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(Columbus, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that 10 schools in her district were designated as members of the 2026 Purple Star Class by the Department of Education and Workforce
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COLUMBUS—State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that the Elyria Police Department was recently awarded $40,500 through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program.
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(Columbus, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that Governor DeWine recently announced the Lorain County Sheriff’s office was awarded funding through the RecoveryOhio Law Enforcement Fund and the Ohio Drug Law Enforcement Fund.
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Rep. Manning Applauds Controlling Board Approval for Multi-County Correctional Facility Improvements
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that the Ohio Controlling Board today approved the release of capital funds for $200,000 to support facility improvements at the Multi-County Correctional Center.
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COLUMBUS—State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that seven elementary schools located in Lorain County were recently recognized by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as 2026 Science of Reading Champions.
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COLUMBUS—State Representatives Gayle Manning (R-Avon) and Mike Odioso (R-Green Twp.) recently introduced House Bill 715, legislation to establish reporting requirements for chartered, nonpublic schools that receive state scholarships.
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State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) today applauded the Lorain County Educational Service Center (ESC) for their 2026 Three-Star Business Advisory Council award.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—State Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released a statement today after video was released which appeared to show U.S. Customs and Border agents on horseback using whips on Haitian migrants coming into the U.S. from Mexico.
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COLUMBUS) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that Lorain County was selected to receive nearly $21,000 in funding through Ohio Body-Worn Camera Grant Program
Read Full StoryState Reps. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) and Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) introduced a concurrent resolution this week to urge Congress to recognize the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial as a National Memorial. The memorial is located in Zion Memorial Park in Bedford Heights, OH and is believed to be the first memorial constructed in the United States dedicated to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that 10 school districts from Lorain County will receive nearly $200,000 in funding through the Ohio School Bus Safety Grant.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) held a press conference today to discuss the 73 new medical marijuana dispensary licenses set to be released this year.
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State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) today attended the official launch of OhioSEE, a new children’s eyesight program serving Ohio’s highest-need counties.
Read Full StoryRep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) announced today that the state Controlling Board approved several items of note this week, including $121.2 million from the American Rescue Plan to support homeless youth, preschool students and children with disabilities.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—In honor of the upcoming National CROWN Day (July 3), a day of solidarity for the human rights of Black women, men, and children to proudly wear their natural hair without fear of discrimination, State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) announced she will reintroduce the CROWN Act, formerly House Bill (HB) 535 in the 133rd General Assembly. CROWN Day marks the two-year anniversary of the CROWN Act being signed into law in California, the first place it was adopted.
Read Full StoryState Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released the subsequent statement following the House’s passage of House Bill 95, which allows income tax credits for beginning farmers and related business.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) issued a statement today on what would have been Tamir Rice’s 19th birthday. Tamir Rice was just 12 years old when he was killed in Cleveland, Ohio in 2014 by a white police officer.
Read Full StoryState Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released the subsequent statement following the House’s passage of Senate Bill 111. This legislation directs $844 million in federal funding to local governments, including townships.
Read Full StoryState Representative Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) released the subsequent statement following the House’s passage of Senate Bill 187, which allows intercollegiate athletes to earn compensation for their names, images, and likeness. Republicans offered Amendment 1594, originally House Bill 61, which prohibits transgender student athletes from competing in the conferences and events of their gender identity.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) today announced that President Biden has signed into law a bill making Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday honoring the end of slavery.
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