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State Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Wednesday February 22, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Babcock & Wilcox Featured On Televised Segment Highlighting Clean Energy Innovation
BARBERTON, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news: B&W's people, values and technology were the focus of a special televised feature that aired on Bloomberg TV and CNBC, Feb. 18 and 19. The segment featured: * B&W's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenny Young, who highlighted B&W's tradition of innovation in clean energy and current developments in hy  more

Calls For New Railroad Transportation Safety Measures, Virginia Tech Experts Weigh-In
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: There's a new push for railroad safety measures - engineering and environmental - in the wake of two recent train derailments, including the one in East Palestine, Ohio. Mehdi Ahmadian, the director for the Center for Vehicle Safety and Systems at Virginia Tech, said railroads do everything possible to keep things safe, but accidents do happen, just as they would on the road. "This does not make rail transportat  more

DNC: Trump Slashed Transportation Safety and Environmental Rules, Funding
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2023: As Donald Trump travels to East Palestine, Ohio tomorrow, his trip serves as a reminder that Trump and his administration made gutting transportation and environmental safety regulations a key priority of their MAGA agenda. Trump and his administration rolled back back transportation safety and environmental rules, including toxic chemical regulations: Associated Press: "Trump has made  more

In Collaboration with Ohio County Boards of Elections, Secretary LaRose Updates the Voter Registration Database to Ensure Confidence and Security in Ohio Elections
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the following news release: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has fulfilled his legal responsibility to maintain the accuracy of Ohio's voter registration database as required under both federal and state law. This process was carried out previously by Secretaries Brown, Blackwell, Taft, Brunner, and Husted, and was done in partnership with Ohio's county boards of elections under Directives 2022-23(opens in a new window)   more

Western Kentucky University: Intersectional and Place-Based Writing - Navigating Memoir Writing with Raechel Anne Jolie
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 22 (TNSbook) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: On Wednesday, February 15, the author Raechel Anne Jolie came to WKU to discuss their new book and give general tips for writers. Jolie (she/they) is the author of Rust Belt Femme, a memoir about her life growing up in Ohio and the influence that music and her community had on them. Jolie initially comes from a background in academic writing but pivoted towards literary writing to look into some  more