Lauren McNally News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today called Ohioans to action in support of Ohio’s public library systems which face a more than $100M cut in funding in the proposed Ohio House operating budget. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) and Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) Tuesday provided sponsor testimony in the Ohio House Transportation Committee for House Bill (HB) 63. This legislation requires the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to install and maintain cameras at all rest stops that they operate by June 30, 2031. ODOT operates 93 rest stops and has been installing cameras at new and renovated rest stops.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announces $58,700 from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) Body Worn Camera Grant awarded to Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office and Youngstown State University Police Department. The grant program provides appropriations for local police departments adhering to Ohio Collaborative’s body-worn camera standard. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced her assignment to the Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality for the 136th General Assembly. The Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality (ORC 3701.68) was created in 2014 with the goal of improving Ohio's infant mortality rate. Commission members are pulled together from the state legislature, directors, and designees from various executive agencies, and representatives from Ohio’s healthcare sector and community-based programs. The commission is charged with advising the governor on how to best allocate state funding and services to addressing infant mortality, which is defined as the death of a live-born baby before his or her first birthday.