Johnathan Newman News

COLUMBUS – State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s recent executive order to immediately cut diesel costs by authorizing highway use of tax-free dyed diesel and deferring the federal diesel excise tax through the end of the year. 

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) yesterday voted in support of a legislative effort that will temporarily suspend Ohio’s State Gas Tax for 90 days, providing real relief to Ohioans as fuel costs continue to rise. 

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) recently sent a letter to Grid Growth Ventures, PJM Interconnection, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB), urging them to reconsider the Grid Growth Ventures 765-kilovolt proposed power line route.

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) on Friday sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), urging them to reroute their plan to install a powerline through Miami County and choose an alternative, northern route. 

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) today highlighted that the Brownfield Remediation Program Application period opens today, August 11, with approximately $120 million available through the program.

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R- Troy) today applauded the announcement that the State of Ohio has been named number one in the nation for business, according to CNBC America’s Top States for Business rankings.

State Representatives Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) and Beth Lear (R-Galena) yesterday introduced the Save Ohio Sports Act, legislation that proposes reforms to separate fair competition from high-stakes wagering by banning manipulative betting formats, eliminating all collegiate sports betting, and restricting predatory industry practices.

State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) today voted in support of Ohio’s Capital Budget bill, a two-year capital improvements budget for state and community projects throughout Ohio totaling nearly $4 billion.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) yesterday voted in support of the “SHE WINS” Act, legislation that ensures a woman’s right to make a fully informed decision about an elective abortion without modifying provisions in the Ohio Constitution.  

COLUMBUS—State Representatives Johnathan Newman (R-Troy) and Jennifer Gross (R-West Chester) yesterday held a press conference on new legislation to ensure women have timely access to information on Abortion Pill Reversal Treatment, empowering them to make fully informed decisions about their future and health.