On April 20, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), along with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), introduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act to stop crisis pregnancy centers from spreading deceptive advertising about abortion care.
On April 19, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted against H.J. Res 42, legislation that weakens public safety in communities by nullifying D.C. Council’s recently passed “Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.”
On April 18, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) voted against the veto override of H.J. Res 27, legislation that would rescind the Clean Water Restoration Rule that defines which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act. H.J. Res. 27 is a direct attempt to invalidate the Biden-Harris administration’s recently finalized regulation, which ensures protections for many of the bodies of water our families and communities depend on.
Last week, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) celebrated her 100th day in office representing Ohio’s 13th Congressional District. To commemorate this milestone and to officially welcome members of the community to her district office, Rep. Sykes hosted a District Office Open House last Thursday where constituents stopped by to meet the district staff and learn about the services the office provides.
U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) issued the following statement on the grand jury decision not to pursue charges against the eight Akron police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker:
As we navigate this difficult period during and after the grand jury decides whether charges will be brought against the eight police officers who killed Jayland Walker last summer, I want to take a moment to share my thoughts with you on this deeply emotional series of events which have great potential to divide us.
On April 13, 2023, U.S. Representative Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) hosted “Rail Week” in Ohio’s 13th District to emphasize the need to pass the bipartisan Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act to improve rail safety in our communities.
Representatives Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Vice Chair of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee and member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Grace Napolitano led a group of more than 30 members in the House of Representatives on a letter calling for Congressional leadership to prioritize water infrastructure funding as part of the FY24 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
There were five companies in a city associated with Summit County that received five FDA inspections in the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
Summit County saw 3,437 people migrate from across the U.S. during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Summit County saw 8,332 people migrate from within the state during 2019, an increase over the previous year, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
There is one professional license expiring in Summit County in the week ending April 22 in Ohio, according to the eLicense Ohio Professional Licensure System.