State Rep. Mike Loychik (R-Bazetta) announces his legislation under House Bill 92 requiring public children services agencies to report cases of child abuse or neglect in military families to military authorities has been signed into law by the governor. Loychik is a primary sponsor of the bill alongside State Rep. Cindy Abrams (R-Harrison).
Legislation to help address the foster care crisis in Ohio has been approved by the Ohio House of Representatives, State Representatives Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) and Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) announced today.
Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) issued the following statement on the “Ohio COVID-19 Vaccine Fairness Act,” House Bill 435, which was re-referred today to the House Rules and Reference Committee:
COLUMBUS – Most Ohio workers and students would be empowered to refuse mandated COVID-19 vaccinations under legislation approved today by the Ohio House Health Committee.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Al Cutrona (R-Canfield) announced he will be sponsoring legislation with the goal of preventing sex predators from working or volunteering in a position that affords extensive contact with minor children.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) announced that the State Controlling Board approved $1M for the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to provide emergency financial assistance to Vinton County in response to the ongoing child protection case involving 16 children rescued from prolonged abuse and neglect. The funding will help cover the costs of caring for the impacted children and supporting their emergency placement.
COLUMBUS - The state controlling board has approved the release of $274,988.00 for annual maintenance and support the statewide Ohio Community Supervision System, State Representative Marilyn John Announced today.
Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) today issued the following statement on the passing of former State Representative Doug Green:
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.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) and Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) today announced the passage of House Bill (HB) 758, the “Brenna Brossard SUDEP Awareness Act.” The bipartisan legislation would raise awareness of SUDEP, or Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, by ensuring patients, families, healthcare providers, and first responders have access to prevention information and resources. HB 758 passed the Ohio House by a vote of 89-6.
Sarah Fowler-Arthur (R-Geneva-on-the-Lake) and State Reps. Adam C. Miller (D-Columbus) introduced bipartisan legislation that would require schools to file a report with the Ohio Department of Education regarding teachers who retire under threat of investigation for misconduct. Under current law, schools are only required to report when a teacher resigns under threat of termination or nonrenewal of a contract while under investigation.
Award recognizes efforts to secure funding for economic redevelopment and environmental clean-up in the state operating budget
COLUMBUS – The Greater Ohio Policy Center has named State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) as one of its 2026 Ohio Brownfields Conference Honorees. The recognition honors Rep. Sweeney’s longstanding commitment to the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program, including her work during the most recent state budget process to secure an additional $200M, bringing the state’s total investment in brownfield remediation to $900M over the past six years.
'These monopolized Big Tech platforms should not have the power to dictate what they deem as acceptable speech, that's exactly why we have the First Amendment and why I'm introducing this legislation,' Cutrona added.
State Rep. Al Cutrona (R-Canfield) will be introducing legislation that prohibits social media platforms from censoring users when they are expressing themselves unless it is in violation of state or federal law. The bill’s purpose is to prevent Big Tech companies from banning, blocking or discriminating against citizens based on ideological beliefs or viewpoints.
COLUMBUS — State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today announced that the Ohio Controlling Board approved $6.4M in state funding to support 50 new ReadOhio literacy coaches for the 2026-2027 school year, allowing the program to serve an additional 70 schools across Ohio and expand early reading support for students at a critical stage of their education.
State Rep. Marilyn John (R-Richland County) announces approval of several local projects through the Ohio State Controlling Board. The measures include thousands of dollars for both OSU-Mansfield and the Mansfield Correctional Institution.
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney (D-Westlake) today announced new state transportation investments in Cuyahoga County following the approval of $123.1 million in major infrastructure funding by the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC).
