COLUMBUS – As corporate bailout costs for failing coal plants in Ohio and Indiana are projected to climb to $500 million over the next six months, Ohio House Democrats today highlighted consumer protections in a pair of bills the Democrats say would reverse the economic damage of the corrupt passage of House Bill 6.
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COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement following the passage of the undemocratic House Bill 1 through the Ohio House of Representatives.
COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement concerning Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s letter regarding the deadline to certify the Democratic Party candidate by the August 7th, 2024 deadline.
House Democrats Introduce the LEAP Initiative
Learning & Education Advancement Package (LEAP) sets goals and standards for the summer going into the next school year
COLUMBUS – House Democrats today held a news conference to introduce the Learning & Education Advancement Package (LEAP) Initiative, legislation to reaffirm K-12 education as a Democratic priority, setting goals and standards for our education system prior to the next school year for for-profit charter school oversight, private school vouchers accountability, investing in early childhood education, and supporting public schools, educators, and students.
COLUMBUS – House Democrats today announce the swearing-in of Rep. Jodi Whitted (D -Madeira) to represent Ohio’s 28th House District, after the resignation of former State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda last month.
LaRose Fails to Fix Voter Purge Problems Before Readying Next Round of Voter Cancellations
Lawmaker continues call for transparency and accountability to protect fundamental freedom
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today responded to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s plans for another statewide voter purge clouded in darkness that will happen two weeks before voting in the upcoming presidential election.
Ohio House Democrats Honor Longest Serving Female Legislator in State History
Toledo's Marigene Valiquette served six years in the House of Representatives, 18 in the Senate from 1962 to 1986
COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), State Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) and State Rep. Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) and chair of Ohio Democratic Women’s Legislative Caucus State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) today honored the life and legacy of Marigene Valiquette, a Toledo Democrat who served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for 24 straight years, setting a record for the longest serving female legislator in state history.
COLUMBUS - Leaders of the Ohio Democratic Caucus, the Franklin County House and Senate delegation and the Jewish Caucus released the following statement concerning the overnight protests and arrests on the campus of the Ohio State University.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Michael J. Skindell (D-Lakewood) today joined the Cuyahoga County House and Senate Delegation, as well as Rep. Daniel P. Troy (D-Willowick) in Lake County and Rep. Joe Miller (D-Amherst) in Lorain County to urgently request Governor DeWine to issue a proclamation declaring a state of emergency across Cuyahoga, Lake, and Lorain Counties which were impacted by a severe weather system on Tuesday, August 6th, 2024.
COLUMBUS — House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement concerning the ruling by Republican Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook to uphold House Bill (HB) 68:
Ohio House Elects Rep. Isaacsohn to Democratic Caucus Leadership
Freshman legislator will serve as Minority Whip for 135th General Assembly
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today was elected by the Ohio House of Representatives as minority whip of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus for the remainder of the 135th General Assembly, replacing former State Rep. and current Hamilton County Auditor Jessica E. Miranda.
COLUMBUS – The members of the Ohio House Jewish Caucus, State Reps. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson), Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) and Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D–Gahanna), today released a message of hope and humanity as the holiday of Passover begins Monday at sundown.
Rep. McNally announces $40,000 to West Branch Local Schools
Funding supports the farm to table work-based learning program
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today announced $40,000 in funding from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s (DEW) Grow Ohio Grant Program to support West Branch Local Schools in expanding its farm to table work-based learning program.
House Democrats Congratulate Jessica E. Miranda on Being Appointed Hamilton County Auditor
Cincinnati lawmaker fills the position of her late friend Brigid Kelly
COLUMBUS– House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today congratulated former State Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) for being appointed Hamilton County auditor.
COLUMBUS – House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today acknowledges, following Governor Mike DeWine’s State of the State address, that too many Ohioans find themselves living in a state they believe is headed in the wrong direction.
COLUMBUS - House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington) today released the following statement concerning Governor Mike DeWine’s failure to support the Citizens Not Politicians citizen-led ballot initiative:
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