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JUNE 2010
SB 237 RECEIVES SECOND HEARING, PROPONENT TESTIMONY
RENEWING & IMPROVING OHIO’S THIRD FRONTIER
PREPARING LEGISLATION TO REFORM CHILD SUPPORT LAWS
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PROFILES IN THE DISTRICT: THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART
SB 214 - 1st Hearing, Sponsor: To revise the waiting list provisions of the National Black Caucus of State Legisla-
PASSPORT and Assisted Living programs. tors Executive Committee
-Chair of Region IX-
SB 197 - 5th Hearing, Proponent/Opponent: To require courts to establish
and operate programs of mandatory foreclosure mediation in non-tax Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
foreclosure actions on occupied residential properties. -President, Secretary -
Women in Government
J UDICIARY -C RIMINAL J USTICE
SB 247 - 1st Hearing, Sponsor/Proponent: Conforms the restoration of civil National Black Caucus
firearm rights with federal law and allows restoration of civil firearms of State Legislators
rights for firearms that are dangerous ordnance. Emily's List
SB 237 - 2nd Hearing, Proponent: Ensures that all Tier III sex offenders are The National Organization of Women
subject to community notification orders. Ohio Legislative Women's Caucus
SB 235 - 3rd Hearing, Proponent: Creates the offense of trafficking in per-
sons.
SB 239 - 3rd Hearing, Proponent: Permits a concealed carry licensee to carry
a firearm in a premises that serves alcohol or in an open air arena.
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Profiles in the District: Cleveland Museum of Art Agriculture Consumer Info
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Senate District 21 is easily Ohio’s most diverse and dynamic district, with variegated neighborhoods Attorney General Richard Cordray
combining Old World charm and youthful vibrancy. Senate District 21 has already significantly
contributed to Cleveland’s rich history in the arts, industry, culture, and education, but it is also clear 614‐466‐4320
that history is in the making right now! With world‐famous institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic Child Support Hotline
and University Hospitals, John Carroll and Case Western Reserve universities, the Cleveland Museum 614‐752‐9743
of Art, and the Cleveland Orchestra, no other location in the state lays claim to our past and promise!
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The Cleveland Museum of fered by the museum. The glass atrium that will be 800‐282‐0515
Art is one of the most educational classes provide used as a civic center for
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prominent art museums in a great opportunity for the regional events. These
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the United States and con‐ public to learn more about renovations allow the mu‐
tains one of the finest art the museum and to develop seum to expand the educa‐ Environmental Complaints
collections in the world. a greater understanding and tional programs that they 800‐282‐9378
With over 42,000 pieces, appreciation for the artwork offer to the local commu‐ Golden Buckeye Card
there is certainly something it displays. nity. Opening up classes to 800‐422‐1976
for everyone. Astoundingly, all ages has allowed the mu‐ Health Dept. Complaint Hotline
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it is also one of the few ma‐ seum to bring the commu‐
Art has come a long way 800‐669‐3534
jor museums that still offers since it opened in 1916. The nity together and ensured
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free admission to the public. museum went through a that the importance of art
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Located in University Circle will be maintained.
series of renovations in Home Energy Assistance Program
just east of downtown, the
1958, 1971, and 1984, and After the renovation is com‐
museum is surrounded by 800‐282‐0880
most recently in 1999. The plete, the Cleveland Mu‐
several other cultural insti‐ Dept. of Job and Family Services
$350 million project has seum of Art will be an even
tutions and attractions, as taken place in two phases. more extraordinary collec‐ 800‐686‐1556
well as a spectacular land‐ License Plate Info
The first phase, begun in tion of artwork, spectacular
scape that offers plenty for 800‐589‐TAGS
2005, involved the recon‐ architecture, beautiful land‐
visitors to see outside. It
struction of the original scapes, and educational re‐ Lottery—Customer Service
offers a variety of art educa‐
building and included the sources. Located in Ohio’s 800‐686‐4208
tion classes for art lovers of building of a new central 21st Senate District, the mu‐ Medicaid Hotline
all ages. Each year more utility plant and a new wing seum prides itself on main‐
than 400,000 students in 614‐728‐3288
located on East Boulevard. taining a strong relationship
grades K‐12, and 70,000 Missing Children’s Clearinghouse
The second phase, which with the Cleveland commu‐
adult learners from across 800‐325‐5604
was started in 2008 and is nity and is a key leader in
the continent participate in Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
still underway, will see the the cultural and economic
educational programs of‐ construction of an expansive revival of Northeast Ohio. 800‐QUIT‐NOW
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Upcoming Events at the Museum 88‐TURNPIKE
March 7—May 30: Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection Road Condition Hotline
The exhibit features 135 works of Native American Art from the Thaw Collection of the Feni‐ 888‐2‐OH‐ROAD
more Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Admission to this event is free to the public. State Highway Patrol
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June 12, 11 AM ‐ 4 PM: Parade the Circle at Wade Oval
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The parade features artists, families, schools, and community organizations in a spectacle of
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costumes, masks, puppets, and floats!
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June 19, 5:30 PM ‐ 2 AM: Summer Solstice Party 800‐GRAB‐DUI
Celebrate the longest day of the year with performances by musicians from around the world Tax Questions
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