COLUMBUS— State Representative Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) responded today to an announcement by Governor Mike DeWine that state agencies have not been meeting their federally mandated duty to offer voter registration to Ohioans when those Ohioans interact with government offices. Roughly 59,000 voters were affected at one agency.
Read Full Story : Hicks-Hudson Statement on Ohio Voter Registration Failures Tue, Sep 22, 2020COLUMBUS –House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) today recognized National Voter Registration Day as an opportunity to encourage participation in this November’s election despite challenges caused by the pandemic and a failure by Republican state leaders to make this unprecedented election more accessible.
Read Full Story : Leader Sykes, House Dems recognize National Voter Registration Day Tue, Sep 22, 2020COLUMBUS — Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) issued a statement today following the informal hearing of Senate Bill (SB) 357, which appropriates the remaining $650 million local government Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds.
Read Full Story : Rep. Howse: "Statehouse GOP is robbing Ohio's hardest hit COVID-19 areas of CARES Act funds" Tue, Sep 22, 2020COLUMBUS— State Reps. Randi Clites (D-Ravenna) and Jeff Crossman (D- Parma) today called on Statehouse leaders to protect Ohioans’ healthcare by advancing the bipartisan Pre-Existing Condition Protection Act, House Bill 390. The call comes after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which has created more uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA), including its provision to protect healthcare access for those with pre-existing conditions. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case challenging the ACA’s constitutionality on November 10th of this year.
Read Full Story : Reps. Clites, Crossman urge House leaders to pass bill to protect healthcare coverage for Ohioans with pre-existing conditions Tue, Sep 22, 2020COLUMBUS –Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus Rep. Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) today issued a statement following the news that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 from complications of cancer.
Read Full Story : Galonski issues statement following the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sat, Sep 19, 2020COLUMBUS –House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) today issued a statement following the news that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87 from complications of cancer.
Read Full Story : Leader Sykes issues statement following the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sat, Sep 19, 2020