WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Great Lakes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a bipartisan group of her colleagues in introducing legislation to extend federal funding and protections for the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through 2031 and inc  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices were up 0.6 percent in January, up 3.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Raskin Introduce Bill to Codify Civil Rights-Era Anti-Discrimination Protections Revoked by Trump Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) have introduced legislation to codify critical anti-discrimination protections revoked by President Trump last month. On January 21, President Trump issued an executive order revoking the Equal Employment Oppor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Casten, 25 House Dems Urge DOE to Maintain Loan Program Office Obligations Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Sean Casten led 25 Members of Congress in a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright reminding DOE that it is not only illegal for the DOE's Loan Program Office (LPO) to cancel loans it has issued, but would also hurt American economic competitiveness and innovation. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller on the Need for Modernization at the IRS U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) participated in a Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee hearing to investigate the lack of return on investment from funding provided to the IRS by the so-called Inflation Reduction Act and the need for modernization at the agency. "The need for a modernized IRS is clear and urgent. Taxpayers deserve   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces Susan Muffley Act to Restore the Pensions of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the Susan Muffley Act of 2025 alongside Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4). Additional cosponsors include Representatives Daniel Webster (FL-11), A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Boozman, Thune Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal the Federal Death Tax Washington, D.C. -- Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and 45 of their Senate Republican colleagues today to reintroduce legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Dea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has released the following public communication on Feb. 11, 2025, from TLC Transit LLC, Holland, Ohio: * * * We fully support the recent clarification in the Federal Register regarding the misapplication of the so-called "taxicab exemption" under the Drug and Alcohol Rule. This exception was never intended to allow transit agencies to "contract away" their obligation to provide safe, reliable, and fully  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Thune Reintroduce Bill to Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. "Our legislation would repeal the death tax and prevent families, particularly those with family farms, from facing unnecessary hardsh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Reintroduces Bill to Restore Delphi Salaried Retirees' Pensions Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) joined representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Gwen Moore (WI-04) to reintroduce the Susan Muffley Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislative effort is aimed at restoring pensions for over 21,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees, including approximately 5,180 i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, DeLauro Release Seven Fact Sheets Detailing How Trump's Funding Freeze is Raising Energy Prices and Undermining Energy Dominance Washington, DC -- House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released seven new fact sheets detailing how President Tr  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Success Stories Multiply as Arrests Mount for Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) -- The undercover operations of the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force continue to pay off as authorities arrested more than a dozen men seeking to buy sex in northeast Ohio in the early weeks of 2025. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Sheri  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: A Fayette County man was charged with illegally reentering the United States after being convicted of an aggravated felony. Pedro Marquez, 34, of Bloomingburg, Ohio, was arrested by federal agents today. According to court documents, Marquez is from Mexico and was originally removed from the United States in 2009. In 2011, Marquez was convicted of p  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Flighttime Enterprises, Inc., an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier, along with three of its current and former employees, have been charged federally with crimes related to a scheme to illegally export aircraft parts and components from the United States to Russia and Russian airline companies without the required licenses from the Department o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ohio-Based Supplier of Aircraft Parts and Three Employees Charged for Illicit Export Scheme Involving Russia Flighttime Enterprises Inc., an American subsidiary of a Russian aircraft parts supplier, along with three of its current and former employees, have been charged federally with crimes related to a scheme to illegally export aircraft parts and components from the United States  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- President Trump sent 63 nominations to the Senate on Feb. 11, 2025: Kirsten Baesler, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. Gary Andres, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be National Cyber Director. Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. John Hurley, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terroris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gwen Moore Joins Colleagues in Reintroducing Bill to Restore Delphi Salaried Retirees' Pensions WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04), Mike Turner (OH-10), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Claudia Tenney (NY-24) to reintroduce the Susan Muffley Act of 2025. This bipartisan effort is aimed at restoring pensions for over 21,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees, including approximately 40  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Turner Reintroduces Bill to Restore Delphi Salaried Retirees' Pensions WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), and Gwen Moore (WI-04) to reintroduce the Susan Muffley Act of 2025. This bipartisan effort is aimed at restoring pensions for over 21,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees, including approximately 5,180 in O  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds, Paul and Colleagues Reintroduce REINS Act to Rein In Federal Overreach and Spending WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 16 of their Senate colleagues reintroduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to help put power back in the people's hands instead of the administrative state. "The heavy-handed bureaucracy has h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Scott, Hill Lead Effort to Roll Back Biden-Era CFPB Overdraft Rule Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.) today introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn the Biden administration's Consum  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Leads Effort to Permanently Repeal the Death Tax WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today led 45 of his Senate colleagues, including Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, in reintroducing legislation that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly known as the death tax. The Death Tax Repeal Act would end this purely pu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Peters Lead Effort to Protect the Great Lakes WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025, legislation to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through 2031 to help protect and preserve the Great Lakes. The GLRI is the most significant investment ever made to restore and protect the  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Zehnder's Snowfest welcomes 338th Army Band and Spc. Bryan Clark FRANKENMUTH, Mich. - The 338th Army Band took the stage at Zehnder's Snowfest with one of its newest members. Army Reserve Spc. Bryan Clark, a 42R Army musician who plays the keyboard, made his debut performance with the band, stepping into his role in front of festival attendees and community members. Clark joined his fello  more