Jennifer Gross News

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) today announced that House Bill (HB) 359, the Joshua Alert, received a unanimous vote in the Ohio Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee. The legislation now advances to the Senate Chamber for a floor vote.

Columbus, OH- State Representative Heidi Workman (R- Rootstown) is pleased to announce that she will participate as a panelist at the third annual Cleveland Discovery and Innovation Forum, presented by Cleveland Clinic and IBM, on Monday, June 15, 2026.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Tracy Richardson (R-Marysville) and some members of the House Veterans and Military Development Committee took a tour of the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center – also known as the Lima Army Tank Plant – in Lima, Ohio. Richardson and members of the committee were joined by Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) for the tour and committee meeting.

State Representative Gary Click (R- Vickery) has introduced House Bill 816, legislation that would eliminate sales tax on the purchase of service animals, including service dogs. 

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) this week introduced bipartisan legislation, House Bill (HB) 821, to designate the Loveland Frog as Ohio’s official state cryptid, celebrating a legend that has captured imaginations and drawn visitors for generations.

State Representatives David Thomas (R-Jefferson) and Ty Mathews (R-Findlay) today announced that they introduced a new piece of legislation, the Military Service Elected Office Protection Act, which aims to protect the seat of an elected official in Ohio should that elected member be ordered to active military service for our country.