WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $425,000 Fair Housing Initiatives Program grant to the Ohio State Legal Services Association of Columbus for fair housing outreach, investigation, testing, and enforcement services throughout its 36-county service area encompassing rural Southeast and Central Ohio. "Every Ohioan should have a r  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $425,000 Fair Housing Initiatives Program grant to the Fair Housing Center of Toledo to continue and expand its fair housing enforcement work with new high impact investigative strategies. "Every Ohioan should have a roof over their heads and a safe place to call home," said Brown. "This inves  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants totaling $850,000 to Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Greater Cincinnati and the Miami Valley Fair Housing Center of Dayton. "Every Ohioan should have a roof over their heads and a safe place to call home," said Brown. "This investment will help make sur  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two grants totaling $1,085,993 to The Ohio State University for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research. "We unleash more American innovation when we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help The Ohio State University advance our knowledge and continue Ohio's leadershi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Fair Housing Initiatives Program grants totaling $1,275,000 to the Housing Research & Advocacy Center of Cleveland, the Fair Housing Resource Center of Painesville, and the Fair Housing Contact Service of Akron. "Every Ohioan should have a roof over their heads and a safe place to call home," sai  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program has awarded the city of Cleveland a $1,820,500 grant to install smart traffic signals that will provide the right of way to emergency vehicles. This investment is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, whic  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two grants totaling $422,373 to Kent State University and Cleveland State University for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research. "We unleash more American innovation when we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help Northeast Ohio Universities advance our knowledge an  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded four grants totaling $1,599,839 to the University of Cincinnati, University of Dayton, and Wright State University for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research. "We unleash more American innovation when we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help Southwest Ohio Univers  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) discretionary grant program has awarded the Ohio Department of Transportation a $1,998,000 grant to build two proofs of concept to mitigate, address and report accidents in Ohio. This investment is made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure La  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded two grants totaling $759,908 to The Ohio State University for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research. "We unleash more American innovation when we nurture all Ohio talent," Brown said. "This award will help The Ohio State University advance our knowledge and continue Ohio's leadership   more

LOWELLVILLE, Ohio, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local business owners, rail union workers, and officials to call for swift passage of his bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2023 two months after the devastating Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. "Railroad company lobbyists spent years fighting every effort to make our railroads safer, cutting more than 30 percent of their workers in less than   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), J.D. Vance (R-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) called on the National Institute of Health (NIH) to mobilize resources to help communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania investigate the short-term and long-term health impacts of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. In a letter to Lawrence A. Tabak, Acting Director, National Institutes   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following newsletter on April 3, 2023: * * * Expanding Overtime Pay for Ohio Workers Too many Ohioans work hundreds of extra hours each year and don't get paid overtime for them. It's simple: if you work extra hous, you should earn extra pay. That is why for years I've led the fight to make more Ohioans eligible for overtime pay. Right now, companies don't have to pay overtime to salaried workers who earn more than just $36,000   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, issued the following news release and letter: Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), and John Fetterman (D-PA) called on the National Institute of Health (NIH) to mobilize resources to help communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania investigate the short-term and long-term health impacts of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine. In a letter to Lawrence A. Tabak, Acting Director, National Institutes of Health   more

WASHINGTON, MArch 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urging the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and its member agencies to review how our financial system is serving consumers, small businesses, and small banks, and to recommend ways we can strengthen our financial system against threats. "Banking re  more