Today, state Senators Charleta B. Tavares (D-Columbus) and Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) introduced a resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 25, denouncing President Trump's proposed "domestic gag rule" and affirming their support for medically-accurate, legal family planning services.

This week, three common-sense bills introduced by Democratic senators to curb gun violence following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida received their first committee hearings in the Ohio Senate.

Today, state Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) voted for House Bill 10, which creates a new performance audit report to bring long overdue accountability to JobsOhio, the state's economic development entity generally shielded from public records law.

The University of Cincinnati's Board of Trustees voted today to freeze undergraduate tuition for the fourth consecutive year. State Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statement in response:

State Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) issued a call to action today for groups and individuals to organize for common sense gun control measures.

Two Ohio Senate Democrats today announced that they will introduce a comprehensive package of legislation to curb gun violence.

Today, state Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) applauded the Ohio Senate's passage of the state's Capital Budget, which includes $63,583,037 for 36 economic development projects in Hamilton County.

Columbus - State Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) released the following statement this evening in response to Governor John Kasich's final State of the State address at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio:

Today, Governor John Kasich unveiled a gun safety plan, which includes multiple proposals currently being addressed by Democratic members of the Ohio Senate. Minority Leader Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights) has asked Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) to take the lead for the Senate Democratic Caucus on any bipartisan efforts to curb gun violence in Ohio.

Today, state Senator Cecil Thomas (D-Cincinnati) issued the following statement on the school shooting in Parkland, Florida and his plan of action to reduce gun violence in Ohio: