Sometimes state legislators are put in uncomfortable positions. I've been in many during the years that I have served in the Ohio House of Representatives. The most recent example is when I got my haircut. Sitting in a chair while an upset small business person with sharp scissors is asking me about Gov. John Kasich's plan to charge sales tax on haircuts and other types of services made me more than a little nervous.

State Representative Jack Cera (D-Bellaire) announced today that the State of Ohio is releasing capital funds in the amount of $1,000,000 to conduct cleanup activities on the former RG Steel site located in Steubenville, Ohio.