COLUMBUS - Today, State Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) presented an Ohio House of Representatives resolution to staff and board members from the Fairport Harbor Public Library, honoring its centennial anniversary.
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COLUMBUS— State Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick), working across the aisle in a joint effort with Rep. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati), provided sponsor testimony Tuesday before the House Criminal Justice Committee on HB 419, which aims to protect vulnerable older Ohioans from the increasing prevalence of abuse, neglect and exploitation by closing a loophole within Ohio's mandatory elder abuse reporting laws.
COLUMBUS - Today, State Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) announced the House passage of HCR 27, his resolution to recognize and honor the 2.6 million American soldiers exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) issued a statement following today’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down a Louisiana law that would have restricted abortion rights in the state, a defeat for conservative lawmakers across the country who have spent years attacking women’s reproductive rights.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) issued the following statement regarding a report that the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS), the executive agency responsible for managing Ohio's unemployment system, agreed to pay out-of-state contractors $59 per hour for call center agents.
Reps. Lepore-Hagan, Galonski file legislation to ban police chokeholds
Say ban would increase accountability of law enforcement and save lives
State Reps. Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown) and Tavia Galonski (D-Akron) today filed legislation that will criminalize the harmful use of chokeholds by police officers or peace officers in Ohio.
Dems urge House to return to session, say too much left undone amid unprecedented crises
Announce virtual town hall tour to hear from Ohioans as GOP skips town
Democratic Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) today joined Dem lawmakers to urge House Republican leaders to call the chamber back into session to address several critical issues facing the state, including health and the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, systemic racism and police brutality, questions surrounding the November election, and looming state budget shortfalls.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) issued the following statement after the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved a $306 million settlement last Wednesday that would require FirstEnergy to refund customers that were improperly charged.
Rep. Howse announces bill to improve prenatal and maternal health outcomes signed into law
Democratic priority bill helps address racial disparities in infant mortality rates
COLUMBUS—Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) today announced that House Bill (HB) 11, her bill to improve prenatal and maternal health outcomes, was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday.
Gov. DeWine Implements Key Provisions of the Worker Protection Act
"This is a bipartisan win for Ohio's workers."
COLUMBUS— Yesterday, Governor DeWine announced the signing of executive order 2020-24D, which provided protections for unemployed Ohioans who are over 65 or considered “high risk” and asked to return to work by their prior employer. Where previously they would have been disqualified from receiving benefits for refusing an offer of suitable work, now these Ohioans will remain eligible for unemployment.
COLUMBUS — State Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) today signed onto a concurrent resolution urging Congress to designate June 19th a paid federal holiday. This date is to be known as Juneteenth Independence day in recognition of June 19, 1865, when news of the end of slavery reached the southwestern states two months after the end of the American Civil War.
Dems Tell LaRose to Pay Return Postage for Voting Materials
Election Working Group presses for responsible use of CARES Act funds
State Representatives Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo), Michele Lepore-Hagan (D-Youngstown), Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) and Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Cleveland) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Frank LaRose urging him to include return postage on absentee ballot application forms that will be mailed to all voters and on absentee ballots that are ultimately mailed to voters who request them. State law prohibits board of elections from making such an expenditure, but the secretary is not similarly barred. The federal CARES Act included funding to the states for unanticipated increased expenses due to COVID-19. The Controlling Board approved on Monday the state’s use of federal CARES Act funding for this year’s election.
COLUMBUS — State Rep. Juanita Brent (D-Cleveland) today introduced a concurrent resolution urging Congress to designate June 19th a paid federal holiday. This date is to be known as Juneteenth Independence day in recognition of June 19, 1865 when news of the end of slavery reached the southwestern states two months after the end of the American Civil War.
Leader Sykes reacts to DeWine's police reform recommendations
Says governor neglected to consult or seek input from Black lawmakers
Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes (D-Akron) issued a statement following Gov. DeWine’s announced police reform recommendations Wednesday:
OLBC president reveals repeated requests to former Speakers to address "hostile work environment" in the Ohio House
Rep. Howse renews call to have racial equity and implicit bias training for lawmakers and staff
COLUMBUS— Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) President State Rep. Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) today revealed ignored requests dating back several years to three different Speakers of the House – Larry Householder, Ryan Smith and Cliff Rosenberger – to show the repeated attempts of the OLBC to get the Majority party to address a hostile work environment in the Ohio House.
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