Press Releases from Ted Celeste http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease 2012-02-06T01:04:16+01:00 text/html 2011-11-17T13:37:41+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=35 Rep. Celeste Renews Call for Compromise to Redistricting Gridlock Lawmaker believes in new approach now more than everCOLUMBUS - State Representative Ted Celeste D-Columbus today renewed his call for a commonsense compromise to the congressional redistricting gridlock plaguing state lawmakers. Rep. Celestes remarks come after House members were unable to text/html 2011-07-15T20:38:02+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=33 Lawmaker cites federal judges ruling to halt executions as proof capital punishment should be stopped COLUMBUS - State Representative Ted Celeste D -- Grandview Heights today cited a federal judges decision to halt executions in the state as further evidence that Ohio should abolish the death penalty. Rep. Celeste is text/html 2011-07-13T20:36:50+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=32 Democrats introduce legislation call for open and accountable state government COLUMBUS -- State Reps. Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights Jay P. Goyal D-Mansfield and Matt Lundy D -- Elyria today criticized the Republicans for moving Ohio away from open accountable and transparent state government. The lawmakers pointed out a number of text/html 2011-06-29T20:35:38+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=31 COLUMBUS -- Majority Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives this afternoon voted to approve a bill HB 194 that will disenfranchise thousands of Ohioans by making it more difficult to cast a ballot and have that vote counted. It It restricts voting opportunities by drastically reducing in-person early voting text/html 2011-06-10T08:47:24+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=30 COLUMBUS -- The John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University has named State Representative Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights as the recipient of their Outstanding Public Service Award for career contributions to public service. The award will be presented Saturday June 11th during a pre-commencement ceremony at text/html 2011-06-09T08:46:03+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=29 Reps. Goyal and Celeste propose limiting special interests access to bill writing process COLUMBUS -- State Representatives Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights and Jay P. Goyal D-Mansfield today announced that they will soon introduce legislation to limit undue influence by special interest groups in writing legislation. Their bill would prohibit outside text/html 2011-06-08T08:45:19+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=28 Lawmakers cite todays clemency decision as proof capital punishment should be stopped COLUMBUS -- State Representatives Nickie J. Antonio D-Lakewood and Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights this afternoon cited the case of Shawn Hawkins as evidence that Ohio should abolish the death penalty. Gov. John Kasich today granted Hawkins clemency after text/html 2011-05-24T08:15:13+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=27 Ohio House Approves Rep. Celestes Dyslexia BillHouse Bill 96 to provide early detection screenings for children COLUMBUS -- The Ohio House of Representatives today approved legislation sponsored by State Rep. Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights and Rep. Andrew Brenner R-Delaware to deal with the problem of dyslexia in young people. Amended text/html 2011-03-14T18:31:06+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=26 COLUMBUS - State Representatives Ted Celeste D-Grandview Heights and Nickie J. Antonio D-Lakewood today announced plans to introduce a bill to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. The legislation will be known as the Execute Justice Bill. The costs associated with litigation and multiple appeals for death row inmates can text/html 2010-12-04T10:59:09+01:00 http://tedceleste.com/ http://tedceleste.com/index.php?page=pressrelease&content=extended&id=25 State Reps. implore Governors-Elect to strengthen infrastructure prevent federal funds from leaving the state COLUMBUS - Today legislators from Ohio and Wisconsin joined forces to call on their incoming Governors to keep federal funds for passenger rail projects in their respective states. The lawmakers are attending the National Conference of