Senseless violence continues in the face of inaction
COLUMBUS – State Reps Michele Grim (D-Toledo), Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Twp), and Cecil Thomas (D- Cincinnati) today issued the following statements in reaction to the mass shooting that occurred on Saturday at the Old West End Festival in Toledo:
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus in partnership with the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation this week hosted a community town hall that brought together dozens of community members for a conversation about the issues impacting Ohio’s Jewish Community and the role state government can play in addressing them.
COLUMBUS – State Reps. Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) last week introduced legislation that would create a state-funded, tuition-free public higher education for all Ohio students.
COLUMBUS – Last week, State Reps. Cockley (D-Columbus) and Rader (D-Lakewood) this week introduced House Bill (HB) 853. This legislation would require decommission plans to be submitted to the Ohio Power Siting Board and submit safety plans to local fire departments prior to construction of a natural gas fuel cell facility.
COLUMBUS — Today, on behalf of the Ohio House Minority Caucus, Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statement in response to the campaign to eliminate property taxes in Ohio, acknowledging that the frustration behind the effort is real and the result of policy choices made by the Republican supermajority that controls state government.
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Mark Sigrist (D-Grove City) and Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) today introduced a resolution urging federal law enforcement to permit state and local agencies to participate in investigations of offenses occurring in Ohio. It also affirms that the Ohio Attorney General and the Ohio Department of Public Safety shall have access to case materials, evidence, and interviews necessary to conduct a thorough and independent investigation of any alleged criminal, civil, or code of conduct violation by a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer acting in the course of duty.
COLUMBUS — Earlier this week Ohio House Democrats spent Tax-Day highlighting Democrat-led bills that create real opportunities for tax relief for Ohioans under the greatest financial strain and that will positively benefit the economy. These videos are in direct contrast to the continued tax cuts for the wealthiest residents that Republicans have pursued, including a $1.4 billion handout exclusively for the wealthiest Ohioans and a budget that makes cuts to programs that the majority of Ohioans either rely on or benefit from. Republicans’ two decades of insisting that income tax for the wealthiest Ohioans would trickle down to the rest of Ohio has proven to be incorrect on nearly every metric as cost-of-living is higher than ever and Ohio’s economy continues to lag the nation and the region.
COLUMBUS — Members of the Ohio Jewish Caucus today attended the 46th Annual Governor’s Holocaust Commemoration.
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Erika White (D-Springfield Township) and Ashley Bryant-Bailey (D-Cincinnati) recently introduced legislation to provide publicly funded childcare benefits to childcare employees who work at least 20 hours per week. House Bill (HB) 768 allows county Jobs and Family Services offices to exclude family income when determining eligibility for publicly funded childcare.
COLUMBUS — State Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) yesterday introduced a bill to protect Ohio’s drinking water by providing state-level standards for drinking water that limit contaminant levels for common toxic chemicals such as PFAS, chromium-6, 1,4 dioxane, and others as the need arises.
