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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Thursday April 25, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Air Force Institute of Technology Faculty Selected as Air Education & Training Command Gen. Jumper Award Recipient
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 25 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: Air Force Institute of Technology faculty member Maj. Dane Jansson was selected as the Air Education and Training Command winner of the Gen. John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration, Officer Category. He will next represent AETC at the Air Force-level competition. The Gen. John P. Jumper Award for Excellence in Warfighting Integration recognizes individuals for sustained s  more

Corps of Engineers Announces Updates to Center Hill Water Control Manual
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District completed an Environmental Assessment (EA), under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to update the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir Water Control Manual. As a result of this update, the Nashville District is implementing operational changes at Center Hill. The EA evaluated eight action alternatives, which included ana  more

EPA Announces Ohio Organizations to Receive More Than $312 Million to Deliver Residential Solar, Lowering Energy Costs and Advancing Environmental Justice Across Ohio Through the Biden-Harris Administration
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Ohio Office of Budget and Management State Accounting has b  more

Health Department Appoints New Executive Deputy Commissioner of Mental Hygiene
NEW YORK, April 24 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release: Dr. H. Jean Wright II has been appointed as the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Mental Hygiene. He joins the agency from the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), where he served as Deputy Commissioner. "Mental health is health and to promote a healthier city and achiev  more

Ohio State University Libraries Partners With the Office of Research for Data Sharing Memorandum
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25 -- The Ohio State University Libraries issued the following news: A new group of experts representing over a dozen campus units has been formed to ensure there's a proactive and coordinated campus response to upcoming data sharing requirements impacting all sources of federally funded research. The Ohio State University Libraries partnered with the Office of Research to sponsor this working group made up of several faculty members, staff from multiple offices and a rep  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Ohio Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A Cincinnati, Ohio, man was sentenced in federal court today for carrying thousands of methamphetamine pills aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Mo. Antuan McClendon, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 11 years and three months in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 21, 2023, McClendon pleaded guilt  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $70M From Investing in America Agenda for National Fish Passage Program Projects to Address Climate Resilience and Strengthen Local Economies
SPRINGVILLE, Alabama, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The Department of the Interior today announced more than $70 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for 43 projects in 29 states that will improve fish passage around outdated or obsolete dams, culverts, levees and other barriers fragmenting the nation's rivers and streams. Projects receiving funding showcase a diverse po  more

White House Fact Sheet: President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 11,840 More Borrowers in Ohio, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt
WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 11,840 More Borrowers in Ohio, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 129,810 people in Ohio under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 11,840 m  more