Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today announced that Hamilton Township will receive a $75,000 grant for the renovation of its local park, funded through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith R. Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) giving $7M though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18M in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. While 63,000 of the 1.4 million Ohioans on SNAP may be provided some relief due to this effort, excluding 529,000 children who are currently on SNAP, the $18M in emergency funds does not go far enough to support those living just at the federal poverty level. For example, a family of four making roughly $17,000/year or more will not be eligible for this benefit. While a small step in the right direction, this insufficient allocation of funds is hardly enough to address the urgency of this crisis in the state. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) Monday announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $138K for parking renovations at Rickenbacker Army Base in Franklin County.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today announced her appointment to the Ohio Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today announced that the Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) has released 2024-2025 School Report Card data. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today announced her appointment as ranking member of the House Veterans and Military Development Committee for the remainder of the 136th General Assembly. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) this week attended the sentencing of Stephanie Ayers, the owner of two dogs that viciously mauled 12-year-old Reynoldsburg resident Avery Russell during a playdate last summer.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) approved a proposal for opening a new Picanova, Inc. location in Obetz, Ohio.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) voted “NO” on the votes to override a budget provision vetoed in House Bill 96 (the state operating budget) that would eliminate replacement and emergency levies. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) today voted “NO”, once again, on the state operating budget, House Bill (HB) 96.