On Monday, the Ohio Department of Education awarded $5 million
to libraries across the state to expand learning opportunities for
students in preK-grade 12. Awardees will use the funding for
programming that supports student learning, particularly in
literacy, with the goal of accelerating learning for students who
have been most impacted by the pandemic.
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On Tuesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted
announced state support for 54 rehabilitation projects that will
restore 57 historic buildings across Ohio. The projects are expected
to leverage approximately $1.01 billion in private investment.
The projects are being awarded funding as part of the Ohio Historic
Preservation Tax Credit Program (OHPTC), administered by the Ohio
Department of Development. In total, 21 communities across the state
are receiving awards, which total $64,132,847 in tax credits.
“By rehabilitating these historic buildings today, we can preserve
the heart of our communities for future generations of Ohioans,”
said Governor DeWine. “Once restored, these sites will help renew
local communities and create additional opportunities for Ohioans.”
“In many cases, it’s more expensive to revitalize an historic
structure than it is to build a new one. Historic tax credits
generate opportunity for communities by attracting investment that
would not make financial sense otherwise,” said Lt. Governor Husted.
“When we preserve buildings that are part of a community’s historic
legacy, we’re preserving the past and investing in the future of our
great state.”
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Also on Tuesday, Lt. Governor Husted, who serves as Director of the
Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced that 12
training providers located throughout the state will receive a total
of $2.58 million in awards through the Individual Microcredential
Assistance Program (IMAP). This program helps Ohioans who are
low-income, partially unemployed, or totally unemployed participate
in a training program and earn a technology-focused credential at no
cost to them.
The selected training providers, which include four-year
universities, career centers, and private businesses, will be
reimbursed up to $3,000 per earned technology-focused credential.
"We continue to see a growing number of Ohioans find rewarding
careers as a result of earning new tech skills through IMAP,” said
Lt. Governor Jon Husted. “In many cases, credentials rather than
degrees are what employers are looking for when making hiring
decisions—credentials are the currency of the modern economy.”
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On Wednesday, Lt Governor Husted joined Medpace, JobsOhio, REDI
Cincinnati, and the City of Cincinnati to announce Medpace's $150
million expansion, which will create 1,500 new jobs.
On Thursday, Governor DeWine announced that he is appointing
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph T. Deters to fill the
vacancy on the Ohio Supreme Court that is occurring because Justice
Sharon Kennedy was elected as Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme
Court.
“Joe Deters has the right combination of experience, legal
knowledge, and passion for public service that will serve the
citizens of Ohio well as an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme
Court,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. “Joe is a long-serving and
well-regarded public servant who is known for his legal intellect,
reverence for the rule of law, and his accessibility.”
Also on Thursday, Governor DeWine signed the following bills
into law:
* House Bill 223, sponsored by Representative Brett Hillyer allows
vendors to deduct sales tax remitted for certain bad debts charged
off as uncollectible by credit account lenders.
* Senate Bill 210, sponsored by Senator Theresa Gavarone, regards
agreements affecting legal relations between spouses; domestic
violence protection orders in a dating relationship; courts
maintaining Social Security numbers of parties in divorce,
dissolution, annulment, or spousal support proceedings; and removes
the population limit and in-territory residency preference for
appointing acting judges.
Also on Thursday, Governor DeWine signed Executive Order 2022-17D
to label tianeptine, a Schedule 1 controlled substance, classifying
it as having no accepted medical use in treatment and to prohibit
its use.
Finally on Thursday, Governor DeWine cautioned Ohioans for Winter
storm Elliot.
“I encourage Ohioans to take this winter storm seriously, and
update your emergency preparedness kit with food, water, medicine,
and other essential items,” said Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. “I also
encourage Ohioans to make a list of people to check in on,
especially during the Christmas holiday weekend.”
On Friday, Governor DeWine announced that 13 local law enforcement
agencies will receive a total of $9.1 million to help prevent and
investigate incidents of violent crime in their communities.
The grants represent the 11th round of the Ohio Violent Crime
Reduction Grant Program. To date, Governor DeWine has awarded over
$79 million to 159 Ohio law enforcement agencies as part of this
program. Approximately $100 million will be awarded to local law
enforcement agencies as part of the grant program in total.
“We must ensure that local law enforcement agencies have the
resources they need to prevent and investigate violent crime, and
these grants support that mission,” said Governor DeWine.
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