Kevin Ritter News

As warm weather hits Ohio, conversations are heating up about the surging use of electric bikes, electric motorcycles and other emerging types of vehicles appearing in communities around the state.  To help ensure Ohio children, teens and adults stay injury free and aware of current laws and best-practice safety strategies, Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark) have introduced House Bill 948 in the Ohio House of Representatives.

State Representatives Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), Andrea White (R-Kettering), and Tom Young (R-Washington Twp.) today highlighted approximately $9.4 million in Dayton-area projects they championed for inclusion in the State Capital Budget.

State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation that strengthens the integrity of the state’s criminal history and background check system housed in the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

COLUMBUS, OH – State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Tom Young (R-Washington Township) last week provided sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Development Committee on new legislation to help more families have the opportunity for home ownership through a revamp of Ohio’s Single-Family Tax Credit Program.

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) this week provided sponsor testimony before the House Insurance Committee on recently-introduced legislation requiring health benefit plans to cover annual behavioral health wellness checks for children and adults in Ohio, helping reduce barriers to care and prioritizing the importance of behavioral health.

State Representatives D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) and Andrea White (R-Kettering) today announced that the Ohio House Financial Institutions Committee heard proponent testimony on House Bill 560, the “Protect Our Parents Act.” 

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced this week the release of $100,000 through the Ohio Controlling Board to support renovations at the historic Barker House in Newport.

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Tom Young (R-Washington Twp.) and Andrea White (R-Kettering) today held a press conference on the Crossing Guard Protection Act, newly introduced legislation to increase protections for school crossing guards in Ohio as they work to protect students going to and from school. 

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) was recently selected to take part in a one-of-a-kind, bipartisan leadership program through the Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC).

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering), along with Attorney General Dave Yost and representatives of several partners from Ohio’s criminal justice system, today held a press conference to announce new legislation that works to modernize and align fingerprinting and disposition reporting to the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

COLUMBUS, OH – State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) today applauded the announcement that the State of Ohio has been named number one in the nation for business, according to CNBC America’s Top States for Business rankings.

State Representatives Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), Tom Young (R-Washington Twp.), and Andrea White (R-Kettering) on Wednesday attended a kickoff event for Lt. Governor Tressel’s new initiative, WorkOhio.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) is pleased to announce that Meigs County was recently awarded $44,953 from the Transportation Improvement District Program to support a local transportation infrastructure project, supporting economic development in the 94th House District.

Columbus, OH – State Representative Andrea White (R-Kettering) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives has passed House Bill 519, a critical measure aimed at strengthening Ohio’s criminal code to combat the skyrocketing number of vehicle thefts and thefts from vehicles through the use of highly-specialized electronic devices to digitally bypass a vehicle’s keyless entry security and push button ignition systems.

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Ritter) today voted in support of Ohio’s Capital Budget bill, a two-year capital improvements budget for state and community projects throughout Ohio totaling nearly $4 billion.

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Ritter) today voted in support of Ohio’s Capital Budget bill, a two-year capital improvements budget for state and community projects throughout Ohio totaling nearly $4 billion.

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) is pleased to announce that Meigs County District Public Library has been awarded Guiding Ohio Online grants through the State Library of Ohio. During its May meeting, the State Library of Ohio Board approved more than $368,000 in federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding for eighteen public libraries across the state.

COLUMBUS – State Representatives Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) and Monica Robb Blasdel (R-New Waterford) this week provided sponsor testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee on House Concurrent Resolution 40, legislation urging Congress to enact the Ohio River Restoration Program Act.

State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced this week that the Ohio Controlling Board approved the release of $1,814,243.00 in funding for the Hocking College Culinary Lab Renovation Project. 

COLUMBUS, OHIO – State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced that the Ohio Controlling Board this week approved the release of funding for multiple enhancement projects at Washington State College in Marietta.