Republican News

State Representative Bob Hackett (R-London) today applauded the passage of Ohio House Bill 52, which is the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Budget for FY 2016 and 2017. The bill supplies the BWC with funds needed to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for employers and employees in the State of Ohio.

Legislation that addresses some of the most important issues pertaining to water quality in Ohio, including the recent, harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, passed through the Ohio House today with bipartisan support.

Today the Ohio History Connection presented the Ohio House with a gavel made from the wood of a 225-year-old North American Red Oak tree from the Newark Earthworks Historic Landmark that was downed in a storm several years ago.

State Representatives Robert Sprague (R-Findlay) and Jeff Rezabek (R-Clayton) today held a press conference to applaud the House passage of House Bill 4, legislation that takes further strides in curtailing the opiate epidemic in Ohio. Reps. Rezabek and Sprague championed the legislation through the House.

The Ohio House of Representatives today unanimously passed Substitute House Bill 53, the state’s transportation budget.

State Representatives Jeff Rezabek (R-Clayton) and Robert Sprague (R-Findlay) held a press conference today near Dayton to discuss Ohio’s prescription drug epidemic and legislation they have recently introduced to help solve the problem.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) and the entire House of Representatives today were pleased to present a resolution to President Dr. Michael Drake, Coach Urban Meyer, and the Ohio State University football team, commending their victory in the 2014-15 College Football Playoff National Championship.

The Ohio House of Representatives today passed legislation that provides academic protections for students taking new state assessments  during the 2014-15 school year. New assessments in mathematics and English language arts are supplied by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).

The Ohio House of Representatives today approved the passage of House Joint Resolution 1, which authorizes the request by Governor John Kasich to hold the State of the State address in Wilmington on February 24^th. Speaker of the Ohio House, Clifford A. Rosenberger, released a statement in response to the bipartisan resolution.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville) has released a statement in response to the recent announcement by Governor John Kasich that he has proposed to hold the State of the State address in Wilmington, which is part of Clinton County, in the Speaker’s district.

Speaker of the Ohio House Clifford A. Rosenberger (R-Clarksville), along with fellow members of the Ohio House, honored veterans who have been prisoners of war and those who have been missing in action with a ceremony during today’s House session. As part of the program, the Ohio House was presented with the POW/MIA flag, which will be permanently displayed at the front of the House chamber.