Read the original Letter to the Editor from The Columbus Dispatch here. 

The Monday Dispatch article “Trickle-down taxes” accurately exposed the devastating cuts that Gov. John Kasich continues to inflict on Ohio’s communities.

Columbus – Senator Charleta B. Tavares (D - Columbus) introduced the Telemedicine bill today. Senate Bill 118, the Telemedicine Act, will require insurance companies and Medicaid to cover telemedicine services.  Telemedicine as defined in the bill is a medical service delivered by a physician through the use of any communication, including oral, written or electronic communication.

Columbus –Senate Bill 19, jointly sponsored by Senator Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) and Senator Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville), establishing the Ohio Family Stability Commission passed out of the Ohio Senate today with a floor vote of 32-1.

Columbus – Senator Charleta B. Tavares (D - Columbus) will soon be introducing the Domestic Workers Act. This bill will require that domestic workers be paid the minimum wage, be paid overtime wages, make certain conduct directed towards them an unlawful discriminatory practice and require a weekly day of rest for domestic workers.