State Rep. Michele Grim
@michelegrim.bsky.social
State Representative, HD-43. Working hard and getting things done.
Great to see pharmacy students from UT in Columbus today and to talk about important healthcare issues facing Ohio!
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Great to see pharmacy students from UT in Columbus today and to talk about important healthcare issues facing Ohio!
Medical care saves lives. Wage garnishment ruins them. It’s time to end wage garnishment for medical debt and to stop treating people like criminals because they got sick.
Ohio lawmakers propose bill to protect patients from medical debt collections and wage garnishment
The bill would prohibit medical debt from appearing on credit reports, ban wage garnishment and cap interest at 3%, down from the current 8%.
www.wtol.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Medical care saves lives. Wage garnishment ruins them. It’s time to end wage garnishment for medical debt and to stop treating people like criminals because they got sick.
Proud to present a commendation to the team at WXUT 88.3 FM honoring 35 years on the air. As a former DJ and host, WXUT helped me find my voice. Here’s to the next generation finding theirs!
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Proud to present a commendation to the team at WXUT 88.3 FM honoring 35 years on the air. As a former DJ and host, WXUT helped me find my voice. Here’s to the next generation finding theirs!
Great to see student government leaders from the University of Toledo in Columbus today! Thank you for your advocacy.
I’m proud to be a Rocket and to be fighting for UT and for higher education in the legislature.
I’m proud to be a Rocket and to be fighting for UT and for higher education in the legislature.
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Great to see student government leaders from the University of Toledo in Columbus today! Thank you for your advocacy.
I’m proud to be a Rocket and to be fighting for UT and for higher education in the legislature.
I’m proud to be a Rocket and to be fighting for UT and for higher education in the legislature.
I was pleased to present an Ohio House commendation honoring UAW Local 14 for 90 years of fighting for fairness and dignity. Toledo’s proud labor legacy lives on through the men and women who build our community every day.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I was pleased to present an Ohio House commendation honoring UAW Local 14 for 90 years of fighting for fairness and dignity. Toledo’s proud labor legacy lives on through the men and women who build our community every day.
Families shouldn’t be pushed into poverty because they needed healthcare. I’m fighting to end wage garnishment for medical debt because Ohioans deserve stability while they’re healing - not financial ruin.
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Families shouldn’t be pushed into poverty because they needed healthcare. I’m fighting to end wage garnishment for medical debt because Ohioans deserve stability while they’re healing - not financial ruin.
Thanks to all who went to bat for Toledo kids by speaking in support of this bipartisan effort to create a Mud Hens license plate benefiting the team’s youth programs. The bill passed committee unanimously today. Next stop: the House floor!
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thanks to all who went to bat for Toledo kids by speaking in support of this bipartisan effort to create a Mud Hens license plate benefiting the team’s youth programs. The bill passed committee unanimously today. Next stop: the House floor!
The Ohio House just passed HB 148 to allow Ohioans to donate part of their tax refund to the Ohio Pet Fund. It’s a simple way to strengthen spay/ neuter programs and support our shelters and humane societies. 🐾 Proud to sponsor this bipartisan bill with Rep. Sharon Ray. (RIP Max, 2009–2024)
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Ohio House just passed HB 148 to allow Ohioans to donate part of their tax refund to the Ohio Pet Fund. It’s a simple way to strengthen spay/ neuter programs and support our shelters and humane societies. 🐾 Proud to sponsor this bipartisan bill with Rep. Sharon Ray. (RIP Max, 2009–2024)
This is an emergency. This is about families being able to put food on the table and about the stability of our communities. We need immediate action to restore SNAP benefits.
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is an emergency. This is about families being able to put food on the table and about the stability of our communities. We need immediate action to restore SNAP benefits.
Kids shouldn’t be a business model. Too often, child influencers and performers see their work monetized without ever seeing the earnings. That’s why Rep. Lauren McNally and I introduced two bills to change that: the Child Performer Protection Act and the Kid Influencer Protection Act.
October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Kids shouldn’t be a business model. Too often, child influencers and performers see their work monetized without ever seeing the earnings. That’s why Rep. Lauren McNally and I introduced two bills to change that: the Child Performer Protection Act and the Kid Influencer Protection Act.
HB 148 is a bipartisan bill that gives Ohioans the choice to donate a portion of their state tax refund to the Ohio Pet Fund, helping expand spay and neuter programs at shelters and humane societies across our state. The bill unanimously passed committee today and is one step closer to becoming law.
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
HB 148 is a bipartisan bill that gives Ohioans the choice to donate a portion of their state tax refund to the Ohio Pet Fund, helping expand spay and neuter programs at shelters and humane societies across our state. The bill unanimously passed committee today and is one step closer to becoming law.
Reposted by State Rep. Michele Grim
Already struggling with high food prices, 108,000 northwest Ohio families and farmers now face cuts to nutrition support as the GOP shutdown continues. Ohio’s "Rainy Day Fund" could safeguard SNAP benefits but Washington and Columbus would rather protect the Billionaires than open the government.
October 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Already struggling with high food prices, 108,000 northwest Ohio families and farmers now face cuts to nutrition support as the GOP shutdown continues. Ohio’s "Rainy Day Fund" could safeguard SNAP benefits but Washington and Columbus would rather protect the Billionaires than open the government.
More than 71,000 people in Lucas County - including 31,500 children - will lose their SNAP benefits on November 1 if the government shutdown continues. The State of Ohio should use part of its $3.5 billion rainy day fund to make sure families can put food on the table.
Lucas County politicians rally against looming SNAP benefit loss
More than 71,000 people in Lucas County will lose their SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 if the federal government shutdown drags on, but officials want the state ...
www.toledoblade.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
More than 71,000 people in Lucas County - including 31,500 children - will lose their SNAP benefits on November 1 if the government shutdown continues. The State of Ohio should use part of its $3.5 billion rainy day fund to make sure families can put food on the table.
Deciding to leave an abuser doesn’t mean immediate safety for survivors. Often, it’s when they are most at risk. And a woman experiencing domestic violence is five times more likely to be murdered when her abuser has access to a gun.
State Rep. Michele Grim breaks down the Keeping Our Survivors Safe Act
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
spectrumnews1.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Deciding to leave an abuser doesn’t mean immediate safety for survivors. Often, it’s when they are most at risk. And a woman experiencing domestic violence is five times more likely to be murdered when her abuser has access to a gun.
Too many Americans are being sued over small debts they often don’t even know about - sometimes for less than $1,000. At last week’s NCSL-Pew Debt Collection and Litigation Convening in Denver, we discussed reforms needed to make our civil justice system fairer.
October 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Too many Americans are being sued over small debts they often don’t even know about - sometimes for less than $1,000. At last week’s NCSL-Pew Debt Collection and Litigation Convening in Denver, we discussed reforms needed to make our civil justice system fairer.
This $400 million investment is expected to create more than 900 new jobs. This is an extraordinary vote of confidence in our region and our workforce. Toledo has always built things that move America forward, and this investment proves that’s not just our history, it’s our future.
Stellantis announces new midsize truck for Toledo
Stellantis plans to invest $13 billion over the next four years to grow its business in the United States, including $400 million in Toledo, which will be ...
www.toledoblade.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This $400 million investment is expected to create more than 900 new jobs. This is an extraordinary vote of confidence in our region and our workforce. Toledo has always built things that move America forward, and this investment proves that’s not just our history, it’s our future.
Reposted by State Rep. Michele Grim
Making free meals available to all public students wouldn't only produce benefits equal to the costs, it would produce social benefits with a net worth of about $520 million a year, according to an economic analysis released last Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/a...
Analysis: Universal school meals in Ohio would pay for themselves — and then some • Ohio Capital Journal
Most Ohio school kids already get free meals. Making them free for all students would produce big social benefits, new study says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Making free meals available to all public students wouldn't only produce benefits equal to the costs, it would produce social benefits with a net worth of about $520 million a year, according to an economic analysis released last Monday ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/14/a...
Today I gave sponsor testimony before the House Insurance Committee on House Bill 289 — the Ohio Health Care Plan Act, my bill with Rep. Tristan Rader to establish universal, single-payer health care for all Ohioans.
October 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today I gave sponsor testimony before the House Insurance Committee on House Bill 289 — the Ohio Health Care Plan Act, my bill with Rep. Tristan Rader to establish universal, single-payer health care for all Ohioans.
Reposted by State Rep. Michele Grim
A senior couple earning $82,800 a year could face a 236% increase in their premiums. A family of four earning $64,000 a year could face a 226% increase in their premiums. People will lose their health insurance, or It will become unaffordable. This is a life and death issue in Ohio.
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A senior couple earning $82,800 a year could face a 236% increase in their premiums. A family of four earning $64,000 a year could face a 226% increase in their premiums. People will lose their health insurance, or It will become unaffordable. This is a life and death issue in Ohio.
Aggressive medical debt collection practices are wrecking Ohioans’ finances and leaving families who are already struggling even further behind. We need fairer rules to give people a fighting chance.
Proposed Ohio bill would ban wage garnishment for medical debt
The bill would prevent hospitals from taking money out of former patients' paychecks and cap interest rates on medical debt at 3%, down from the current 8%.
www.13abc.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Aggressive medical debt collection practices are wrecking Ohioans’ finances and leaving families who are already struggling even further behind. We need fairer rules to give people a fighting chance.
ICYMI: One small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years - garnishing wages and charging steep interest on families already struggling. This powerful reporting shows how medical debt is devastating Ohioans and why our bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act is urgently needed.
This small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years for unpaid medical bills • Ohio Capital Journal
At Mary Rutan Hospital in Logan County, mass medical debt collection lawsuits totaling more than 2,700 in two years have turned injury and illness into debt, 8% interest rates, unsparing payment plans...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ICYMI: One small-town Ohio hospital sued 2,700 patients in two years - garnishing wages and charging steep interest on families already struggling. This powerful reporting shows how medical debt is devastating Ohioans and why our bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act is urgently needed.
Great discussion today with the team at Aurora Project, who offer a comprehensive housing and life skills program that empowers homeless women and their children to achieve self-sufficiency and independence.
October 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great discussion today with the team at Aurora Project, who offer a comprehensive housing and life skills program that empowers homeless women and their children to achieve self-sufficiency and independence.
Loved visiting our Sanger Branch Library on Friday! Every corner of our Toledo Lucas County Public Library system is full of people learning, connecting, and building community. Our libraries do incredible work and I’ll always be a partner fighting for them in Columbus.
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Loved visiting our Sanger Branch Library on Friday! Every corner of our Toledo Lucas County Public Library system is full of people learning, connecting, and building community. Our libraries do incredible work and I’ll always be a partner fighting for them in Columbus.
WGTE enriches, empowers, and educates people across northwest Ohio. With extremists in Washington killing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, it’s more important than ever for citizens to stand up for public media and support our local PBS and NPR affiliates as members and advocates.
October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
WGTE enriches, empowers, and educates people across northwest Ohio. With extremists in Washington killing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, it’s more important than ever for citizens to stand up for public media and support our local PBS and NPR affiliates as members and advocates.
No one should see their family’s finances wrecked, their credit damaged, or their wages garnished just because they got sick or injured. Let’s pass the bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act and stop medical debt from ruining lives.
Aggressive medical debt collection practices target of bipartisan Ohio bill - Signal Ohio
New Ohio legislation would end payroll “garnishments,” cap interest rates, block credit agency reporting of medical debt.
signalohio.org
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No one should see their family’s finances wrecked, their credit damaged, or their wages garnished just because they got sick or injured. Let’s pass the bipartisan Ohio Medical Debt Fairness Act and stop medical debt from ruining lives.