CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * ACLU of Ohio Releases Legal Memo on Rights of Immigrant Students in Ohio Schools See the full legal memo below the release. Columbus, OH - Today, the ACLU of Ohio issued a legal memo to Ohio school officials regarding the rights of immigrant students. The letter provides clarity on federal and state laws and offers tools to ensure districts are prepared for heightene  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Vows to Continue Fight for Northeast Ohio During Trump Era in State of the District Address Cleveland, OH - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) held a State of the District event Monday at the historic Karamu House in Cleveland. Congresswoman Brown highlighted the work done by her office since 2021, outlined how Trump Administration policies could hurt Northeast Ohio, and vowed to op  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 3, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support and production of the submarine AN/BLQ-10 electronic warfare systems on new-construction and in-service submarines.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: * * * Derailments increased 44 percent from 2018-23 Bipartisan Railway Safety Act previously received support from President Trump * * * Following yesterday's two-year anniversary of the East Palestine train derailment, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce,  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: After a six-day trial, a federal jury convicted two men of participating in a vast money laundering conspiracy that robbed victims from across four states of their life savings. Pranay Kumar Mamidi, 27, and Kishan Vinayak Patel, 26, both nationals of the Republic of India, were found guilty of participating in a money laundering conspiracy, concealing the source of the mo  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: A jury found a local man guilty on all counts for crimes related to two murders in Cincinnati during the summer of 2021. Jamal Binford, 33, of Dallas and Cincinnati, was convicted of five counts as charged in a second superseding indictment. The verdict was announced yesterday afternoon following a trial that began on Jan. 15 before Senior U.S. Distr  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: A six-count indictment was unsealed today charging a Viroqua, Wisconsin, man for allegedly selling firearms and related parts without a license to buyers in Saudi Arabia, shipping the prohibited items, and then lying to federal inspectors about it. According to allegations in the indictment, Mark John Buschman, 60, conducted an illegal export conspirac  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Brown and Connolly Request Answers from OPM on Musk's Private Server Washington, D.C. --Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight, sent a letter (link is external) to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Today, on the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced the Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin Act to honor her life and legacy with commemorative coins bearing her image. This legislation comes as the nation approaches the 70th anniversary of Parks' courageous act on December 1, 1955, when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) and Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to help lower prescription drug costs for millions of seniors. Congressman Landsman and Congresswoman Harshbarger introduced the bipartisan Saving Seniors Money on Prescriptions Act - legislation to help lower the costs of prescription drugs for seniors cov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Hosts Annual Elected Officials Breakfast Event brings together elected officials, community leaders from across Ohio's 13th Congressional District GREEN, OH -- Yesterday, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) hosted a roundtable with elected officials from across Ohio's 13th Congressional District to discuss local issues; foster collaboration between local, state, and federal gover  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2025: Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a "high-hazard flammable   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sewell, Beatty, and Figures Introduce Bill to Create New Federal Holiday Commemorating the Historic Arrest of Rosa Parks Washington, D.C. -- Today, on Rosa Parks' 112 th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell (AL-07), Joyce M. Beatty (OH-03), and Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Rosa Parks Day Act. The bill would designate December 1 st as a federal holiday commemorating the his  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sykes, Rulli Reintroduce the Bipartisan RAIL Act to Prevent Future Train Derailment Disasters Improved Version of RAIL Act would Codify Federal Railroad Administration's Two-Person Crew Rule into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13) and Mike Rulli (OH-06) reintroduced the Reducing Accidents in Locomotives (RAIL) Act. Rep. Sykes first introduced th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Receives Fraternal Order of Police Advocacy Award Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video from the event. Click HERE, HERE, and HERE for individual photos. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins was presented with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) National President's Legislative Advocacy Award at a ceremony that took place at the National Law Enforcement Officers  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Sykes, Bonamici, Warren Introduce Bill to Stop Crisis Pregnancy Centers from Spreading Anti-Abortion Disinformation WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13),Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) and, along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), introduced the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation (SAD) Act to crack down on the use of misleading advertising and disinformation by crisis  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three men appeared in federal court this week for their involvement with a drug trafficking operation in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. James Kidder, also known as "Jamey," 47, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He has a criminal history that includes domesti  more