Republican News

State Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) today applauded the Ohio House passage of House Bill 71, legislation that updates, and ensures fairness, in the revised code pertaining to the issue of indemnification in contracts between shippers and motor carriers.

State Representative Jim Butler (R-Oakwood) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 38, legislation that works to ensure transparency, improve accountability and protect taxpayer money in  regards to legal situations and contracts between state and private attorneys.

State Representative Ron Maag (R-Lebanon), along with Speaker of the House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville), presented a resolution to Ernie Moore, honoring him as Ohio’s 2014-15 Warden of the Year.

State Representative Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield) today announced that legislation he joint-sponsored aimed at increasing efficiency and saving taxpayer dollars in local governments and state agencies passed through the Ohio House.

State Representative Terry Boose (R-Norwalk) recently presented a resolution on the House floor honoring Logan Steiber, of Monroeville, on placing first in the 141-pound weight class at the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Championship, his fourth national title.

State Representatives Christina Hagan (R-Alliance) and Dan Ramos (D-Lorain) today held a press conference on House Bill 85, “Erin’s Law”, which requires each school district, community school and STEM school to include annual age-appropriate instruction in child sexual abuse prevention for students grade K-6, teachers and other professionals. “Erin’s Law” has been passed into law in 20 states.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) recently received the Major General Charles Dick Award for Legislative Excellence for his strong support of the Ohio National Guard as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He accepted the award during the ONGA/ONGEA State Conference and Exhibition in Columbus.

Today, the Ohio House of Representatives passed Amended Substitute House Bill 64, the biennial state budget bill that allocates funding to schools, community projects and government initiatives as well as providing significant tax relief to all Ohioans and small businesses in the state.

State Representative Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) today announced that legislation he sponsored to move back the date of Ohio’s presidential primary election by one week passed the Ohio House today.

Congressman Mike Turner and Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) held a press conference today to discuss the newly added amendment to Am. Sub. House Bill 64 that would provide $5 million in funding over the biennium to military installations in Ohio to prepare for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC).