Kent Smith

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.

Today, state Senator Kent Smith (D-Euclid) called for the immediate termination of the data center tax exemption after new reporting revealed it is costing the state over 10 times what was projected for 2025.