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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced that the Ohio Department of Public Safety has awarded $50,710 to Eastlake, $12,340 to Timberlake, and $10,920 to Gates Mills through the Body-Worn Camera Grant Program. These funds will be used to establish new body-worn camera programs for the Eastlake and Timberlake Police Departments and will provide continued funding for the Gates Mills Police Department’s existing program.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) today applauded the Ohio House’s concurrence on legislation he jointly sponsored that provides intimate partner violence victims with further protections under Ohio law. The legislation will now go to Governor Kasich for final approval, the last step before becoming law.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) and Jamie Callender (R-Concord) Wednesday announced that the Ohio House unanimously voted to pass House Bill (HB) 27, legislation which would dedicate the Route 90 bridge over the Grand River in Perry Township in memory of Army Specialist Jacob A. Ashton. 

COLUMBUS—House Bill 1 took another step toward becoming law today as the Ohio Senate gave unanimous approval of the legislation. Under bipartisan sponsorship from State Representatives Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) and Emilia Sykes (D-Akron), House Bill 1 provides intimate partner violence victims with further protections under Ohio law. 

COLUMBUS—During a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse, State Representative Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin) unveiled legislation aimed at better aligning Ohio’s public education system with the state’s workforce needs, as well as making the state more accountable for achieving results.

COLUMBUS- State Reps. Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) Monday introduced House Bill (HB) 178, which would require the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services to provide a supplemental benefit allotment to qualifying senior citizen households participating in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

COLUMBUS—During today’s Ohio House session, State Representative Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) honored Congressman Pat Tiberi for his service to the State of Ohio with a resolution on behalf of the Ohio House of Representatives. Tiberi resigned after 24 years of service to Ohio and represented Ohio’s 12th Congressional District. He was first elected to Congress in 2000 and served as the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee.

COLUMBUS—The Ohio House today passed House Bill 370, sponsored by State Representative Rick Perales (R-Beavercreek). This legislation adds a depiction of Wilbur and Orville Wright’s first piloted airplane, the Wright Flyer, to the Great Seal of the State of Ohio and to Ohio’s Coat of Arms. In doing so, it commemorates one of the greatest achievements by Ohioans: successful controlled flight.