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Ohio House Democrats Urge Governor DeWine to Act on Data Center Electricity Costs Before Ohio Consumers Face Higher Bills
Ohio House Democrats Deliver Medicaid Protections, But Ohio Families Still Need Action on Affordability
Ohio House Minority Caucus Calls for Targeted Property Tax Relief for Ohioans Feeling the Squeeze
Ohio House Democrats Contrast Republicans' Continued Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest Ohioans with Democratic Bills that Put Money in the Pockets of Everyday Ohioans
Ohio House Democrats Demand Immediate Relief on Energy Costs for Ohio Families
Ohio Democrats Respond to State of the State
House Democrats Held Press Conference Outlining Legislation to Protect Communities, Ensure Accountability Amid ICE Activity
Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Honors the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Senate Republicans Override Will of Ohio Voters on Cannabis; Bill Heads to Governor's Desk
Ohio Minority Leader Isaacsohn: Approved Redistricting Map Prevents Trump from Stealing More Congressional Seats
Ohio Redistricting Commission Concludes First Meeting Without Public Testimony, Alternative Map as Republicans Continue to Stall for 13-2 Map
Ohioans Deserve a Fair, Bipartisan Congressional Map After Weeks of Delay Awaiting Ohio Redistricting Commission
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Democratic lawmakers and members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus today applauded The City of Cleveland’s decision to sue the state to challenge Republican-led legislation that prevents local communities from setting hiring standards on publicly financed projects – a possible violation of Ohio’s “home rule” guarantee in the state constitution.
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Ohio Legislative Black Caucus President and state Rep. Alicia Reece (D-Cincinnati) responded to today’s federal appeals court decision backing Ohio’s elimination of “Golden Week,” a period in which voters were able to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day. The appellate ruling overturned a district judge’s finding that eliminating “Golden Week” had violated the Voting Rights Act by disproportionately impacting African American voters.  
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Since 1987, we’ve celebrated March as Women’s History Month throughout the United States. From the first six female legislators elected in 1923 to the nearly 200 women who have served in the Ohio General Assembly since, this state is certainly rich in examples of women who have leant their names to Ohio’s history with courage, leadership, and determination.

 
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State Rep. Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) recently condemned the Ohio GOP’s partisan elections agenda, including  the passage of Senate Bill 216, which makes counting provisional ballots more difficult.
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State Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) announced on Thursday that he introduced House Bill 450 to establish a three-day period in August—the first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday— each year during which school supplies, clothing, computers and computer accessories are exempt from state and county sales and use taxes. 
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