Today, state Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) announced a $2.3 billion joint venture with GM and LG Chem to build electric vehicle batteries in the Mahoning Valley. This investment will create over 1,000 direct jobs at a new facility and thousands more ancillary jobs in the area.

State Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) announced today the release of over $4.8 million for a Lake Erie wetland restoration project in Ashtabula County. The project is expected to create additional recreational opportunities in the area and will support continued maintenance and operation of the Ashtabula Harbor.

Today, state Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) joined Lordstown Motors Corp. CEO Steve Burns and Valley elected officials to discuss the electric-truck startup slated to take the place of the GM Lordstown plant. Following the press event, O'Brien issued the following statement:

Today, the Ohio Senate held its first hearing on Senate Bill 162, which would eliminate criminal and civil statutes of limitations for rape. If passed, the bill would also close the existing loophole that permits spousal rape. State Sens. Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta), who sponsored the bill, testified on the need to modernize Ohio's law.

Today, Lordstown Motors Corp., founded by Workhorse's Steve Burns, announced that it purchased the GM Lordstown plant. State Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) released the following statement:

Today, state Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) announced that the Ohio Senate passed a bill to rename the north and southbound lanes of Route 7 between routes 82 and 305 in Trumbull County the "James A. Fredericka Memorial Highway" in honor of the late Ohio state trooper.

Republican Senate President Larry Obhof (R-Medina) and Democrat Minority Whip Sean O'Brien (D-Bazetta) visited yesterday with students at Saint John School and Lakeside High School in Ashtabula.

Today, state Sens. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) and John Eklund (R-Munson Township) testified on their bill to regulate sports betting in Ohio in front of the Senate General Government and Agency Review Committee.

State Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) provided sponsor testimony today in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Senate Bill 205, which increases penalties for cruelty towards, or the killing of, companion animals.

State Sen. Sean J. O'Brien (D-Bazetta) applauded the recent release of additional funds to be used for reconstruction in Kinsman Township after significant rain destroyed a bridge there in July.