Republican News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 878, designed to safeguard Ohio’s most vital natural resource. HB 878 would establish increased civil penalties for repeat offenders of illegal dredge dumping in Lake Erie, raising the maximum fine to $37,500 per day and per violation.     

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Andrea White (R-Kettering) and Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) today introduced legislation to stimulate public private partnerships designed to increase access to on-site and near-site child care for Ohio families and employers. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 883, which would require Medicaid to reimburse EMS providers for treatment-in-place services. This proposal would establish a new reimbursement rate for services provided by EMS that did not result in transportation to a hospital.   

COLUMBUS – State Representative Haraz N. Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) announced that two companies located in Wood County were recently awarded tax credit funding that will result in local economic development and job creation.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the passage of Senate Bill 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for vital statewide infrastructure including $475K directly targeting community projects across House District 15. 

COLUMBUS—The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft recently awarded the Lake County Sherriff’s Office a Marine Patrol Assistance Grant, announced State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord).

COLUMBUS –State Reps. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) yesterday introduced legislation to provide homeowners remedies against squatting and increases penalties for squatting. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted), today announced, in an effort to attract more experienced public sector employees to Ohio, the introduction of House Bill (HB) 877, to remove the existing five-year cap on the purchase of pension service credit for out-of-state service across all of Ohio’s retirement systems. 

COLUMBUS –State Reps. Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Twp.) and Jay Edwards (R-Nelsonville) yesterday introduced legislation to provide homeowners remedies against squatting and increases penalties for squatting. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 884, focused on restoring the state’s commitment to the Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP). HB 884 would require updates to the base cost variables in the state’s funding formula, ensuring that the state’s financial contribution reflects the current cost of education in Ohio. 

COLUMBUS — State Representatives Bernie Willis (R-Springfield) and Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) have introduced legislation that will focus on increasing cybersecurity and updating security standards on all election systems amongst a variety of additional voting changes.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 882 to establish a gap-funding mechanism for local governments to temporarily offset lost revenue from delinquent property taxes while helping Ohio homeowners avoid foreclosure.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Angie King (R-Celina) and Rodney Creech (R-West Alexandria) today introduced legislation that will allow any voter to protest an individual’s candidacy for a political party nomination.

COLUMBUS– State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and David Thomas (R-Jefferson) recently offered sponsor testimony before the Ohio Ways and Means Committee in support of House Bill (HB) 608, bipartisan legislation to strengthen taxpayer protections and modernize the administration of Ohio’s property tax system. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Angie King (R-Celina) and Rodney Creech (R-West Alexandria) today introduced legislation that will allow any voter to protest an individual’s candidacy for a political party nomination.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced the introduction of House Bill (HB) 881, aimed at increasing the state share of the property tax burden by establishing fixed credits of $1,000 for homeowners and a $600 credit for renters. 

COLUMBUS –State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Sean Patrick Brennan (D-Parma) today introduced legislation that requires schools to allow U.S. Title 36, which permits patriotic organizations to provide information to students. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) today announced that the North Olmsted Police Department will receive $76.5K in state funding to support community policing and violent crime reduction strategies. 

COLUMBUS—State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) recently introduced House Bill 466, legislation to establish minimum standards for what must be included in real estate representation agreements.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Chris Glassburn (D–North Olmsted) Wednesday spoke on the House floor in opposition to House Bill (HB) 730, the state capital reappropriations bill, after Republicans adopted a provision in committee that would disproportionately allocate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative costs, diverging from the traditional need-based model.