Juanita O. Brent News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement today expressing deep disappointment and concern after Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill (SB) 293 into law last week.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today made a statement in response to Gov. DeWine's veto of Senate Bill (SB) 50, which would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today introduced a new piece of legislation to end Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) for public schools in Ohio. During the Ohio House of Representatives’ marathon session on Wednesday, November 19th, Rep. McNally attempted to amend the disillusion of ADCs into House Bill (HB) 455, a bill to eliminate obsolete provision of education law. Republican lawmakers blocked the amendment, even though ADCs have been a proven failure. In the last General Assembly, the legislature decided that no other schools could fall into an ADC .

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today made the following statement denouncing House Republicans for the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which shortens the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard and weakens essential accountability measures.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) Monday announced her participation in the Black Loam Conference in Indianapolis, where she joined a panel highlighting Black leadership and innovation in shaping the future of agriculture.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today condemned Senate Bill (SB) 293, calling it a voter suppression bill being rushed through the legislative process to silence everyday Ohioans.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) Thursday announced that hundreds of thousands of Ohio families have begun to receive their partial November SNAP benefits. Currently, the maximum amount each household can receive this month has been reduced by 35%.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today issued the following statement regarding the Ohio Republicans’ version of congressional map for the Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D–Cleveland) Wednesday sharply criticized House Republicans for voting to table an amendment that would have provided emergency state funding to support Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits if federal dollars were delayed or cut.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today called on Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Controlling Board to allocate emergency state funds to the Ohio Association of Foodbanks to ensure continuity of food assistance during the shutdown.