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COLUMBUS – State Representative Derek Merrin’s (R-Monclova) House Bill 140, which will help voters better understand levy issues on a ballot, has been signed into law Tuesday.
Read Full StoryOhio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) appointed State Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for the 134th General Assembly.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) introduced the “Anthony Dia Act,” to expand the Ohio Safety Officers College Memorial Fund to ensure Anthony Dia’s sons qualify to receive a waiver to cover their college tuition and fees in Ohio. Currently, the fund provides tuition and fee waivers to spouses and children of police officers, fire fighters, and US armed forces service members killed in the line of duty, if they remain Ohio residents.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) 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. Merrin was a cosponsor of Senate Bill 226 from the 132nd General Assembly, which made the sales tax holiday permanent.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) announces that the State Controlling Board recently approved coronavirus relief funding to support local schools preparing for the beginning of the upcoming school year.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin’s (R-Monclova) sponsored legislation, the Unclaimed Funds Reform Act, makes substantial changes to how the unclaimed funds system in Ohio operates. The comprehensive legislation earned bipartisan praise and passed unanimously in the Ohio House.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) today introduced a fiscally-responsible capital reappropriations bill.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) is encouraging small business owners across Fulton and Lucas counties to submit their story of how they’ve been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio 2020 Economic Recovery Task Force is launching the initiative to help further understand the magnitude of the coronavirus on Ohio’s economy.
Read Full StoryState Rep. Derek Merrin’s (R-Monclova) legislation, House Bill 150, passed in the Ohio House today by a 93-3 vote. The bill provides meaningful tax relief to new banks starting across the state. For the first three years, banks will be exempted from the Financial Institutions Tax and likely receive an annual tax savings ranging from $100,000 to $400,000.
Read Full StoryA state initiative to support local farmers and minimize phosphorus runoff in Ohio’s waterways is welcome news for the region, State Rep. Derek Merrin (R-Monclova) said today.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today announced that she is the recipient of the Who’s Who in Black Cleveland award.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement celebrating National Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Day.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today announced that more than $15M in historic buildings restoration projects within House District 22 were approved through the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today denounces passage of the Senate Bill (SB) 104, the College Credit Plus Program bill which was amended with House Bill (HB) 183 to include a transgender bathroom and locker room ban.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today announced that she is the recipient of the Paula Mizsak Public Servant Award.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement on the 2nd anniversary of the Dobbs decision.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) Wednesday released a statement on House Bill (HB) 178, the C.R.OW.N. Act being favorable passed on the House floor with a (83-7) vote.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS - State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Jamie Callender (R-Concord) today released a statement on House Bill (HB) 178, the C.R.OW.N. (Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act,which passed Tuesday out of the House Civil Justice Committee by a 9-3 vote.
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COLUMBUS - State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement regarding student protests at Ohio State University and Miami University.
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COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) Wednesday made a statement about House Bill (HB) 230 on the House Floor.
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