WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology's students, faculty and staff celebrated many significant milestones throughout 2024. After more than a century of education excellence, AFIT's current vision of leading defense-focused education, research and consultation to accelerate military superiority across all domains continues to be accomplished through its five schools: the Civil Engineer School, th  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Jan. 31 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology's students, faculty and staff celebrated many significant milestones throughout 2024. After more than a century of educational excellence, AFIT's current vision of leading defense-focused education, research and consultation to accelerate military superiority across all domains continues to be accomplished through its five schools: the Civil Engineer School,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Letter to Trump Administration Seeking Answers on White House Executive Order to Raise Drug Prices Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) led a letter joined by 51 colleagues seeking information from the Trump Administration on how the President's recent executive order rescinding Biden Administration policies to lower drug prices will impact existing programs. "I am deeply   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Chairs Kaptur, Smith, Keating, Turner Reestablish Congressional Poland Caucus for 119th Congress Washington, DC - Today, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Congressional Poland Caucus Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), and Co-Chairs Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ-04), Congressman Bill Keating (D-MA-09), and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) announced that they will reestablish the bipartisan Congressio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 30, 2025 AIR FORCE BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded an increased ceiling modification (P00790) of $1,192,897,112 to a previously awarded contract (FA8214-13-C-0001) for sustaining engineering services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $3,134,640,338 from $1,941,743,226. Work will be performed at   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Demand Answers on Trump Administration Freezing Energy Department Investments to Lower Americans' Energy Costs Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Ranki  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta, Kelly Introduce Bill to Safeguard Americans' Communications Networks from Foreign-Adversary Controlled Technology Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL2) introduced the Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act to safeguard Americans' communications networks from foreign adversary-controlled technology, including rout  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today filed a lawsuit against a Dayton man and a cemetery association accused of taking money for gravestones but failing to deliver the products. The suit, filed in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court, says that Trevor Bush and the Harrison Township Cemetery Association - operating under the name "Greencastle Cemetery" - failed to fulfill contracts for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2025: Today, to kick off Black History Month, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) reintroduced the Black History is American History Act, legislation that would mandate the inclusion of Black history as a required component of the American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education. This bill strengthens history education, expands access to Black h  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Joyce Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Native American Health Outcomes WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Representatives Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., and David Joyce, R-Ohio, reintroduced their bipartisan Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act this week, legislation to elevate the current role of the Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Union membership rates highest in Hawaii and New York, lowest in North Carolina in 2024 January 31, 2025 The union membership rate in the United States (the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of unions) was 9.9 percent in 2024, little changed from the prior year. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions, at 14.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * MS. LEAVITT: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. LEAVITT: How are we? Good to see all of you. It's an honor to be here with all of you. A lot of familiar faces in the room, a lot of new faces. And President Trump is back, and the golden age of America has most definitely begun. The Senate has already confirmed five of President  more