Cecil Thomas News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today heard proponent testimony on bipartisan House Bill (HB) 359, the Joshua Alert. The legislation is designed to create an alert system to help locate missing children with autism. Rep. Thomas stood alongside Jonisa Cook, the mother of Joshua Al-Lateef Jr., as she shared the heartbreaking story of the night her son went missing on November 20, 2024. Her testimony underscored how this legislation is not only critical, but potentially lifesaving.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today celebrated the Ohio Controlling Board’s approval of a $200K tech start-up grant for Meteora3D. The grant will help the company commercialize its innovative 3D printing technology that creates anatomical models from X-ray and MRI scans.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) and Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) Wednesday provided sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 359, The Joshua Alert, which passed unanimously out of the Ohio House. The two were joined by Joshua’s mother, Jonisa Cook.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) yesterday joined fellow colleagues, Reps. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp)  and Ashley Bryant Bailey (D-Cincinnati) at a press conference to address concerns surrounding ICE activity and its potential expansion into Ohio communities.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus today released the following statement on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today celebrated the approval of a $340k grant awarded to Healthcare Access Now by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today celebrates Governor DeWine’s signing of House Bill (HB) 247, Avery’s Law, alongside State Reps. Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D-Reynoldsburg) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark). 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved the release of $ $116,947  to the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio to support workforce development initiatives related to the Brent Spence Bridge Project.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved the release of $ $662,661  for the purchase of new equipment to refresh and expand the Ohio Cyber Range infrastructure in Cincinnati, Hamilton County. The funds will be used to acquire the necessary hardware from CDW-G, based in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board has approved the release of $ $325,000  for the purchase of essential WBTE (Work-Based Training Equipment) for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. This funding includes $303,403 for awarded bids and an additional $21,597 for additional lab equipment.