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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 7 items )  

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Governor DeWine Is Right - To Protect Ohio Kids, Legislature Should End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids issued the following statement on April 10, 2024, by President and CEO Yolonda C. Richardson: * * * The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids strongly supports Gov. Mike DeWine's call in his State of the State address today for the Legislature to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in Ohio. We applaud and thank Gov. DeWine for his continuing leadership in standing up to the tobacco industry and working to end the industry's predatory ta  more

Cleveland Museum of Art: International Loan Exhibition Examines Early Empires of Northern and Eastern Africa and Their Connection With Byzantium
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 12 -- The Cleveland Museum of Art issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Experience nearly 160 works of secular and sacred art from across geographies and faiths in the Cleveland Museum of Art's newest exhibition, Africa & Byzantium. From monumental frescoes, mosaics, and luxury goods such as metalwork and jewelry to panel paintings, architectural elements, textiles, and illuminated manuscripts, the exhibition explores the great civilizations that created th  more

MetroHealth Program 'Prescribes' Creative Expression as a Treatment for Loneliness
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 12 -- The MetroHealth System issued the following news release: Knowing the powerful impact engaging with the arts has on mental health and loneliness, The MetroHealth System's Center for the Arts in Health launched ArtsRx, a pilot project that allows providers to "prescribe" arts activities and experiences for their patients. The project, funded through a $16,578 ArtsNEXT grant from the Ohio Arts Council (OAC), links patients with opportunities for creative expression l  more

National Center For Defense Manufacturing & Machining/America Makes Announce IMPACT 2.0 Project Call Worth $6.6M in Funding
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 12 -- The National Center For Defense Manufacturing and Machining issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announced a new open project call funded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program (OSD ManTech) worth a total of $6.6M. The project call, Improvements in Manufacturing Productivity via Additive Capabilities and Techno-Economic Analysis   more

Policy Matters Ohio: Intel's Status Report Leaves Unanswered Questions
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 (TNSres) -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release: Intel Corp. recently filed its 2023 annual report with the state of Ohio on its performance under a $600 million grant that the state made last year for it to build two semiconductor fabrication plants. While this provided useful information - most notably, that completion of the plants has been delayed until as late as 2027 - it underscored the need for more tho  more

The Buckeye Institute Reacts to Governor DeWine's State of the State Speech
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: Rea S. Hederman Jr., executive director of the Economic Research Center and vice president of policy at The Buckeye Institute, reacted to Governor Mike DeWine's State of the State speech. "Governor DeWine started his speech highlighting the importance of education and reading for Ohio's children.  more

The Buckeye Institute to SCOTUS: Rein in Police Powers of the State
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 12 -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: On Thursday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Norris v. Stanley, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and correct a misreading of Jacobson v. Massachusetts, which lower courts have over-interpreted to allow the government to use its police power to force people to get m  more