rep. Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced Monday the approval by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) for two projects that will create over 1,000 new full-time jobs in House District 28. The TCA board approved the following:

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Mon, Jan 25, 2021

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) issued a statement on Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as President and Kamala Harris as Vice President of the United States, cementing Democratic control of the White House and both chambers of Congress.

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Wed, Jan 20, 2021
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State Rep. Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) took the oath of office during the opening session of the 134th Ohio General Assembly (GA) at the Ohio Statehouse Monday, officially beginning Miranda’s second term as state representative for Ohio’s 28th House District. 

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Mon, Jan 4, 2021

COLUMBUS- State Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), Beth Liston (D-Dublin) and Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) today stood in opposition to the House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 260, the latest Republican attack on access to safe, legal abortion care that would ban abortion services via telehealth. The bill passed the Ohio House early Friday morning after House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) refused to allow floor debate on the legislation. It now heads to the governor’s desk. 

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Fri, Dec 18, 2020

Late Thursday, House Democrats delivered impassioned floor speeches against a last-minute, unvetted amendment to House Bill 175, Shoot First legislation that would permit the use of deadly force by individuals who believe their lives are endangered in any space, something Democrats say goes too far, and would threaten Black lives and make all Ohioans less safe. Then, in a move to silence more Democratic opposition, Republicans employed a rarely used parliamentary procedure to prematurely end debate, and voted to ram the bill through along party lines.

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Fri, Dec 18, 2020

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) Monday announced the approval of funds by the state Controlling Board to further aid Ohio’s response to the health and economic hardships caused by the pandemic, as well as programs addressing homelessness and foster care.

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Tue, Dec 15, 2020

COLUMBUS – State Representative Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today announced the introduction of the $2.1 billion capital appropriations budget for fiscal years 2021-2022 as an amendment during the Senate Bill (SB) 310 conference committee. The capital appropriations budget includes $186.5 million for community projects, a number of which that will benefit Hamilton county including:

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Tue, Dec 15, 2020

COLUMBUS—Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today voted in favor of the Fair School Funding Plan, House Bill (HB) 305, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) that would transform the way Ohio’s schools are funded. Democratic lawmakers have long fought to reform the state’s school funding formula, which the Ohio Supreme Court has found unconstitutional four times, beginning with the DeRolph decision in 1997.

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Thu, Dec 3, 2020

 COLUMBUS— State Reps. Catherine Ingram (D-Cincinnati) and Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) today provided sponsor testimony in the House Civil Justice Committee for House Bill (HB) 597, emergency legislation that would halt the collection of student and medical debt owed to state higher education institutions and hospitals operated by those institutions. This bill will also freeze the accrual of interest and collection of fees on all outstanding debt owed to the above entities.

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Thu, Dec 3, 2020

COLUMBUS— State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today announced the House passage of House Bill (HB) 367, bipartisan legislation to require the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to make a specified recommendation for a job description for school counselors employed by public schools.

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Wed, Nov 18, 2020