WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Akron was named one of 12 national Tech Hubs around the country, beating out nearly 500 other cities and bringing a major new $51 million investment to support the Akron Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub. This investment will position the region to lead in developing and producing the next generation of rubber and plastics. These materials are critical to near  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and John Fetterman (D-PA) are urging Synapse's owners and bank and fintech partners to restore customers' access to their money. Since mid-May, customers who entrusted their money to its fintech and bank partners have been unable to access  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following news release: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) led a bipartisan congressional delegation to Kyiv, Ukraine, to conduct a series of meetings with senior officials in the region. Chairman Turner was joined by Representatives Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Betty McCollum (MN-04), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), and John Joyce (PA-13). Th  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a proposed rule that would implement much of the plan that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) developed to protect workers from extreme heat on the job. Brown led a bicameral group of colleagues in pushing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a federal workplace heat standard based off of Brown's Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention A  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will award the Northeast Ohio Medical University $1,000,000 for its Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. "As Ohio continues to face industry-wide healthcare staffing shortages, it is important we are working to train and better equip geriatric health professionals to meet the growing demand  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Tech Hub investment will create good-paying jobs, position Northeast Ohio to lead in next-generation rubber and plastics production AKRON, OH -- Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) announced the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has named the Akron Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub as a Phase 2 Tech Hubs winner and will be awarded $51 million in federal funds  more