DAYTON, Ohio, March 4 -- The Dayton Foundation issued the following news release: * * * 46 Greater Dayton Charities Receive $724,983 in Dayton Foundation Competitive Grant Awards Forty-six discretionary and Greenlight GrantsSM totaling $724,983 were awarded by The Dayton Foundation's volunteer Grants Committee and approved by the Foundation's Governing Board to address emerging needs and opportunities in the region. These grants, made possible thanks to individuals who have established unrest  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Kelly Introduce Bill to Spur American Innovation American Innovation Act Quadruples Tax Deduction for Small Businesses to $20,000 Ensures Small Businesses Can "Create Jobs, Advance Innovation and Invest Back Into Our Communities" WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, and Congressman Mi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey Statement on President Trump's Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tonight, U.S. Representative Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) released the below statement following President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress: "Tonight, the president put forth a plan that supports workers and families and restores our nation's standard of excellence. I look forward to working with my colleagues in C  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Columbus men sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in drug & human trafficking rings, overdose & violent deaths COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two Columbus men were sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 25years and 23 years in prison for drug crimes, sex trafficking crimes and their roles in the deaths of a local man and woman. The defendants are two of nearly t  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Joyce Releases Statement on President Trump's Joint Address to Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) released the following statement on President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress: "For the last four years, our nation has felt the adverse effects of a porous southern border, sputtering economy, and weak global leadership. Tonight, President Trump delivered   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 4, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $99,964,084 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0015). This modification adds scope and increases the contract ceiling for compatibility assessments and engineering models, cost reduction analysis, softwar  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has released the following public communication dated Feb. 27, 2025, from the Columbiana County Port Authority, Lisbon, Ohio: * * * To: Paul Baumer Office of the Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight freight@dot.gov Re Request for comment: Draft Designation of National Multimodal Freight Network and State Input Process, Docket No. DOT-OST-2025-0002 * * * The Columbiana County Port Authority (CCPA) respectfully submits this   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 24, 2025, from the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, Arlington County, Virginia: * * * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: Draft Recommended Human Health Ambient Water Quality Criteria for PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS [Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454] The Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (AS  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Report - De Facto Mass Amnesty: How The Biden-Harris Administration Abused Temporary Protected Status To Shield Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illegal Aliens From Deportation WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement released an interim staff report titled, "De Facto Mass Amnesty: How The B  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * House Passes Four Good Government Oversight Committee Bills WASHINGTON--The House of Representatives today passed four House Oversight and Government Reform Committee bills aimed at enhancing government transparency, cybersecurity, and national security: H.R. 1515, the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act: Introduced by  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Cincinnati arrests Bulgarian with firearm and eluding conviction CINCINNATI -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Simeon Roosenov Moutafov, a citizen of Bulgaria, Feb. 24 with a final order of removal. Moutafov has convictions of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in Mad  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Buchanan Introduce American Innovation Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chair of the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee, and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, introduced legislation to spur American innovation through the expansion of tax incentives. The American Innova  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * New Hawley Legislation to Speed Up Labor Contracts Earns Teamsters Endorsement, Bipartisan Support Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing new, Teamsters-endorsed legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor agreement ultimately becomes a reality. Senators Cory Booke  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * New Hawley, Merkley Legislation to Speed Up Labor Contracts Earns Teamsters Endorsement, Bipartisan Support WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing new, Teamsters-endorsed legislation to speed up first contracts for new unions. The legislation would ensure that when workers vote to unionize, a labor agreement ultimately becomes a realit  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients COLUMBUS -- Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in January for their clean audit reports: * Allen County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Allen County) * Apollo Career Center (Allen County) * Coshocton County Metropolitan Housing Authority (Coshocton County) *  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Audit Advisory for Thursday, March 06, 2025 Columbus - Auditor of State Keith Faber's office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio. His mission is to protect Ohioans' tax dollars while aggressively fighting fraud, waste, and abuse of public money. The Auditor of State's Office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, March 06, 2025.   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Audit Advisory for Thursday, February 27, 2025 Columbus - Auditor of State Keith Faber's office is responsible for auditing all public entities in Ohio. His mission is to protect Ohioans' tax dollars while aggressively fighting fraud, waste, and abuse of public money. The Auditor of State's Office releases audit reports semiweekly and will release the following audits on Thursday, February 27,   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Finding for Recovery of $1,537 Repaid after Seized Cash Missing from Village of Ripley Police Department Evidence Locker COLUMBUS -- A finding for recovery of $1,537 was repaid under audit after cash seized by the Village of Ripley Police Department was missing from an evidence locker. The issue was one of more than two dozen findings and management letter citations and deficiencies identified   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 5 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Findings for Recovery of $1,360.25 Issued Against Former Eagle Joint Fire District Fiscal Clerks over Late Fees COLUMBUS -- Findings for recovery totaling $1,360.25 were issued Tuesday against two former fiscal clerks for the Eagle Joint Fire District in Trumbull County over fees and penalties paid as a result of the late remittance of payroll withholdings. The findings against Teena Wylie and   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The White House issued the following news on March 4, 2025: * * * Open Borders, Pro EV Mandate Politician to Respond to Joint Address Elissa Slotkin will respond to President Donald J. Trump's Joint Address to Congress tonight. Senator Slotkin stands opposed to President Trump's agenda to lower costs, bring back manufacturing, and secure our borders. Slotkin voted against overturning Biden's tailpipe emissions rule, a rule that would force automakers to sell more elec  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Brown Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration Technology Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Ranking Member on the Oversight Committee Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation spoke on ensuring robust and responsible oversight of immigration technology at today's subcommittee hearing on technology and immigra  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sykes Lends Her Voice, Support to Cleveland VA Staff Protesting Mass Termination More than 2,400 Employees have been Terminated by the Department of Veterans Affairs since February 13th AKRON, OH -- U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) issued the below statement following the protest outside the Cleveland VA Medical Center today: "The Department of Veterans Affairs supports thousands  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Hill, Colleagues Underscore Importance of Filling Federal Reserve Vacancy Washington, D.C. - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighting the need to quickly fill the role of Vice Chai  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Johnson Joins Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Andy Harris in Urging Leadership to Reject Democrats' Obstruction of DOGE in Funding Talks WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, urging them to oppose any Democrat   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Southwest Ohio Resident to Join Landsman at President Trump's Joint Address Cincinnati, OH - Today, Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) announced that Ken Green, a Southwest Ohio man living with Type 1 diabetes, will join him as his guest for President Trump's Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, March 4. Congressman Landsman will be joined at President Trump's Joint Address by Ken Gre  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Two Brothers from Youngstown, Ohio, Each Sentenced to at Least a Decade in Prison for Participation in Interstate Cocaine Trafficking Operation PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Two Youngstown, Ohio, residents were sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh on February 26, 2025, for their convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distrib  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump is Putting American Workers First -- And Bringing Back American Manufacturing President Donald J. Trump is standing up for American workers, strengthening American industries, and making clear to the world that America will no longer be ripped off -- a push that has already delivered historic results. President Trump is leveling the playing field for American workers. * President Trump restored a 25% ta  more