Bond Set for Former YSU Football Player - The Vindicator

State Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan, D-58, of Youngstown, joined members of the Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods and the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. in Columbus on Tuesday to advocate for House Bill 103, called the Fair Lending Through Land Contracts Act.

The bill is sponsored by Reps. Lepore-Hagan and Don Manning, R-59, of New Middletown, and would strengthen protections for Ohioans who are purchasing homes using land installment contracts. Nearly 30 supporters from the activist organizations attended the House Civil Justice Committee meeting to testify in support of the bill. To read the full story from The Vindicator, click here.