Karen Brownlee News

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) 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 — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to give $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 — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today condemned Ohio Republicans in the state legislature for failing to act on any measures that could have preserved Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for 1.4M Ohioans. Instead, in two days, more than half a million children, more than 250,000 seniors, and an estimated 45,000 veterans are at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefit cards due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced that Flavor Producers, LLC, in Sharonville has been awarded a Job Creation Tax Credit by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA). 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced House Bill (HB) 432 , legislation designating the portion of east Kemper Road in Hamilton County between Tri-County Parkway and Lebanon Road as the “Patrolman Earl W. Casterline Memorial Highway” has passed out of the House Transportation Committee. 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today voted ‘yes’ on Senate Bill (SB) 56, which creates regulation around intoxicating hemp products.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today voted ‘yes’ on House Bill (HB) 186 and House Bill (HB) 335, two pieces of legislation which aim to relieve the property tax burden currently faced by Ohio’s homeowners. 

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement on the agreement by Israel and Hamas to the US-backed peace plan:

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Jewish Caucus today released the following statement marking the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel: 

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) Tuesday commented on the Republican-controlled Joint Committee on Congressional Redistricting’s failure to advance any fair, constitutional maps, calling it another broken promise to the people of Ohio.