CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Columbus, OH - Today, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 104, an anti-trans bathroom bill requiring individuals in primary and secondary schools as well as institutions of higher education to use restrooms and other facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. Previously introduced as House Bill 183, in June, the Ohio House amended a completely unrelated bill, SB  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) spoke with Bianca de la Garza on Newsmax's Newsline about who she hopes will replace Senator J.D Vance (R-Ohio) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in the Senate, President Trump's Cabinet appointments, and the need to block activist judges from being seated on the federal bench. Watch the full interview here. Click here to download Senator Blackburn's inter  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices fell 0.1 percent in October, up 2.6 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R.82 - the Social Security Fairness Act: The House passed the Social Security Fairness Act, ensuring more than 160,000 Ohio educators, police officers, letter carriers, and other public retirees receive the full benefits they've earned & paid into. Now it's onto the Senate t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82), bipartisan legislation to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, which unfairly reduce the Social Security benefits of many retired public employees who also worked other jobs during their lifetime. Congresswoman Brown is a cosponsor of the Social Security Fairness Act and signe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) sent a letter to her colleagues in battleground seats yesterday announcing her candidacy for Battleground Leadership Representative, a position she created in 2022 to ensure that Democratic House members representing the most competitive districts in the country have a seat at the Democratic Caucus leadership table. The position is elected by returning Frontline members and incom  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * White House Hosts "Classroom to Career" Summit, Celebrates Successful Efforts to Expand High-Quality Career Pathways and Workforce Development Programs in Every Community Today, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will welcome approximately 200 education and workforce leaders to the White House for the Biden-Harris Administration's "Classroom to Career" Summit. The Administration  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 24-24) on November 12, 2024, by Lisa Barrow, Sarah Komisarow, and Lauren Sartain entitled "Are Friends of Schools the Enemies of Equity? The Interplay of School Funding Policies and External Fundraising." Here are excerpts: * * * School districts across the US have adopted funding policies designed to distribute resources more equitably across schools. Concurrently, schools are inc  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 24-25) on November 13, 2024, by James Mitchell, Taylor Shiroff, and Hana Braitsch entitled "Practice Makes Perfect: Learning Effects with Household Point and Density Forecasts of Inflation." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper shows how both the characteristics and the accuracy of the point and density forecasts from a well-known panel data survey of households' inflationary expect  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, issued the following news release: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold his final hearing of the 118th Congress titled "Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward." This hearing will evaluate the most effective strategies for improving America's public health response during  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 11, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement about President-elect Donald Trump selecting House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21) to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations: "Elise Stefanik is a phenomenal choice to represent the Un  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement about President-elect Trump selecting U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to serve as the 72nd United States Secretary of State: "Senator Rubio and I have worked extensively together to bolster national security lea  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement about President-elect Donald Trump selecting Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-06) to serve as his National Security Advisor: "Having served alongside Mike Waltz on the House Intelligence Committee and the House Armed   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Permanent Select Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024: * * * Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) issued the following statement about President-elect Donald Trump selecting John Ratcliffe to serve as the 9th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: "John Ratcliffe served as the Director of National Intelligence and as a member of the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Ohio Doctor Fabricated and Backdated Documents in Response to Civil Subpoena * * * An Ohio doctor pleaded guilty today to corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the due administration of the internal revenue laws. According to court documents and statements made in court, Dr. Suman Jana, of Strongsville, was a client of fraudulent tax shelter promoter Michael Meyer and his sub-promoter  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, announced that the City of Sandusky has been awarded $600,000 from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) initiative. This award will advance Sandusky's efforts to create safer, more navigable streets through a comprehensive approach. The fundin  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Crater Lake National Park issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Kevin Heatley to serve as the superintendent of Crater Lake National Park beginning January 2025. Heatley currently serves as deputy chief of the Bureau of Land Management's NEPA, Planning and Decision Support Division in Washington, DC. He previously worked for the BLM on both sides of the Cascade Mountains in sout  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a motion asking that Ohio be named lead plaintiff in a securities class-action lawsuit claiming that ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. deliberately misled investors, fueling $75.9 million in losses for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System. "ZoomInfo's leadership willfully blinded investors to the reality tha  more

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Seth Hoover, age 39, of Republic, Ohio, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after being found guilty at a jury trial of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, an Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 13, 2024, at a classroom to career summit: * * * THE FIRST LADY: Hello. (Applause.) (Laughs.) Hey, Kate. Hey, Randi. (Applause.) Thank you. Hello! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please be seated. (Applause.) Well, Joe, that started our day off right, didn't it? (Laughter.) So, welcome to the White House. Several years ago, a student of mine came running into my classroom and bre  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced that the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus has endorsed the bipartisan Enhancing COPS Hiring Program Grants for Local Law Enforcement Act bill. The Problem Solvers Caucus is a bipartisan coalition of 62 members of the U.S. House of Representatives equally split between Republicans and Democrats. This Congress, Landsman intr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: On November 1, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) joined the head of U.S. EPA's Office of Water, Bruno Pigott, in Findlay Township, PA, to meet with community leaders and highlight federally supported water infrastructure improvement projects under the Biden-Harris Administration's "Investing in America" Agenda. Findlay Township is the recipient of millions of federal investments for wa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, House Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chairs Dave Joyce (OH-14), Bill Huizenga (MI-4), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), and Debbie Dingell (MI-6) sent a letter to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure urging consideration of H.R. 7257, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024. On February 6th, 2024, this bipartisan bill was introduced to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) voted in favor of the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a bipartisan majority. Earlier this year, Rep. Sykes signed a discharge petition to bring H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, to the House Floor for a vote. The Social Security Fairness Act would eliminate the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: This morning, Speaker Johnson, Leader Steve Scalise, Whip Tom Emmer, and NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson delivered remarks and took questions from the House steps after the American people once again delivered a House Republican Majority, completing the Republican trifecta in Washington. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/live/n2gimPzc3_Y?si=ELkz2E68wuxVn6J3&t=1343) to watch  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: This morning, Speaker Johnson, Leader Steve Scalise, Whip Tom Emmer, and NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson delivered remarks and took questions from the House steps after the American people once again delivered a House Republican Majority, completing the Republican trifecta in Washington. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/live/n2gimPzc3_Y?si=ELkz2E68wuxVn6J3&t=1343) to watch Speaker Johnson  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). The bill passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan vote of 327 - 75. "I was proud to co-sponsor the Social Security Fairness Act early in this Congress after hearing from constituents about the impact of the WEP and GPO on their retiremen  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Following Republican victories in the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and the White House, conservatives continue to rally behind Speaker Johnson after he fulfilled his promise of securing a Republican House Majority. Here's what they are saying: "Speaker Johnson stands ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border, tear up the administrative state, lower taxes, cut spending, and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Following Republican victories in the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and the White House, conservatives continue to rally behind Speaker Johnson after he fulfilled his promise of securing a Republican House Majority. Here's what they are saying: "Speaker Johnson stands ready to work with President Donald Trump to secure the border, tear up the administrative state, lower taxes, cut spending, and protect traditi  more