COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 3 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Issues 2024 Concealed Carry Report (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Attorney General Dave Yost today issued Ohio's annual report on concealed handgun licensing, showing that a total of 73,552 permits were issued in the state in 2024. According to the statistics reported to the Attorney General's Office, county sheriffs issued 14,440 new licenses and 59,112 renewals. Permit holders who wis  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Balderson, Husted, Rulli, Moreno Lead Effort to Overturn Last-Minute Biden-EPA Rule Targeting Ohio Businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Troy Balderson (OH-12) and Michael Rulli (OH-6), along with Senators Jon Husted (R-OH) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH), introduced legislation today to block a Biden Administration decision that would expose Ohio businesses to frivolous environmental la  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in January 2025, titled "Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals," by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), shines a spotlight on the devastating toll of barn fires across the United States, with over 2.5 million farmed animals perishing between 2022 and 2024. Prepared by Allie Granger, AWI's Farmed Animal Program Policy Advisor, the report reveals a stark reality: despite a slight drop in fire frequency, the death toll has surged, underscoring the ur  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census has released the following public communication on Feb. 18, 2025, from Emergent Global Spirals Consulting: * * * RPC Subcommittee Response to The Census Bureau's Race/Ethnicity Code List Decoupling the Black American historical identity and experience from the curse of a fantastical "colorblind" meme/1 is imperative. Under such subterfuge, the anti-fairness antagonists run the rhetorical gambit with claims that nobody  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Announces Greater Cleveland Food Bank President Kristin Warzocha as Guest for President's Address Cleveland, OH - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) announces that Kristin Warzocha, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, will be her guest at President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4. Congresswoman Brown is the Vice Ranking Member on the House   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Foushee Reintroduces the IMPACT Act WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2025) -- Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) have reintroduced the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act. This bill previously passed through the House unanimously under suspension of the rules last Congress. "The effects of climate  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency, in the closing days of the Biden administration, issued a 98-page report to Congress (No. EPA 830-R-24-015) in December 2024 entitled "Water Affordability Needs Assessment." Here are excerpts: Executive Summary Access to safe and affordable drinking water and wastewater services is essential for human health, and a necessity for communities to function and thrive. Yet, unaffordable water bills are a widespread and growing issue, impa  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 19 committee hearings on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING DAY 1 Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 1". Testimony was heard from public witnesses. * * * THE STATE OF THE CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy a  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Resolution Honoring Flight 5342, Black Hawk PAT 25 Victims Today, the House of Representatives passed a resolution honoring the victims of the Jan. 29, 2025, collision of American Eagle Flight 5342 and Black Hawk PAT (Priority Air Transport) 25. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced the resolution as the representative of Wichita, Kansas, where Flight 5342 originated and the   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-885) on the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023 (H.R. 5089), which aims to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Dec. 12, 2024. Here are excerpts: Purpo  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Feb. 24, 2025, from the State Bar of Texas Tax Section: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service RE: Comments on Proposed Regulations under 31 CFR Part 10, reprinted as Treasury Department Circular No. 230 (REG-11661020) * * * Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas, I am pleased to submit the enclosed response to the reque  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Announces Agricultural Innovator Bob Jones Jr. as Guest for 2025 Presidential Joint Address to Congress Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) a senior member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture announced she will host local Northwest Ohio farmer Bob Jones Jr., co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of The Chef's Garden in Huron, Ohio, as her guest for the Presid  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from Students in Ohio, Texas Students from Ohio and Texas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions this week. At 12:55 p.m. EST, Wednesday, March 5, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit will respond to questions submitted by students from Puede Network, in partnership with The  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- A report released in December 2024, titled "The Dark Figure of Prison Violence: A Multi-Strategy Approach to Uncovering the Prevalence of Prison Violence," by the Prison Violence Consortium, exposes a hidden crisis behind bars. Authored by H. Daniel Butler, Natasha Frost, Nancy Rodriguez, Melinda Tasca, and Jillian Turanovic, and supported by Arnold Ventures, the study draws on data from seven state correctional systems--Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Penn  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Congresswoman Joyce Beatty on the Passing of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement on the passing of Dr. Hazel N. Dukes: "Dr. Hazel N. Dukes was a trailblazer, a mentor, and a steadfast advocate for civil rights. Through her leadership within the NAACP--from the National Bo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congressman Max Miller Reintroduces the IMPACT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) and Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) reintroduced the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act. This bill previously passed through the House unanimously under suspension of the rules last Congress. The IMPACT Act will strengthen and enhance the  more