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July 24, 2023	Antonio Unveils Wayne Leon Memorial Highway Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), members of Cleveland City Council, members of Cleveland's law enforcement community and Saint Ignatius High School hosted a highway naming ceremony in memory of Officer Wayne Leon. Tragically, on June 25, 2000, Officer Leon was shot and killed during a traffic stop.
July 5, 2023	Antonio Issues Statement on Governor's Vetoes Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released the following statement following the governor's 44 line-item vetoes to House Bill 33, the state operating budget.
June 30, 2023	Antonio Condemns State Budget Today, state Senator Antonio (D-Cleveland) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to accept conference committee changes to House Bill 33, the state operating budget.
June 28, 2023	Antonio, Skindell Announce Reintroduction of the Ohio Fairness Act Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Representative Michael J. Skindell (D-Lakewood) announced the reintroduction of the Ohio Fairness Act, legislation to prohibit discrimination of LGBTQ+ Ohioans.
June 21, 2023	Antonio Denounces House Anti-Parent's Rights, Sports & Healthcare Legislation Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement condemning House Bill 68 and House Bill 8, the dangerous anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation passed in the Ohio House.
June 21, 2023	Democrats Urge Reinstated Maritime Assistance Program Funding Today, state Representatives Michele Grim (D-Toledo), Mike Skindell (D-Lakewood), Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D-Lakewood), and state Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson (D-Toledo) hosted a press conference to urge legislative leaders to reinstate funding for Ohio's Maritime Assistance Program in the state budget during conference committee.
June 15, 2023	Antonio Condemns Senate Budget Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass their version of House Bill 33, the state operating budget.
June 14, 2023	Antonio, Russo Discuss Reproductive Rights and Democracy on White House Panel Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington), and Tennessee state Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) participated in a panel at the White House on democracy and reproductive rights.
June 7, 2023	Antonio Commends Passage of Senate Bill 100 Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of Senate Bill 100, her bill with state Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville) to prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device on someone else's property without their consent.
June 6, 2023	Antonio Responds to Senate Substitute Budget Bill Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement responding to the Senate's changes to House Bill 33, the state operating budget.
May 31, 2023	Antonio Responds to Letter and Opinion Article from Attorney General Yost Last week, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) responded to a letter Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent to members of the General Assembly and his opinion article published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. In the opinion article, Attorney General Yost claimed that a petition by students at Xavier University to remove Ohio Supreme Court Justice Joe Deters as the university's Justice in Residence is an example of trampling free speech, and forcing doctrinaire points of view.
May 23, 2023	Antonio Remembers Tom Sawyer Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio released the following statement remembering former member of the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus, Tom Sawyer, who passed away today.
May 17, 2023	Antonio Condemns Passage of Senate Bill 83 Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)issued the following statement after the Ohio Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 83, the highly controversial Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act.
May 10, 2023	Antonio Condemns Concurrence of S.J.R. 2 Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to concur with the changes made by the House of Representatives to Senate Joint Resolution 2, which would raise the threshold for Ohioans to pass citizen-initiated constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%.
May 9, 2023	Antonio Testifies on Bill to Abolish Death Penalty Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senator Stephen A. Huffman (R-Tipp City) provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 101, which would abolish the death penalty in Ohio and instead pursue life without parole for capital crimes.
May 1, 2023	Senate Democrats Discuss Budget Priorities Today, the Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus held a press conference to discuss their budget priorities for the 135th General Assembly.
April 19, 2023	Antonio Condemns Passage of S.J.R. 2 and S.B. 92 Today, state Senator Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to pass Senate Joint Resolution 2 and Senate Bill 92. S.J.R. 2 would raise the threshold for Ohioans to pass constitutional amendments from a simple majority to 60%, while S.B. 92 would allow for August special elections when a proposed constitutional amendment is on the ballot.
April 18, 2023	Antonio Testifies on Bill to Prohibit Installing Tracking Devices Without Consent Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 100 with joint sponsor Senator Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville), which would generally prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device on someone else's property without the other person's consent.
March 29, 2023	Antonio Praises Transportation Budget Concurrence Vote Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) praised the Ohio Senate's concurrence to the conference amendments on House Bill 23, the state's two-year transportation budget.
March 28, 2023	Antonio, Huffman, Craig, Reynolds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to End the Death Penalty in Ohio Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and Senators Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), Hearcel F. Craig (D-Columbus) and Michele Reynolds (R-Canal Winchester) held a press conference to discuss the introduction of their legislation to end Ohio's death penalty and instead pursue life without parole for capital crimes.
March 23, 2023	Antonio Commends Passage of the Transportation Budget Today, state Senator Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) commended the Ohio Senate's passage of House Bill 23, the state's two-year transportation budget.
March 13, 2023	Antonio, Huffman Meet with Cleveland Pastors Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) and President Matt Huffman (R-Lima) held a discussion with Cleveland pastors.
March 7, 2023	Antonio Comments on Deadly Norfolk Southern Accident Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued the following statement in response to the fatal collision involving a Norfolk Southern train in Senate District 23:
March 1, 2023	Antonio Condemns Passage of Education Overhaul Today, Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) issued a statement after the Ohio Senate voted along party lines to pass Senate Bill 1, which drastically limits the duties and function of the State Board of Education and Department of Education.
February 16, 2023	Ohio Democrats Urge Governor to Utilize Executive Power to Declare an Emergency in East Palestine Ohio Senate and House Democrats today sent a joint letter signed by all members to Governor Mike DeWine calling on him to officially declare a disaster in East Palestine.