Today, state Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) announced the passage of the Protect Trafficked Minors Act, Senate Bill 13. The bill passed unanimously on the Senate floor after a vote out of Senate Judiciary Committee earlier in the day.

Today, state Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo), with educators, school board members and parents from across Ohio, called for an end to the state's flawed school takeover system.

Today, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed the state's two-year, $69 billion budget bill, House Bill 166.

The Republican-led Ohio Senate Finance Committee today voted to advance the state's two-year operating budget. The latest budget draft contains sweeping policy changes to K-12 education, including the restoration of controversial school takeovers. State Sen. Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) expressed her deep concern with the changes and called for the final version of the budget to include language addressing this flawed system.

Today, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo), Ranking Member on the Senate Finance Primary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, released the minority report on the subcommittee's work during state budget deliberations. In her report, Senator Fedor called for the end of academic distress commissions and focusing on barriers to learning for disadvantaged students.

Today, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) announced that the state released funds for the University of Toledo and the Downtown Waterfront Metro Park. 

Today, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) applauded the Ohio Arts Council on receiving a grant worth more than $1 million from the National Endowment for the Arts.

This week, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) and members of the Senate Democratic Caucus sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the federal agency to reject a proposal to roll back consumer protections on payday loans. 

Today, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) applauded General Motors' announcement to bring $700 million in manufacturing investments to three Ohio cities: Toledo, Parma and Moraine.

Today, state Senator Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) issued the following statement in response to a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati's ruling that found Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional: