Lauren McNally News

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the Controlling Board has approved $806, 247 for Youngstown State University STEM Science Lab Renovations in Ward Beecher Hall, including upgrades to interior finishes, electrical/lighting, classroom accessibility, classroom HVAC, technology accessibility, and laboratory working surfaces.

State Representatives Monica Robb Blasdel (R-Columbiana County) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today issued the following statements and guidance from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) for residents in East Palestine who utilize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and received direct financial assistance payments from Norfolk Southern following the train derailment on February 3, 2023.

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) is honored to announce her appointment to the Ohio Advisory Council for the Aging by the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives.

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $3,714 in state funds from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Islamic Academy of Youngstown to replace water fountains with water filling stations as part of the state’s Recycling and Litter Prevention grant program.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally  (D-Youngstown) today celebrates the passage of the bipartisan Operating Budget (HB 33) by the House of Representatives. The revised two-year budget bill outlines spending of $88 billion in state dollars, prioritizing improvements in public education funding and teacher pay, expansion of Medicaid coverage and other healthcare areas, expansion in childcare capacity and programs, and necessary funding for local government infrastructure projects.

COLUMBUS- State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $665,148 in state funds for school districts in Ohio’s 59th district as part of the K-12 School Safety Grant Program, administered by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission in partnership with the Ohio School Safety Center.

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $1.18 million in support for Youngstown State University meant for renovations to one of the STEM buildings, Moser Hall, which is home to the engineering, physics, and geological science departments on YSU’s campus.

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced the awarding of $1.1 million in state funds from the Ohio Department of Development’s (DEV) Ohio Housing Trust Fund (OHTF) for the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) to provide emergency home repairs and handicapped accessibility modifications to homeowners who are at or below 50% of Area Median Income in Mahoning County.

State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today called the passage of the $13.5 billion Ohio Transportation Budget (HB 23) by the House of Representatives an intricate plan for the future that will create jobs and help grow Ohio’s economy. It passed with unanimous Democratic Caucus support. 

State Representative Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced approved assistance from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA) for MAC Trailer Enterprises Inc., in Smith Township.