WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 4 – In case you missed it, recent reports from the Washington Post and Columbus Dispatch have shown that income inequality is on the rise in Ohio and across the country.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 3 — In an effort to fight the opioid epidemic at its source, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced the launch of two scientific projects aimed at reducing the number of people who succumb to substance use disorder.
COLUMBUS, Oct. 1—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that as a result of increasing pulmonary complications caused by vaping, he is announcing a long-term effort to curb youth vaping and supporting a legislative push to ban flavored e-cigarette products.
WASHINGTON, D.C, Oct. 1 – U.S Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is urging the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to side with American workers in its antidumping investigation into mattresses imported from China.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 30 – National Preparedness Month may be ending today, but the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA) encourage Ohioans to stay in “preparedness mode” and exercise their emergency plans during the annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 30 — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today cautioned that his office will not tolerate harassment and intimidation in the state’s petition process.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25 – Ahead of National Diaper Bank Awareness Week this week, the Senate recently passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) resolution recognizing the importance of diaper banks and raising awareness about the challenges families face in affording diapers. Brown’s resolution calls for continued support for diaper banks and encourages people to donate to their local diaper bank.
Recent Washington Post & Columbus Dispatch Reports Show Growing Income Gap in Ohio and Across the Country; Sen. Brown’s Working Families Tax Relief Act would Put Money back in Pockets of Hardworking Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25 – Ahead of National Diaper Bank Awareness Week this week, the Senate recently passed U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) resolution recognizing the importance of diaper banks and raising awareness about the challenges families face in affording diapers. Brown’s resolution calls for continued support for diaper banks and encourages people to donate to their local diaper bank.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25 – Today, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing, “Toxic Exposure: Examining the VA’s Presumptive Disability Decision-Making Process” at the request of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).
REYNOLDSBURG, Sept. 24, 2019 – The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the first two positive cases this year of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Ohio horses. A horse in Stark County confirmed with WNV was vaccinated once in the spring but did not receive a booster.
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its final overtime rule. The rule weakens an Obama-era rule which would have restored overtime protections to many salaried workers and boosted the pay of about 370,000 Ohio workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 24 — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Ohio’s substance use disorder (SUD) demonstration waiver to improve patient care for Medicaid-enrolled individuals with an opioid use disorder (OUD) or other SUD.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 24 – U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in biodigester systems, while establishing a market for farmers who already have a surplus of waste materials that can be used for biogas production.
SOUTH EUCLID, Sept. 27, 2019 - The Bagel Shoppe in South Euclid, Ohio is voluntarily recalling the following bakery items due to an undeclared wheat allergen:
COLUMBUS, Sept. 27 - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that he has directed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to analyze the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Ohio’s drinking water.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 27 – In Case You Missed It, yesterday the Columbus Dispatch reported that 61,000 Ohio households would lose food stamp benefits under a new rule proposed by the Trump Administration.
WASHINGTON, DC, Sept. 26 – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released the following statement after the whistleblower complaint against President Trump was made public.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 26, 2019 – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today approved a settlement agreement that resolves all issues related to Northeast Ohio Natural Gas Corp.’s (NEO) application for an increase in rates.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 26 — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced grants totaling more than $44 million for the identification and elimination of lead paint in homes. The grants were awarded to cities and counties in Ohio by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes.
