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COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which implements unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, SB 56 which overrides the will of Ohio voters on cannabis and undercuts local craft brewers and businesses with hemp products, and HB 184 which slashes funding for nursing homes and childcare.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) today condemns the advancement of House Concurrent Resolution 26, a measure that seeks to summon and publicly admonish Judge Ted N. Berry, a respected Cincinnati Municipal Court judge and son of Cincinnati’s first Black mayor.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning Friday’s meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission where a negotiated congressional map was approved that ensures current Democratic seats remain competitive races: 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) giving $7M though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18M in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to take immediate action to preserve SNAP benefits for 1.4M Ohioans at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefits due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusing to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced that the biomanufacturing company Resilience has relocated from San Diego to Blue Ash, Ohio. Resilience is a leading biomanufacturing contract and development manufacturing organization (CDMO) dedicated to broadening access to complex medicines, with a large drug product manufacturing facility already in West Chester, Ohio.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today delivered testimony in front of the Ohio Redistricting Commission on House Bill (HB) 442, House Democrats’ proposed fair, constitutional congressional map. 

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today announced the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for the maintenance, renovation, and construction of state-owned infrastructure, including colleges, universities, school districts, and other community projects.  

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene:

COLUMBUS – Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 450, the state's biennial capital appropriations budget. The bill allocates nearly $4B for the maintenance, renovation, and construction of state-owned infrastructure, including universities, school districts, and other community projects. 

COLUMBUS – After Republican lawmakers ignored the constitutionally-set deadline for proposing congressional district maps, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine today asking him to reconstitute the Ohio Redistricting Commission within the next 7 days to start the process to fulfill its constitutional obligation to produce a fair, bipartisan congressional map. 

COLUMBUS – State Reps Michele Grim (D-Toledo), Karen Brownlee (D- Symmes Twp), and Cecil Thomas (D- Cincinnati) today issued the following statements in reaction to the mass shooting that occurred on Saturday at the Old West End Festival in Toledo:

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today voted unanimously on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives to appoint Cincinnati's Ashley Bryant Bailey as the next state representative for Ohio House District 26.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus in partnership with the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation this week hosted a community town hall that brought together dozens of community members for a conversation about the issues impacting Ohio’s Jewish Community and the role state government can play in addressing them.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) this week provided sponsor testimony on House Bill (HB) 780, The Medicaid Savings Act, a piece of legislation to reduce administrative waste in the system and focus the dollars on healthcare for Ohioans. 

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released a statement following the recent deadly attack at a mosque in San Diego on May 18, 2026.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) and Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today introduced House Bill (HB) 837, a bill which would alter public records law such that the personal information of licensed social workers and other mental health professionals can be removed from the public domain.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced that Ohio Valley Electrical Services, Inc. in Blue Ash has been awarded a Job Creation Tax Credit by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA). They are expected to create 40 full-time equivalent positions and $2.875 million in new annual payroll.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today released the following statement regarding recent Medicaid clawbacks initiated by CareSource. According to NASW Ohio, CareSource plans to immediately reduce Medicaid reimbursement rates by 15% and retroactively recoup payments from the last two years to match this decrease.