Thomas F. Patton News
State Rep. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) announced the state’s decision to close all Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMVs), with the exception of five essential locations within Ohio. Bedford has been included within the Northeast Ohio area as one of those locations that will remain open.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) announced for individuals affected by the recent closures, there are several resources workers and small business owners can apply for as they have been impacted due to the coronavirus.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) announced and commended that Ohio is the leading state in the nation for economic development, according to the annual Site Selection magazine Governor’s Cup results.
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The Ohio House passed State Rep. Tom Patton’s (R-Strongsville) House Bill 308, which allows peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical workers who have PTSD due to employment to be eligible for compensation and benefits regardless if they already suffer from an accompanying injury or not.
Read Full StoryOn Sunday, the Oscars aired and awarded Best Documentary Feature to “American Factory” – a documentary based around an Ohio factory’s reopening by a Chinese billionaire. The film benefitted from the Ohio motion picture tax credit program that began in 2009. Since 2006, Rep. Patton has been a primary sponsor and supporter of several motion picture tax credit bills.
Read Full StoryDrug task forces throughout Ohio will be awarded $2 million in grant funding to support local law enforcement in their work to disrupt the drug trade in the state and enhance their role in substance use awareness, prevention, and recovery.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – The State Controlling Board has approved the release of $417,701 to support the second phase of the construction of Glenwillow-Tinker’s Creek Trail South Multi-Purpose Trail, State Representatives Thomas Patton (R-Strongsville) and Dave Greenspan (R-Westlake) announced today.
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Mission: Readiness Ohio this week honored Representative Tom Patton (R- Strongsville) with the "National Security Leadership Award" for his support of historic investments made in early childhood care and education in the state's operating budget, which was signed into law earlier this year.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) and Rep. Jeffrey Crossman (D-Parma) have introduced bipartisan legislation, House Bill 463, which increases the personal property recovery value in Ohio from $15,000 to $30,000.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS— State Representative Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) has introduced legislation that would place new limits on the sale of flavored vaping products in Ohio.
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