Terrence Upchurch News

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $550,000 for community projects in Lorain County.

State Representatives Gayle Manning (R-Avon) and Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk) today announced the Ohio House passed Amanda Dean’s Law, legislation that would increase criminal penalties to ensure accountability, protect human dignity, and provide justice for victims’ families.  

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) today announced the Ohio House passed House Bill 758, the “Brenna Brossard SUDEP Awareness Act.” The bipartisan legislation would raise awareness of SUDEP, or Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, by ensuring patients, families, healthcare providers, and first responders have access to prevention information and resources.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today strongly condemned House Bill (HB) 754, which will violate the rights and privacy of pregnant women across the state of Ohio

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is acknowledging the recent order from Governor Mike DeWine, in honor of Lorain County Administrator and Former State Senator Jeff Armbruster, that the flags of the United States and the state of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout Lorain County and at the Ohio Statehouse, Vern Riffe Center, and Rhodes Tower. 

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today offered sponsor testimony for his bipartisan piece of legislation, House Bill (HB) 542, before the House Government Oversight Committee. HB 542 requires state, county, and municipal prisons to report pregnancy outcomes to the DRC, in an effort to understand the severity of stillbirth occurrences in correctional facilities across the state. The DRC currently requires deaths in Ohio’s prisons to be reported, and this legislation will expand that requirement to include pregnancy outcomes.

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives has passed House Bill 523, legislation also known as the “Future Educators Support Act.”

COLUMBUS — State Reps. Eric Synenberg (D-Beachwood) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today called on their colleagues in the Ohio General Assembly to join them in condemning a recent action by President Donald J. Trump, who posted a demeaning video depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. The lawmakers are urging members to sign on to a resolution formally condemning the action.

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) announced the recent introduction of Ohio’s Capital Budget bill, a two-year capital improvements budget for community projects throughout the state totaling nearly $4 billion.

COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today called on Secretary of State Frank LaRose to pause the implementation of new election directives under Senate Bill (SB) 293 , citing concerns that they could wrongly cancel voter registrations and confuse both voters and election boards.

– State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that Governor DeWine today announced that the City of Lorain will receive nearly $1 million through the Brownfield remediation grant.

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus today released the following statement on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

COLUMBUS—State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 644, legislation to improve the efficiency of public colleges in Ohio by incentivizing the adoption of evidence-based practices proven to help students succeed.  

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today released the following statement condemning the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent: 

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today provided sponsor testimony before the House Community Revitalization Committee on House Bill (HB) 758, the “Brenna Brossard SUDEP Awareness Act.” 

COLUMBUS– Ohio Legislative Black Caucus’ (OLBC) President Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today stands in support of Ohio’s Somali community following recent remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding Somali immigrants. Ohio is home to the second largest Somali population in the United States, and these families are a vital part of the state’s cultural and economic landscape.

State Representative Gayle Manning (R-Avon) is pleased to share that America 250 Ohio recently announced the Ohio Transportation Trail, an initiative highlighting locations across the state that have shaped the nation’s transportation system into what it is today.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) today condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard, and weakening essential accountability measures

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) today condemns the advancement of House Concurrent Resolution 26, a measure that seeks to summon and publicly admonish Judge Ted N. Berry, a respected Cincinnati Municipal Court judge and son of Cincinnati’s first Black mayor.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Ismail Mohamed (D-Columbus) and Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland) Wednesday introduced legislation to help assist those who have defaulted on their rent payments, by requiring landlords to provide tenants with written notice of a rent default, including the amount owed, within 60 days of the default. Landlords would then be prohibited from filing for eviction until at least 90 days after providing notice and after offering the tenant an opportunity to negotiate a payment plan. If a tenant complies with the terms of an agreed-upon plan, the landlord would be barred from pursuing eviction.