Lauren McNally News

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) demanding to know why years of red flags from SOBE Thermal LLC didn’t result in more proactive oversight of the utility. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that GSP Land Holdings of North Jackson has been awarded a $500,000 Site Inventory Program (OSIP) grant from JobsOhio to support the construction of a new 25,000-square-foot industrial spec building on Silica Road in Austintown. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today shared resources for those affected by the SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC. SOBE’s assets were repossessed and 27 downtown buildings, including two buildings with 90 residents, lost heating, cooling, and hot water. While local officials, the receiver, PUCO, and others are working on a long-term solution to this issue, Rep. McNally wanted to share resources with those affected by this issue.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that The Butler Institute of American Art has been awarded $103,939 from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC)  and the America 250 Commission. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries Inc. will receive $500,000 to provide general job readiness and industry specific workforce training for those in recovery. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) Monday introduced two new bills concerning public utilities. One bill is to designate Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) vehicles as emergency vehicles in certain emergency situations. The other is to protect public utility customers from political expenditures.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $2M in funding for the second year of a three-year expansion of the Queens Village and Cradle Cincinnati model, programs designed to combat infant mortality and support mothers and families across Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced Youngstown will receive $293,395 in grants from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) and the State Operating Budget (HB 96).  The OAC Board approved over $23 million in grants to support artists, nonprofits, arts organizations, culture organizations, students, educators, and public arts programing. Youngstown received grants from three categories: ArtSTART, sustainability, and TeachArtsOhio. ArtSTART grants help organizations complete short term projects.  The majority were sustainability grants that help support the operation of arts and culture activities. TeachArtsOhio grants connects schools with teaching artists to create personal and high-quality arts learning experiences. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved $11,075,744.85 for the Ohio State Penitentiary for updates to their HVAC system. There are approximately 475 HVAC dampers throughout the facility. The project will also upgrade damaged or deteriorating HVAC system equipment, replace actuators and components to the Johnson Controls System, and replace and install of approximately 80 fire alarm heads and bases. This project will be administered by the Ohio Faciliities Construction Commission (OFCC). 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that The John J. McDonough Museum of Art has been awarded $12,640 from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) as part of a sustainability grant. The Ohio Arts Council is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically and tries to be a leader and voice for the arts to transform people and communities.