Michele Grim News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced the Area Office of Aging and Ability Center has received $540K from the Ohio Department of Development to support the delivery of meals for seniors and the development of housing.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today released the following statement concerning Ohioans’ decision to not support Issue 1 at the ballot box:  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced that the Village of Ottawa Hills has received $2.5M from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Municipal Bridge Program to replace the Evergreen Road Bridge.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced that the Historic South Initiative and The Lucas County Land Reutilization Corporation have each received a total of $2,719,274 from the Ohio Department of Development’s Welcome Home Ohio Program to rehabilitate historic local homes.

COLUMBUS — A new multiyear study conducted by the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy (the Institute) at The New School identified Toledo as a leader in investing federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to advance equity. Toledo scored in the top third of 170 U.S. cities and counties evaluated by the Institute’s Budget Equity Project, which examined how local governments across the U.S. are investing flexible recovery funds from ARPA to support racial and economic equity in their communities.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced that the City of Toledo’s Division of Environment Services has received $15,000 from the Public Utilities Commission for the funding of training for first responders on best practices regarding incidents related to hazardous materials.

TOLEDO —State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today held a press conference regarding the allocation of $500K to the Toledo Museum of Art.

COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) and State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) and chair of Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today honored the life and legacy of Marigene Valiquette, a Toledo Democrat who served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for 24 straight years, setting a record for the longest serving female legislator in state history. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced The Ohio Department of Development is awarding $67.3M in funding for the Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today released the following statement concerning Governor Mike DeWine’s failure to support the Citizens Not Politicians citizen-led ballot initiative: