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*Ohio Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday March 28, 2025 ( 15 items )  

'Lethal, Ready, Confident': AETC Emphasizes Airmen Development at FD Summit
RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 'Lethal, Ready, Confident': AETC Emphasizes Airmen Development at FD Summit * By Dan Hawkins  * Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Air Education and Training Command (AETC) officials brought together experts and leaders to discuss the future of training and development within the Air Force during the command's annua  more

ACLU of Ohio Releases Fifth Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline Report, Analyzing 10 Years' Worth of Legislative Data
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * ACLU of Ohio Releases Fifth Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline Report, Analyzing 10 Years' Worth of Legislative Data COLUMBUS - Today the ACLU of Ohio released the latest version of their biennial report, Ohio's Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline: 135th General Assembly (2023-2024). These reports demonstrate the sheer volume of bills introduced and passed by the Ohio Genera  more

BLS - Midwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Fatal Work Injuries in Ohio - 2023'
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 27, 2025, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Ohio - 2023": * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 164 in 2023 for Ohio, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Ohio was up from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupatio  more

Fed Survey: Small Business Pandemic Recovery Hits Plateau
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 28 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Fed survey: Small business pandemic recovery hits plateau Revenue index falls while other metrics hover below prepandemic levels, according to the latest Small Business Credit Survey For the first time since 2021, small businesses reporting a drop in revenue outnumbered those reporting an increase, according to the 2025 Report on Employer Firms: Findings from the 2024 Small Business Cr  more

Fischer, Colleagues Request Removal of Burdensome Biden-Era Regulations on Broadband Program
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Fischer, Colleagues Request Removal of Burdensome Biden-Era Regulations on Broadband Program Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and Chair of the Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, joined Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick ahead of his review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and   more

In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Dr. Troy E. Meink, nominated to be the next secretary of the Department of the Air Force, told a Senate committee March 27 that America's "near-peer competitors are evolving faster that we are" and that the Air Force and Space Force must "innovate faster" to meet the challenge. "The department is building and operating so  more

In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * In his confirmation hearing, Meink stresses the need for speed, innovation WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Dr. Troy E. Meink, nominated to be the next secretary of the Department of the Air Force, told a Senate committee March 27 that America's "near-peer competitors are evolving faster that we are" and that the Air Force and Space Force must "innovate faster" to meet the challenge. "The department is building and operatin  more

Kaptur and Allen Introduce The TELL Act To Ensure Americans' Personal Data Does Not Fall Into Hands Of CCP
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur and Allen Introduce The TELL Act To Ensure Americans' Personal Data Does Not Fall Into Hands Of CCP Washington, DC --Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) introduced (link is external) the bipartisan Telling Everyone the Location of Data Leaving the US Act (TELL Act), to protect American data from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "The American peopl  more

Kaptur Renews Call For Investigation Related To Leak Of Pentagon Attack Plans In Unsecure Signal Group Chat
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Renews Call For Investigation Related To Leak Of Pentagon Attack Plans In Unsecure Signal Group Chat Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), a senior member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee delivered a speech on the House floor renewing her calls for resignations, removals, investigation, and Congressional hearings related to the Department of Defense leak of  more

Kaptur Statement On Trump Proposed 25% Auto Tariffs
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Statement On Trump Proposed 25% Auto Tariffs Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chair of the House Auto Caucus and a senior member of the House Appropriations and Budget Committees released the following statement on President Trump's proposed 25% auto tariffs on Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Japan, and Germany: "We must do more to address the US manufacturing and t  more

Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

Moreno Files Bar Complaint Against Cleveland Consent Decree Monitor
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Moreno Files Bar Complaint Against Cleveland Consent Decree Monitor WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) filed a complaint with the District of Columbia (D.C.) Bar calling for an investigation into Cleveland's consent decree monitor, Karl Racine, following a drunken confrontation Racine had with police at a Cleveland casino. In January, police called for back-up at 2:30 i  more

Ohio State Auditor: Annual State of Ohio Single Audit Details $44 Billion in Spending Through 362 Federally Funded Programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 28 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Annual State of Ohio Single Audit Details $44 Billion in Spending Through 362 Federally Funded Programs COLUMBUS -- Auditors identified 19 findings and questioned costs totaling $924,725 among seven state agencies that administered federally funded programs in fiscal year 2024, according to an annual audit of spending released Thursday by Auditor of State Keith Faber. The 202  more

Senate Votes to Advance Sen. Cruz Resolution Overturning IRS Cryptocurrency Regulation for Presidential Signature
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Votes to Advance Sen. Cruz Resolution Overturning IRS Cryptocurrency Regulation for Presidential Signature WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the United States Senate voted 70-28 on final passage of a a resolution authored by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to overturn a Biden administration midnight rule imposing regulations on software developers of decentralized financial (DeFi) technology. The resolution h  more

Thune Leads Colleagues in Requesting the Removal of Extraneous Biden-Era Regulations on Broadband Program
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune Leads Colleagues in Requesting the Removal of Extraneous Biden-Era Regulations on Broadband Program WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today led his colleagues in sending a letter to Howard Lutnick, secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, requesting the removal of extraneous Biden-era regulations as Secretary Lutnick conducts his review of the Broadband Equity, Access, and De  more