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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) today highlighted that the Ohio Department of Development announced the application period for the Brownfield Remediation Program will open August 11th, with approximately $120 million available through the program.
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COLUMBUS—State Representatives Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) and Jodi Salvo (R-Bolivar) are pleased to announce that the Ohio House of Representatives recently passed House Bill 766, legislation to designate October as Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Month in Ohio.
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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) announced today that he is drafting legislation aimed at cracking down on human trafficking operations operating under the guise of massage parlors and wellness businesses across Ohio.
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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) is highlighting Water Safety Week by encouraging Ohio families and communities to take proactive steps to prevent drownings, promote safe recreation, and educate children and adults about the importance of water awareness.
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COLUMBUS, OH — State Representatives Tex Fischer (R-Canfield) and Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) today announced the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 176, legislation to create the Universal Regulatory Sandbox Program.
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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) testified yesterday for House Bill 261 before the House Ways and Means Committee. The piece of legislation aims to provide property tax relief to Ohio senior citizens.
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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R–Powell) today introduced legislation to address potential conflicts that can arise during votes of county boards of elections.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D- Cleveland) reacted to the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s recent announcement that starting on September 15th companies will be able to bid on oil and gas leases on 2,840 acres of land in the Wayne National Forest.
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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) today voted in support of House Bill 292 – legislation to establish the Ohio Defense and Space Commission.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS--The investors betting billions on data centers see another opportunity in the artificial intelligence boom: owning the utilities that sell them electricity.
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State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) today held a press conference to announce a new piece of legislation – the Ohio Fusion Energy Advancement Act – which will establish a framework to support the development of fusion energy in the state.
Read Full StoryOhio is expanding its fracking industry despite concerns of its environmental impact
1.4 billion gallons of fracking wastewater, or toxic brine, is being pumped into injection wells for long term storage in Ohio every year. This salty wastewater byproduct of fracking is full of heavy metals,¿radioactive materials, cancer-causing benzene and hazardous chemical additives from the fracking process.
State Representative Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) is pleased to share that resources are now available through Keith’s Law to help individuals, families, caregivers, and local agencies understand and utilize the new statewide database.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — Representative Tristan Rader (D–Lakewood) today sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) urging them to hold public hearings on Blackrock’s acquisition of AES Corporation, a Dayton-area utility.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS — Representative Tristan Rader (D–Lakewood) today welcomed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to not finalize a proposed statewide general wastewater discharge permit for data centers, opting instead to require individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for facilities that discharge wastewater.
Read Full StoryCOLUMBUS – State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) today announced the introduction of House Joint Resolution (HJR) 8 to place a ballot initiative granting 16-year-olds the right to vote in Ohio elections before voters in the November election.
Read Full StoryEnvironmental activists, conventional oil and gas producers and at least one member of the Ohio House called on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) on Tuesday to launch a long-term investigation into the effects of underground migration of waste brine from injection oil and gas wells in Southeast Ohio into conventional oil and gas wells as well as the region’s water supply.
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COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today applauded the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's (PUCO) decision rejecting FirstEnergy's attempt to weaken electric reliability standards for customers served by Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison, and Toledo Edison.
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COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today applauded Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill (HB) 173, legislation that would have weakened consumer protections for Ohioans living in sub-metered apartments and condominiums and small businesses.
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COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Member of the Select Committee on Data Centers Representative Glassburn (D–North Olmstead) House Energy Committee Ranking Member Representative Rader (D–Cleveland), and the members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus leadership team today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging immediate action to establish a statewide utility rate class for large data centers in order to protect Ohio families and businesses from looming electricity rate increases.
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