COLUMBUS—State Representative Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) applauded the passage of legislation by the Ohio House of Representatives that would change the manner in which some small vendors remit sales taxes. House Bill 545 was sponsored by Rep. Steve Arndt (R-Port Clinton).

COLUMBUS—State Representative Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) applauded the nearly $56 million in funding approved yesterday by the Ohio Controlling Board to combat the opioid epidemic.

In the legislature, we have been working tirelessly for years on an issue that has affected many of Ohio’s families: the predatory practices of the payday lending industry. Payday loans are a type of short-term borrowing with high levels of interest based on income and credit. Approximately one million Ohioans have utilized payday loans, experiencing exorbitantly high interest rates and fees that often cause them to take out more loans to pay off old ones.

State Representative Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) announced that Governor John Kasich has signed omnibus legislation that names several highways after first responders and military personnel killed in the line of duty.