COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today applauded the awarding of over $485,000 to local fire and law enforcement agencies. They are the recipients of the 2022 MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio Communication Systems) and Body-Worn Camera Grants appropriated by the Ohio General Assembly and by Governor Mike DeWine.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) announced this week the state's Controlling Board approval of $750,000 to the Fairfield County Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Health (ADAMH) Board towards its project in Lancaster.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today applauded the recent announcement by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections to renovate the Hocking Correctional Unit.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) this week introduced two bills addressing the right to self defense and ammunition and firearm sales.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today applauded the announcement by the Ohio Department of National Resources (ODNR) that Coyote Run will be named the 140th State Nature Preserve. 

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today announced that several senior centers and adult day services providers in the 20th Senate District will receive CARES Act funding from the Ohio Department of Aging. 

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today announced the passage of legislation by the Ohio Senate that would prevent state and local governments from seizing firearms without cause during a state of emergency.

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) today announced the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 217 by the Ohio Senate. The bill, sponsored by Schaffer, will align the Ohio Revised Code with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) guidelines for criminal records checks.

COLUMBUS- Today, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed House Bill 291, which designates a portion of State Route 158 in Fairfield County as the "Sgt. Joseph P. Collette Memorial Highway". 

COLUMBUS-State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) announced today the state's Controlling Board approval of $302,435 for the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Fairfield County Commissioners to establish agricultural easements on farmland in Fairfield County.