Lauren McNally News
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Seven Hills) Tuesday provided written sponsor testimony in the House Commerce and Labor Committee on House Bills (HB) 521, the Child Performer Protection Act, and HB 541, legislation concerning the reporting of minor labor law violations and the penalties for violations in the state of Ohio.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives’ concurrence vote of House Bill (HB) 81, legislation amended to compile several state highway road namings including HB 456’s designation of the only mile portion of State Route (SR) 170 within the village limits of New Middletown in Ohio’s 59th district as the “Police Chief Ronnie Ricketts, Sr. Memorial Highway.”
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the State Controlling Board approval of $127,389 in support for Youngstown State University (YSU) from the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s (ODHE) Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the Controlling Board approval of $245,520 from the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) for the Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP) located in Youngstown to contract professional design services on the Switchgear Elevator Project.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $672K in funding for Mahoning County and $490K in funding for Columbiana County as part of the Ohio Department of Development’s (ODD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program allocations.
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COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today provided sponsor testimony in the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee on House Bill (HB) 387, legislation that will, once and for all, end state takeovers of public schools in Ohio and end Youngstown City School District’s (YCSD) requirements to complete an Academic Improvement Plan or face another state takeover if metrics in the plan aren’t met.
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COLUMBUS - State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today provided sponsor testimony in the Ways and Means Committee on House Bill (HB) 290, the Thriving Families Tax Credit. If authorized, it would give 986,000 urban, suburban, and rural Ohio families a much-needed boost and benefit an estimated 300,000 families (more than 55% of families) in Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties who would be eligible for the credit.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $249,200 for the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition as part of their inclusion among the 16 Individual Microcredential Assistance Program (IMAP) training providers around Ohio eligible for up to $3,000 in state reimbursement per credential for educating individuals earning a tech-focused credential, allowing Ohioans to participate in a training program and to receive a tech-focused credential at no cost.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $1M for the Department of Development funding for the demolition of 30 Mahoning County and 39 Columbiana County sites as part of the latest round of awards from the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Mahoning County Land Reutilization Corporation and the Columbiana County Land Reutilization Corporation will receive $7,265,000 as part of the Ohio Department of Development’s (ODD) Welcome Home Ohio Grant Program.
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