Michele Lepore-Hagan News

COLUMBUS– State Rep. Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today issued a statement after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority struck down Roe v. Wade, which established the right to access safe and legal abortion care in the United States.

COLUMBUS – State Representative Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) announced the passage of the capital budget, HB 687, by the Ohio House of Representatives yesterday.

COLUMBUS – Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) yesterday voted in opposition to a bill opponents say would make schools and communities less safe and fail to address gun violence in Ohio. House Bill (HB) 99 would allow school districts to arm teachers in the classroom without adequate training or safe storage requirements.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) issued the following statement today in response to a federal, three-judge panel’s decision to implement the latest set of gerrymandered, state legislative districts in Ohio, created by the Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

COLUMBUS - Today State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Democratic members of the Ohio House of Representatives Commerce and Labor Committee issued statements after being denied answers to questions on HB 466, legislation that would cap staffing agency charges to nursing homes and significantly increase Medicaid payments for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) using COVID relief dollars.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) announced the State Controlling Board approved over $3.8 million to the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services to continue supporting operations for unemployment benefits.

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and House Minority Whip Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) responded to proponent testimony on H598, extreme legislation that would criminalize abortion in Ohio, without exceptions for rape, incest and health of the mother.

COLUMBUS- Today, State Reps. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Jeffrey A. Crossman (D-Parma) issued the following statement on the Ohio Power Siting Board decision to deny the FirstEnergy proposal for 5-Miles of Power Lines in downtown Youngstown.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) today voted in favor of House Bill (HB) 377, bipartisan legislation to release the second, $442 million batch of local government funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to Ohio’s cities, villages and townships serving 50,000 people or less. Communities of more than 50,000 people receive their allocation directly from the federal government. 

COLUMBUS- Today, State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and House Minority Whip Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced plans to introduce an amendment to Ohio’s Constitution to guarantee reproductive freedom to all Ohioans.