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Experience the Beauty of Fall Color on a Hike This Weekend

Staff Report October 15, 2015

The colors of fall are making their annual appearance across Ohio. COLUMBUS, OH – The weather and fall’s expanding palettes...

Secretary Husted Appoints David Fox to the Meigs County Board of Elections

submitter October 15, 2015 0

COLUMBUS – Secretary of State Jon Husted has appointed David W. Fox as a member of the Meigs County Board...

Bill Johnson Statement on Papal Address to Congress

submitter October 1, 2015

WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following in regards to the comments from Pope Francis during his address...

Workshop to Focus on Shale, Other Energy Impacts Across Ohio

submitter September 24, 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The effects of Ohio’s unprecedented oil and gas boom will be seen photo: Ken Chamberlain, CFAES far...

Ohio Statehouse to Celebrate National Planting Day Sept. 23

submitter September 22, 2015 0

COLUMBUS - The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) in partnership with Keep Ohio Beautiful will celebrate the power...

Meigs’ Own Snowville Creamery and Pomeroy Blues and Jazz Fesitval Recongnized at Statehouse

Staff Report September 22, 2015

Snowville Creamery is locally produced in Meigs County. The company uses cartons instead of plastic jugs for their milk as...

Bill Johnson Votes Against Iran Agreement

submitter September 12, 2015

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after he voted “no” on H.R. 3461, a bill to...

DeWine Certifies Strengthen Term Limits Amendment

submitter September 10, 2015 0

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine submitted to the Secretary of State’s office today his certification of the citizen-initiated Strengthen Term...

House Passes 21st Century Cures: Bipartisan Legislation to Bring New Hope for Millions of Patients in Need

submitter July 11, 2015

WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R.6 – the 21st...

Johnson Votes to Return Control of Education Policy to Individual States

submitter July 11, 2015

WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5 – the...

Congressman Bill Johnson Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Michigan v. EPA

submitter July 2, 2015

MARIETTA - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Michigan...

Rep. Debbie Phillips Issues Statement on Historic Supreme Court Ruling

submitter June 27, 2015 0

COLUMBUS—On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The historic 5-4 decision...

Bill Johnson Comments on Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

submitter June 27, 2015

MARIETTA - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling on Obergefell v....

Attorney General DeWine Reminds Law Enforcement of New Law Requiring Timely Submission of Rape Kits

submitter March 25, 2015 0

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today sent a letter to Ohio law enforcement agencies reminding them of...

Bill Johnson Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

submitter January 26, 2015

WASHINGTON - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) issued the following statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address...

88,927 People in Ohio Selected 2015 Marketplace Plans in the First Month of Open Enrollment

submitter December 31, 2014

According to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services today, 88,927 people in Ohio selected plans...

HHS Awards $75 Million to Ohio Test an Innovative Plan to Improve Health Care

submitter December 17, 2014

Ohio will receive up to $75 million to implement and test health care payment and service delivery models that will...

Patrol Reminds Drivers to Wear Safety Belts this Thanksgiving Holiday

submitter November 25, 2014

COLUMBUS – In anticipation of increased traffic during the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to...

Ohio House Modernizes Ohio’s Telecom Regulations

submitter November 22, 2014 0

COLUMBUS—State Representative Ryan Smith (R-Bidwell) today announced that the Ohio House of Representatives passed Sub. House Bill 490, the agriculture...

AFS-USA Kicks Off the Project: Change Scholarship Contest

submitter November 4, 2014 0

New York, NY, October 30, 2014— AFS-USA, a global leader in intercultural student exchange programming, is asking American 8th-12th graders:...

Bill Johnson at Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee Ebola Hearing – “This is not about politics…it’s about protecting the American people”

submitter October 17, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...