State Sens. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) testified today in support of Senate Bill 247, which would create a public database of individuals convicted of sexual exploitation.

"The General Assembly has rightly delayed a measure to exponentially increase the tax dollars siphoned off for private school vouchers. We now have the chance to make meaningful changes that will prevent districts and taxpayers from falling victim to our broken report card system. We have the ability to hold private schools publicly accountable for receiving taxpayer dollars, and we must act now. I hope that my colleagues will join in a swift, deliberative process to ensure a thorough system of public schools for all of Ohio's children."

Today, state Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) stood up for public school districts across Ohio and voted with fellow Democrats against the expansion of private school vouchers.

This week, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) hosted a community forum to discuss the impact that private school vouchers are having on Ohio's public schools and what can be done to prevent further harm to the state's public education system.

State Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) is recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

Today, state Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Rep. Lisa Sobecki (D-Toledo) issued the following statements after the release of the State Report Card Study Committee's Final Report:

This week, Senate Bill 247, introduced by state Senators Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster), was referred to the Senate Insurance & Financial Institutions committee. This legislation aims to reduce the demand for human trafficking by focusing on sex buyers.

Resources for the third annual Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Summit can be found at the links below.

Today, Shared Hope International, a non-profit working to eradicate sex trafficking, released their ninth annual state report cards evaluating child trafficking laws. Ohio received a "C" for the eighth consecutive year. State Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) issued the following statement:

Last week, Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) and Minority Leader Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights) announced that the Ohio Channel will stream and archive all Senate standing committees starting January 2020. State Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) released the following statement: