Catherine D. Ingram

Today, state Senators Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) and Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) gave sponsor testimony for Senate Bill 75, which would increase the penalty for failure to report a lost or stolen firearm from a fourth-degree to a first-degree misdemeanor. 

Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus published an open letter to the people of Ohio ahead of the expected increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Springfield and across the state.

State Senator Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) joined Lt. Governor Jim Tressel today for the launch of WorkOhio at the Cincinnati Regional Chamber Workforce Innovation Center, one of seven regional workforce hubs across Ohio.

Join state Senator Ingram for January Coffee & Community and kick off the New Year together. Stop by to talk about the state capital budget, legislative priorities, and local issues.

Today, state Senator Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to Senate Bill 56, which significantly changes the state's adult-use cannabis program and directly undermines the will of Ohio voters, who established Ohio's recreational marijuana industry by passing State Issue 2 in 2023.

Today, state Senator Catherine D. Ingram (D-Cincinnati) commended the veto of Senate Bill 50, which would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work additional hours after school during the academic year by extending the current limit from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The bill was heard earlier this year in the Senate Workforce Development Committee, where Senator Ingram, serving as Ranking Member, raised concerns about the risks this proposal posed to Ohio's minor labor laws.