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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced $4,413,661 in grant funding for brownfield remediation and demolition in his district. As the ranking member of the Ohio House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources, Rep. Troy strongly advocated for the addition of $500 million in brownfield remediation and demolition funds to the current state operating budget, which had no appropriation for this purpose when it was introduced.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today unveiled legislation that would reform the composition of the Ohio Ballot Board. Details of the drafted bill were laid out Friday morning at a news conference at the Statehouse. 

 Rep. Brewer is Awarded the Ohio Association of Area Agencies Elected Official Advocacy Award

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland) Thursday received the Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging (o4a) Advocacy Award and was appointed to the Ohio Department of Health’s newly formed Community Health Worker (CHW) Center for Excellence Board.

 Rep. Brewer is Awarded the Ohio Association of Area Agencies Elected Official Advocacy Award

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland) Thursday received the Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging (o4a) Advocacy Award and was appointed to the Ohio Department of Health’s newly formed Community Health Worker (CHW) Center for Excellence Board.

COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement after a Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge ruled Thursday that Ohio's six-week abortion ban violated women’s reproductive rights codified in the state’s constitution following the 2023 November election: 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus), along with environmental advocates and community partners, continued his four-day, statewide press tour Wednesday in Cleveland highlighting the need to pass House Bill (HB) 534 - Ohio’s Lead Line Replacement Act. Ohio currently ranks second in the nation for the most lead pipes serving families. As a child growing up in Cleveland, Rep. Jarrells was a victim of lead poisoning in his drinking water that led to medical issues. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus), along with environmental advocates and community partners, continued his four-day, statewide press tour Wednesday in Cleveland highlighting the need to pass House Bill (HB) 534 - Ohio’s Lead Line Replacement Act. Ohio currently ranks second in the nation for the most lead pipes serving families. As a child growing up in Cleveland, Rep. Jarrells was a victim of lead poisoning in his drinking water that led to medical issues. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), president of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC), fellow OLBC members Sen. Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati), Sen. Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus), Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) and Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Deidra Reese held a press conference Tuesday to dispel the false claims and disinformation being spread concerning Issue 1’s impact on Black voters. 

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released statements following the final approval by the Ohio Ballot Board of purposely misleading and false Issue 1 ballot language: 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus), chair of the Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus, today honored Domestic Violence Awareness Month by expressing the continued support the House Democratic Caucus has for survivors and victims of domestic violence, reaffirming their dedication to finding legislative solutions to this epidemic. 

COLUMBUS – Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Representative Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released the following statements regarding the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling, mostly upholding misleading Issue 1 ballot language authored by Republican politicians:

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Jodi Whitted (D-Madeira) and Rachel Baker (D- Cincinnati) today announced a new bill that establishes a grant program for social work students. House Bill (HB) 675 would grant $20K to individual students who are completing their internships. While these internships are required for students to complete while pursuing their degrees, most of these internships are not paid or underpaid. HB 675 aims to give hard working students some financial relief. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) attended the 2024 White House Black Excellence Brunch, a gathering of Black elected officials, social media influencers, and thought leaders invited by President Biden on the White House South Lawn on September 13th, 2024. 

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), in partnership with the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA), today announced that Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) will be awarded a free Automated External Defibrillator (AED) through the Ohio General Assembly and OHSAA’s common effort to require AEDs in schools.

COLUMBUS — Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) has called on Secretary of State Frank LaRose to provide clarity on the recent cancellations of voter registrations for individuals deemed non-citizens by his office. This request follows the approval of 16,010 naturalization applications in Ohio during the 2023 fiscal year, highlighting a significant influx of new American voters.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) today released the following statement in response to a news conference held Tuesday at the Statehouse by State Senator Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) and attended by other leaders of the Black community: 

COLUMBUS – Ohio Legislative Democrats, led by House Democratic Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) are continuing their push through legal proceedings against the Ohio Ballot Board after the Republican majority approved deceptive and misleading summary language of Issue 1, the Citizens Not Politicians constitutional amendment to set forth a citizen-driven process to draw fair maps and end gerrymandering in Ohio.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today commends Governor Mike DeWine and Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik for the more than $52M in support of the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program and Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program, including $2.9M in grants allocated to Rep. Upchurch’s district. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Rachel Baker (D-Cincinnati) were joined by Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda,  Hamilton County Commissioner Alicia Reece, and other elected officials at a press conference Thursday addressing the need for the state to take action and reduce skyrocketing property taxes in Ohio.

COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today made the following statements concerning the Ohio Supreme Court’s 4-3 ruling that makes it harder for voters with disabilities to cast in-person absentee ballots in Ohio:

COLUMBUS — Mahoning County State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) was joined by Mahoning County Commissioners at a press conference Thursday addressing the need for the state to take action and reduce skyrocketing property taxes in Ohio.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State Representatives Willis Blackshear (D-Dayton) and Adam Miller (D-Columbus) today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine requesting his office work with state agencies and City of Springfield government and business leaders to publicly account for the economic harm and increased costs shouldered by taxpayers in response to the fabrications instigated by Sen. JD Vance and former President Donald Trump.