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.

State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) recently honored the Nordonia High School Knights Girls Flag Football Team through House Resolution 451, recognizing the team's historic achievement as the inaugural Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Girls High School Flag Football State Champions.

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.  

State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) Wednesday voted in support of Ohio’s Capital Budget bill, a two-year capital improvements budget for community projects throughout the state totaling nearly $4 billion.

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. 

State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge) today announced that the American Legion recognized him as Ohio’s 2025 Legislator of the Year, honoring both his service to our nation as a veteran and his continued leadership in advancing initiatives that support veterans and their families at the state level.

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:

State Representatives Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) today announced that the Ohio House passed House Bill 84 – the Innocence Act – legislation that will help protect Ohio children from accessing online materials that are obscene or harmful to juveniles.

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.

State Representatives Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge) and Heidi Workman (R-Rootstown) have introduced legislation to address the growing public costs and community impacts associated with large scale data center development in Ohio.

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. 

State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) today announced that he introduced a new piece of legislation that would remove the five-year limit on municipal income tax net operating loss carryforwards.

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

State Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) today announced that to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) NatureWorks grant program awarded Sagamore Hills Park over $39,000 for various park improvements. 

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.