Republican News

Today Governor John Kasich signed State Representative Ron Young’s (R-Leroy Township) Free Clinic Legislation, House Bill 320. The bill strengthens the operations of free clinics and allow Medicaid patients to have greater access to healthcare options offered by free clinics.  

COLUMBUS—Speaker of the Ohio House William G. Batchelder has announced that Niraj Antani was appointed state representative to the 42^nd House District seat.

State Representatives Andrew Brenner (R-Powell) and Anne Gonzales (R-Westerville) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 228, legislation that makes modifications to standardized testing in Ohio.

State Representative Jim Buchy (R-Greenville) and Ron Gerberry (D-Austintown) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation that prohibits the sale of powdered crystalline alcohol.

State Representative and Dean of the House Republican Caucus, Barbara Sears (R-Monclova Township), today announced that the Republican Caucus has elected their leadership team for the 131^st General Assembly.  State Representative Cliff Rosenberger (R-Clarksville)
was selected to serve as the 102nd Speaker of the Ohio House. 

State Representatives Andy Thompson (R-Marietta) and Matt Huffman (R-Lima) today applauded the committee movement of House Bill 597, legislation that would fully repeal and replace Common Core standards in Ohio. 

I hope this October, you’ve been able to join with others across the nation to honor, remember and reflect on the brave individuals who have battled, and are currently battling, breast cancer. First established in 1985, the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month campaign seeks to generate attention for the disease and raise funds for research on its prevention, treatment, and eventual cure.

State Representative Kristina Daley Roegner (R-Hudson), along with Representative Anthony DeVitis (R-Green) and Representative Marilyn Slaby (R-Copley), today released the following joint statement regarding the recent update that the second health care worker in
Dallas diagnosed with Ebola visited family in Akron from October 8-13:

State Representative Barbara Sears (R-Monclova Township) announced that the House Unemployment Debt Study Committee will be holding a hearing, including public testimony, in Toledo to discuss the Unemployment Compensation Debt and its impact on Ohio citizens and the business community.

Speaker of the Ohio House William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) today announced the appointment of the six House members, which will serve on the Energy Mandates Study Committee, as created by Senate Bill 310, passed by the legislature in May 2014.