Karen Brownlee News

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced KDM Signs, LLC has been awarded a Job Creation Tax Credit by the Ohio Tax Credit Authority (TCA). They are expected to create 121 full-time equivalent positions and $6.12 million in new annual payroll.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Karen Brownlee (D-Symmes Twp) today announced Senate Bill (SB) 52 has been signed into law by Governor DeWine. Amended into this bill is 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.” 

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 — 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 – 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 – 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 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.