Willis E. Blackshear, Jr. News

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) today announced that the Controlling Board has approved $1.2M under the Department of Children & Youth with the aim of combating infant mortality. The funds will be used in partnership with the non-profit organization Cribs for Kids which will provide eligible parents education on the importance of and how to practice safe sleep with their infant. Cribs for Kids will also furnish parents a product to allow them to put their baby to sleep safely and assist with practice safe sleep. 

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:

COLUMBUS - 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.

COLUMBUS - 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. 

COLUMBUS - 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. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis E. Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) today sent a letter to Gov. DeWine which detailed the need to account for the high number of people that have been disenrolled by the Dept. of Medicaid following the end of continuous enrollment procedures which took place during the pandemic.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Willis E Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) today introduced a bill that would ban mass casualty firearms. The bill would make a targeted change to reimplement Ohio’s pre-2015 prohibition on firearms capable of shooting more than 31 rounds without reloading.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Blackshear (D-Dayton) yesterday announced his overwhelming support for the House Democrats’ inaugural Gun Violence Prevention Summit.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis E Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 2, appropriating $2B of state funds for economic development and community investments that will help drive economic growth and generate opportunities across Ohio.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Willis E Blackshear Jr. (D-Dayton) today announced that the Controlling Board has approved several funding opportunities that address environmental issues across Ohio.