Cindy Abrams News

COLUMBUS – State Representative Kevin Miller (R-Newark) is highlighting the resources available to residents displaced by the extreme storms and flooding affecting communities across Perry and Licking Counties. Residents are encouraged to document damage, report losses to local emergency management officials and contact their insurance providers as they begin making repairs.

State Representative Meredith Craig (R-Smithville) today announced that the City of Wooster will receive $750,000 through the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which awards communities to improve safety for bicycle and pedestrian traffic.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) today announced that the Ohio Department of Transportation approved $816,834 in funding for the Shoreland Elementary Sidewalk Gap Project, as a part of the 2026 Safe Routes to School Project.

State Representative Adam Holmes (R-Nashport) today highlighted that the Brownfield Remediation Program Application period is now open, with approximately $120 million available through the program.

State Representative Adam Holmes (R-Nashport) today highlighted several safety tips for Ohioans across eastern Ohio who were impacted by the recent severe thunderstorms and flooding.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced that the Ohio Commission on Minority Health has awarded The Youngstown City Health District a $15,000 grant. This is to support the 2026 Minority Health Infant Mortality Summit.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County) Wednesday held a press conference on House Bill 984. This newly introduced legislation, spearheaded by Pizzulli and State Representative Darnell Brewer (D-Cleveland), aims to improve Ohio’s foster care system by ensuring county children services agencies are financially stable and children in placement receive appropriate care. 

State Representatives Tracy Richardson (R-Marysville), Marilyn John (R-Richland County), and some members of the House Veterans and Military Development Committee yesterday took a tour of the 179th Cyber Wing in Mansfield.