Monday, September 17, 2012
HB 99 in Ohio bans texting while driving.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
One issue that constantly comes up at my town hall meetings is the issue of texting while driving. Residents regularly express concern about their safety being jeopardized because another driving is texting behind the wheel. Working together in Columbus, we passed HB 99. The texting while driving ban makes Ohio now the 38th state to enact such a ban. A recent study by the AAA Foundation found that 95 percent of drivers consider others texting and driving to be a serious threat. However, 35 percent admitted to having read or sent a text message while driving in the last month. The findings also showed drivers’ concern for their personal safety from texting drivers (95 percent) is higher than safety concerns about drunk drivers (93 percent…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
New District for current State Representative
Name : Mr. Matt Lundy Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Democrat Running for a: State office Running for position: State representative Chamber/district: 55th District Incumbent: Yes Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 340 East Fulton St. Columbus OH 43215 Name : Matt Lundy Title : Candidate Website : http://www.mattlundy.com/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-Lundy/129882907044981
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Ohioans prosper when tax dollars remain in-state.
Recently, I have been working with a group of legislators to propose legislation that would ensure Ohio based companies are able to compete nationwide and internationally for state contracts. This “Buy Ohio” legislation aims to incentivize state investment in companies based in Ohio rather than giving taxpayer dollars to out-of-state and foreign businesses. Since January 2009, more than $791 million in state government contracts have gone to out-of-state companies. Most of the government contracts for goods or services were approved by the state without even considering bids from Ohio companies. Government officials this year alone have already approved 168 contracts with out-of-state firms. Seventy-six percent of these contracts (128 in …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Matt Lundy often holds "Lundy Listens" meetings. Here's why.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Residents often comment about the ongoing “Lundy Listens” town hall meetings I hold throughout the district. Many say they appreciate having the opportunity to voice their concerns. Others wonder why I am holding the meetings in the first place. As a former investigative reporter, I have always believed that government should be open and transparent with the public. I also found that with many levels of government, there is often confusion about what some elected officials do. To this day, I still have people write or call me thinking that I am their congressman. I regularly receive letters about congressional or federal issues. Without question federal issues receive a lot more media attention than our state issues. The “Lundy Listens” …
Friday, July 13, 2012
This week's lineup on cable offers a variety of shows.
Week of July 18 - 24 This week on ALC-TV, Jeff Neschwitz, of Think Again Coaching, discusses authenticity and vulnerability in relationships on Indelible Impression. During Out & About, Barb and Andre visit with the North Coast Lite Flyers. On Jan & Jean: On the Scene, Matt Lundy, Ohio State Representative for District 57, stops by current Ohio political events. Local artist Rich Miller shows off his art and talks about his artistic style on The Hazel Chapman Show. The Ohio Department of Aging inducted 12 older Ohioans into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fames and presented the state’s Elder Caregiver Award to five Ohioans during an awards ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse Atrium on May 22, 2012. ALMU presents The Water Series with …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Legislation could be devastating to trubutaries.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
In the past few years, I have written several columns about efforts by our state to comply with the Great Lakes Compact. The historic agreement between seven states and two Canadian provinces is designed to protect the lakes from overuse and diversion of water to other watersheds. As part of the compact, the legislature has been charged with passing a plan by the state to manage the waters of Lake Erie. An earlier bill (HB 231), which I opposed, was passed by the legislature and later vetoed by the governor. The bill, which was pushed by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, failed to protect Lake Erie from overuse and diversion of water to others. It was opposed by former governors George Voinovich and Bob Taft. A new Lake Erie bill (HB 473) …
Friday, April 13, 2012
No plans to restore school budget cuts
Recently the governor unveiled the Mid-Biennium Review (MBR) which is fancy language for revisiting the two-year budget in its second year. As a member of Finance Committee, I have been listening to weeks of testimony about adjustments being proposed by the administration. I am very concerned about what is not in the proposed HB 487. First, the governor had promised that he would step forward this year with his proposed school funding formula. There is no mention of it in the bill. Also of concern is that there is no talk of restoration of the massive cuts made last year to K-12 education (over $1 billion), local governments (over $600 million), higher education and more. These cuts are leading to more local school levy issues, cuts in …
Monday, April 2, 2012
State representative Matt Lundy discusses recent settlement with mortgage companies that may help local residents
We in Columbus have been working together to create and retain jobs. Also high on our list of priorities is helping Ohio families keep their homes. A new report says that one-third of Ohio’s mortgage holders are “under water,” owing more than the value of their homes. Also, it’s estimated that one in every six homeowners is either delinquent or in foreclosure. The newly launched federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, headed by former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, recently announced a joint federal-state settlement of $25 billion. The settlement is with five of the nation’s largest mortgage services over foreclosure abuses, fraud and unacceptable mortgage practices. As part of the settlement, Ohio will receive an estimated $…
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Rep. Matt Lundy discusses what's being done to help troubled homeowners.
We in Columbus have been working together to create and retain jobs. Also high on our list of priorities is helping Ohio families keep their homes. A new report says that one-third of Ohio’s mortgage holders are “under water,” owing more than the value of their homes. Also, it’s estimated that one in every six homeowners is either delinquent or in foreclosure. The newly launched federal Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, headed by former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, recently announced a joint federal-state settlement of $25 billion. The settlement is with five of the nation’s largest mortgage services over foreclosure abuses, fraud and unacceptable mortgage practices. As part of the settlement, Ohio will receive an estimated $…
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Avon part of new 57th district
With redistricting after the 2010 Census, Avon is part of a new state house of representatives. Avon will no longer be represented by Democrat Matt Lundy starting with the next term in 2013. Lundy will represent the new 55th district. The incumbent in the new 57th district which will cover Avon is Republican Terry Boose, currently in his second term representing the 58th district. The lone Democratic challenger is Matthew Lark of Collins. Democratic 39 of 39 precincts reporting Results are unofficial Republican 39 of 39 precincts reporting Results are unofficial
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3:31 pm on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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