Representative Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. - District 38
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COLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) today issued the following statement in response to the Saturday night shooting at the hands of Dayton police that left a teenager dead:
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) today announced that $1.6M in awards have been announced to help law enforcement agencies implement violent crime reduction strategies in Ohio. The funding is part of the Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program which allocates grant funding to improve the capacity of local law enforcement departments to investigate violent crime.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) today announced that nearly $29.5M in awards have been announced to help improve housing access in Ohio. The funding is part of the first round of the Welcome Home Ohio program, which is investing a total of $100M in grants over two years to help landbanks purchase, rehabilitate, or build qualifying residential properties for income-eligible Ohioans.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) today gave testimony in front of the House Government Oversight Committee on House Bill (HB) 433, legislation that would ban mass casualty firearms.
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