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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) Wednesday condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process and shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that the Elyria Police Department was recently awarded $40,500 through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program.

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) and Kevin Miller (R-Newark) Wednesday celebrated the Ohio House and Senate’s passage of House Bill (HB) 44, which streamlines the process of filling vacant police officer positions and making training more accessible. The bipartisan bill passed with a vote of 91-1 in the Ohio House of Representatives and unanimously in the Ohio Senate.

(Columbus, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that Governor DeWine recently announced the Lorain County Sheriff’s office was awarded funding through the RecoveryOhio Law Enforcement Fund and the Ohio Drug Law Enforcement Fund.

COLUMBUS - State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) today announced the Controlling Board’s release of $9,381,659.18 in capital appropriations for improvements to the Lorain County Community College (LCCC).

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) today announced that he will soon be introducing a bill to designate a portion of State Route (SR) 6 as the “Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway.” Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner tragically was killed in the line of duty on Thursday, July 24th, 2025 after being ambushed while eating lunch with another Lorain police officer. 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that the Ohio Controlling Board today approved the release of capital funds for $200,000 to support facility improvements at the Multi-County Correctional Center.

COLUMBUS—State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that seven elementary schools located in Lorain County were recently recognized by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as 2026 Science of Reading Champions. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) today is excited to announce Rep. Gayle Manning (R-Avon) has joined him as a joint sponsor on the newly proposed bill “Officer Phillip Wagner Memorial Highway.”