Gayle Manning News

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces that the state Controlling Board recently approved COVID-19 relief funding, some of which will be allocated to local governments within the 55^th Ohio House District. This will support a range of pandemic-related expenses, including the work of first responders and other local services that have been vital in areas across Ohio.

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces that the state Controlling Board approved funding going towards Lorain County Community College (LCCC) and for a local infrastructure project. 

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces the BroadbandOhio Connectivity Grant Program application window for schools has officially opened today. Recently, the state Controlling Board approved an allocation of $50 million for the program that will be used to provide hotspots and internet enabled devices for students.

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces Ohio’s annual sales tax holiday will be happening for consumers across the state from Aug. 7-9. The holiday marks the weekend where Ohioans will not have to pay state sales and use taxes on clothing items, school supplies and school instructional materials up to a certain price.

State Reps. Dave Greenspan (R-Westlake) and Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announce the introduction of legislation that seeks to save taxpayer dollars by adding offenses for public officials that may result in the forfeiture of their retirement or disability benefits.

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) has issued the following statement:

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville)has co-sponsored two bills set to be introduced, one by State Reps. Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) and Laura Lanese (R-Grove City) and another sponsored by Michael Skindell (D-Lakewood) and Michael O’Brien (D-Warren). Both bills are intended to repeal House Bill 6. The bills surround the controversial nuclear bailout bill, House Bill 6, which has been recently and heavily referenced statewide due to a federal racketeering investigation.

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces today the introduction of legislation with State Rep, Jessica Miranda (D-Forest Park) to update and reform Ohio’s campaign finance law. The bill’s language is substantively identical to Senate Bill 240 from the 128th General Assembly. That bill, sponsored by then-Senator Jon Husted, passed the Ohio Senate with bipartisan support, but did not make it to the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives. Manning’s bill will bring Ohio into compliance with the landmark 2010 Supreme Court case Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, which cited the free speech clause of the First Amendment in clarifying the rights of corporations, labor unions, and other entities to contribute to political organizations.

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces that the State Controlling Board recently approved coronavirus relief funding to support local schools preparing for the beginning of the upcoming school year. 

State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) announces that earlier today, the State Controlling Board approved $182,819 to Lorain County Community College (LCCC) for the purpose of Workforce Based Training and Equipment Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) project in Lorain County.