Jessica E. Miranda News
COLUMBUS—In an article for the Columbus Dispatch last week, State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) spoke about her personal experience as a survivor of sexual abuse, and called for action to reform Ohio’s child rape laws so victims have an opportunity to obtain the justice they deserve.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today announces the passage of House Bill (HB) 291 that would name a portion of State Route I-275 as the “Officer Kaia L. Grant Memorial Highway.”
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Minority Whip Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced that the State Controlling Board approved over $96 million in additional funding for the Bridge Formula Program from the recently passed federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will be used to support bridge replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, protection, and construction projects on bridges throughout the state. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocates $13.2 billion to rebuild Ohio’s roads and bridges, clean up Lake Erie, modernize our electric grid, ensure clean drinking water, and expand broadband access to every Ohioan.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Today, House and Senate Democrats issued a joint response to Gov. DeWine’s State of the State speech.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Today, Minority Whip Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced that the U.S. Department of Labor allocated $2.8 million to help Ohio combat the continuing opioid epidemic.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Minority Whip Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today recognized Equal Pay Day, the day which the average working woman in America must work into the next calendar year to make what their male counterparts did the previous year.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS—State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) and Sen. Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati), founders of the bicameral Ohio Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, sent a letter today to Gov. DeWine urging his veto of Senate Bill (SB) 215, extreme permitless concealed carry legislation that puts Ohioans and law enforcement in danger.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $320,821 to support first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder arising from their employment. The Ohio Post-Traumatic Stress Fund was created by House Bill (HB) 308 in the 133rd General Assembly, and it is a long-standing Democratic priority that helps pay lost wages and medical costs to public safety officers resulting from disability caused by PTSD.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS —State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) issued a statement following the Ohio House passage of Senate Bill (SB) 215, Republican-backed legislation that undermines public safety laws that currently require permits for people who carry hidden, loaded handguns in public
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