Republican News

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Democrats today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine requesting a full veto of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293, which places new burdens on voters by adding unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, shortening the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard, and weakening essential accountability measures.

COLUMBUS — Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today condemned the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which implements unnecessary hurdles to the voting process, SB 56 which overrides the will of Ohio voters on cannabis and undercuts local craft brewers and businesses with hemp products, and HB 184 which slashes funding for nursing homes and childcare.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) today condemns the advancement of House Concurrent Resolution 26, a measure that seeks to summon and publicly admonish Judge Ted N. Berry, a respected Cincinnati Municipal Court judge and son of Cincinnati’s first Black mayor.

COLUMBUS - Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning Friday’s meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission where a negotiated congressional map was approved that ensures current Democratic seats remain competitive races: 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement after Governor Mike DeWine signed an executive order directing the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) giving $7M though the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds to various Ohio food banks and up to $18M in funds to Ohioans who are at or below 50% of the federal poverty level who already qualify for Ohio Works First (OWF) cash assistance. 

COLUMBUS – The Ohio House Democratic Caucus today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to take immediate action to preserve SNAP benefits for 1.4M Ohioans at risk of going hungry when the federal government defaults on its November deposit to fully fund SNAP benefits due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusing to end the federal government shutdown.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today delivered testimony in front of the Ohio Redistricting Commission on House Bill (HB) 442, House Democrats’ proposed fair, constitutional congressional map. 

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) today released the following statement concerning the long-awaited announcement that the Ohio Redistricting Commission has been called to convene:

COLUMBUS – After Republican lawmakers ignored the constitutionally-set deadline for proposing congressional district maps, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati) sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine today asking him to reconstitute the Ohio Redistricting Commission within the next 7 days to start the process to fulfill its constitutional obligation to produce a fair, bipartisan congressional map. 

The House of Representatives passed legislation to integrate school safety drills into the existing requirements for fire drills.

State Representative Mike Duffey (R-Worthington) today announced that legislation providing additional safeguards for drivers against predatory towing companies has passed the Ohio House of Representatives.

The Ohio House of Representatives today passed House Bill 85, legislation to enhance the homestead exemption for military veterans who are 100 percent disabled from a service-related disability.

Members of the Ohio House of Representatives today unveiled a package of bills that together comprise the mid-biennial review (MBR), a 1,600-page document introduced by Governor John Kasich to initiate a series of policy reforms. Speaker of the Ohio House William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) released the following statement on the House’s introduction of the issue-specific bills:

Chairman of the House Prescription Drug Addiction and Healthcare Reform Study Committee, Robert Cole Sprague (R-Findlay), announced that today House Bill 367 passed out of the Ohio House of Representatives. The bill was one of many pieces of legislation included in a package of bills the committee introduced after a thorough study of opioid addiction throughout Ohio.

State Representative Christina M. Hagan (R-Marlboro Township) spoke to a group of college students at Malone University earlier this afternoon.

State Representative Richard Adams (R-Troy) has announced that the State Controlling Board approved the release of funding for Piqua City School District and Covington Exempted Village School District in support of various school district projects.

The Ohio House of Representatives today concurred on Senate changes to Substitute House Bill 107, which creates a $1 million pilot project to provide grants to certain businesses for employing high school students to career exploration internships.

Speaker of the Ohio House William G. Batchelder (R-Medina) today released the following statement regarding the announcement of state and national job figures, including today’s revised figures from the U.S. Department of Labor showing that Ohio has created more than 238,000 private-sector jobs in the last three years:

State Representative Robert Sprague (R-Findlay) today applauded the Ohio Tax Credit Authority for approving a job creation tax credit for IntelliHARTx in Findlay.