Kent Smith

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) praised the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's (PUCO) decision to deny FirstEnergy's application to loosen reliability standards, ensuring that existing standards remain in place.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to rerefer House Bill 646 back to the Senate Energy Committee.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of the state's capital budget (Senate Bill 450), which includes $3.7 million within Ohio's 21st Senate District, over $22.1 million for Cuyahoga County as a whole, and $10 million in infrastructure improvements for East Cleveland through the Public Works Commission.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) responded to the governor's decision to direct the chair of the Ohio Tax Credit Authority to pause the consideration of any new data center tax exemption requests.