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State Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces that he supported and the General Assembly approved House Bill 614, which provides $650 million of federal CARES Act funding to local communities across Ohio for COVID-19 pandemic-related expenses. The funding will be made available to counties, municipalities, and townships.
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Today, Swearingen’s “Business Expansion and Safety Act” was voted out of both the Ohio House and Senate, as a result, the legislation heads to the governor to be signed into law. The bill intends to help bring revenue and safety back to businesses amid the pandemic.
Read Full StoryState Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) has issued the following statement:
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COLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) was sworn in on Tuesday for his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 96th House District, which includes all of Jefferson and Monroe Counties and a portion of Belmont County.
Read Full StoryState Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces more than $12 million in Great Lakes grants that will be used to help reduce the amount of debris that gets put into Lake Erie. Swearingen applauded the initiative.
Read Full StoryState Rep. D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) announces that the Governor has signed Senate Bill 4 and it will now become law. Earlier this month, the Ohio House approved the bill with Swearingen’s amendment that aides $555 million to state construction in support of local schools and infrastructure projects.
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COLUMBUS –State Representative Ron Ferguson’s (R-Wintersville) legislation designating a portion of State Route 7 in Jefferson County in honor of Sheriff Fred Abdalla today passed the Ohio House and Senate as part of Substitute House Bill 578.
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State Representatives Jeff LaRe (R-Violet Township) and D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron) yesterday toured Watershed Distillery to learn first-hand the outcome the Business Expansion and Safety Act would bring to local businesses
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COLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson’s (R-Wintersville) legislation designating a portion State Route 7 in Belmont County as the “SSG Garren Ray Goudy Memorial Highway” was amended into Substitute House Bill 578 and passed by the Ohio House and Senate.
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COLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) and State Representative Kevin Miller (R-Newark) today announced the favorable passage of Substitute House Bill 392, which will authorize emergency medical personnel to transport a police dog by ambulance if the K-9 is injured in the line of duty.
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COLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) today testified on legislation that would designate a portion of State Route 7 in Belmont County as the “SSG Garren Ray Goudy Memorial Highway.”
Read Full StoryState Representatives Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) today announces the approval of $4 million for the Monroe County Port Authority. The funding was approved during Monday’s State Controlling Board meeting.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) today announced the favorable passage of House Bill 687—the state’s biennial capital appropriations bill—from the Ohio House and Senate. The legislation includes funding for a number of projects in Belmont, Jefferson, and Monroe Counties.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur (R-Ashtabula) and State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) applaud the favorable passage of House Bill 563 out of the House State and Local Government Committee.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Representative Ron Ferguson (R-Wintersville) today announced his support for grants awarded to three projects in Belmont and Jefferson Counties as part of the new Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – Today, State Representative Ron Ferguson (R- Wintersville) filed legislation specifying that any costs incurred from holding a second primary election will be taken from the Ohio Supreme Court’s budget.
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