WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Budzinski Reintroduces Bill to Support Apprenticeship & Pre-Apprenticeship Programs WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Congressman Mike Carey (OH-15), Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04), and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) re-introduced the Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act, a bipartisan bill to expand workfo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech for Information on Foreign Censorship of American Speech WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent subpoenas to Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Rumble, TikTok, and X Corp. seeking each company's communications with foreign governments regarding its complian  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dave Taylor Named Vice Chair of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) was selected to serve as Vice Chair of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on February 26, 2025. "I am honored to be named Vice Chair of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee," said Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces Bipartisan LEAP Act to Boost Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined Reps. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Mike Carey (R-OH), and Val Hoyle (D-OR) in reintroducing the Leveraging and Energizing America's Apprenticeship Programs (LEAP) Act. This bipartisan legislation would provide fed  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the reopening of the public comment period for a proposed rule concerning Ohio's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP). The extension comes after an oversight in which key permit conditions referenced in three Director's Final Findings and Orders (DFFOs) issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency were not made available in the public docket until December 23, 2024. These DFFOs pertain to emis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has received an application under the Change in Bank Control Act to approve a proposed acquisition of shares in Buckeye State Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Buckeye State Bank, based in Powell, Ohio. The application involves the Buckeye State Bank 401(k) Employee Stock Ownership Plan, along with trustees Stanley D. Jackson of Westerville, Ohio, and Kevin T. Rahe of Perrysburg, Ohio, seeking to retain voting shares in the holding compa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment released the following testimony by Noah Hanners, executive vice president of Nucor Corp., from a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "America Builds: Clean Water Act Permitting and Project Delivery": * * * Chairman Collins, Ranking Member Wilson, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Noah Hanners, and I am proud to serve as Executive Vice President at Nucor Corporation where I   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Murray Follow-Up, Demand Answers from Trump DOE as it Continues to Block Investments to Lower Americans' Energy Costs Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D, 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 Ranking M  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta, Kelly Reintroduce Bill to Help Farmers Access Wireless Technologies Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL2) reintroduced the Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, which will help farmers across America more easily incorporate technology into their operations. Latta and Kelly previously introduced the bill in the 118th Congress, where it passed t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Terric Zaire Williams, 25, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 28 -- The Ohio Society of CPAs issued the following news: * * * OSCPA Town Hall covers Ohio's biennial budget priorities Ohio's biennial budget is in full swing, and the Feb. 20 OSCPA Town Hall provided an overview of the provisions under consideration and how Gov. DeWine's last budget proposal of his term aligns with the OSCPA's legislative agenda. Tom Zaino, JD, CPA, managing member and founder of Zaino Hall & Farrin LLC and a former Ohio Tax Commissioner, and OSCPA   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee on Health Holds Hearing to Scrutinize Abusive PBM Practices WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (GA-01), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, led a hearing yesterday titled An Examination of How Reining in PBMs Will Drive Competition and Lower Costs for Patients. "Patients are counting on us to stop the abusive pra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Treasury Department Announces New Appointments WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced today key appointments for senior positions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: Ethan Fallang will serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Capital Markets. Mr. Fallang previously was an investor  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Seven Defendants In Armed Transnational Cocaine And Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracies Four Defendants Arrested in Three U.S. States, Along With the Seizure of More Than 350 Kilograms of Methamphetamine, 100 Kilograms of Cocaine, and Four Firearms Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Watchdog: Welfare Spending Lacks Data on Performance, and Participant Outcomes Revealing Need for Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. - With so little reporting linking welfare spending to outcomes and performance, it's unclear whether resources are actually going to low-income families, having the desired impact, or even getting abused by fraudsters, according to   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Strong Support for USDA's Actions to Combat Avian Flu Agriculture and Government Leaders Applaud USDA's Plan to Address Avian Flu Washington, D.C., Feb. 27, 2025 -- Following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement of new measures to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), elected leaders and industry stakeholders from around the country are applauding   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Hearing on Surface Transportation Reauthorization Washington, D.C.--Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing on the next surface t  more