CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * ACLU of Ohio Announces New Organizational Structure, Executive Team The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio has announced an organizational staff restructure, after several years of significant growth, to better align the organization in the service of its civil liberties and civil rights mission. Executive Director J. Bennett Guess announced the changes on March 21  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * ACLU of Ohio Urges Ohio's Public Colleges and Universities to Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement Columbus, OH - Today, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the presidents of Ohio's public colleges and universities, urging them to avoid unintentional complicity in President Trump's inhumane and unlawful immigration policies. Amid the federal governmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Republicans Celebrate Small Businesses Driving America into the Golden Age WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and a group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation declaring this week "National Small Business Week" to recognize the important role small businesses play in creating jobs and fueling the economy. "We need an economy which works for smal  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Brown Leads Effort to Restore Terminated Violence Prevention Grants in Northeast Ohio and Nationwide Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) co-led a letter demanding President Trump (link is external) restore funding for community violence intervention programs in Northeast Ohio and nationwide. In April, the Trump Administration terminated Department of Justice grants (link is  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Introduces Bills to Help Protect Lifesaving Veterans Crisis Line and Restore Collective Bargaining Rights for VA Health Care Professionals May 07, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC)--is introducing two bills that would help protect our nation's devoted VA workers, incl  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has approved revisions to Ohio's State Implementation Plan concerning the Nitrogen Oxide (NOX) Budget Program, following a submission from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on November 4, 2024. This final rule action, published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2025, implements updates to Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-14, which regulates NOX emissions from electric generating units and large non-electric u  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule to approve revisions to the Ohio State Implementation Plan concerning the state's Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Budget Program. The revisions were submitted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on November 4, 2024, and include updated rules in the Ohio Administrative Code that reflect minor changes to rule language and reference materials. These updates do not alter the substantive requirements of the pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by the Mission Essential Group LLC, of New Albany, Ohio, challenging the scope of corrective action undertaken by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) following an earlier protest. The initial protest concerned the award of a linguist support services contract to Worldwide Language Resources, LLC (WWLR), of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mission Essential argued that USSOCOM's proposed corre  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Houlahan and Balderson Lead Push to Support Small Business Innovation and Commercialization WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) and Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) today introduced legislation that would help innovative small businesses commercialize their technologies. The Research Advancing to Market Production (RAMP) for Innovators Act updates the SBIR/STTR program--often cal  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. House of Representatives conducted 14 committee hearings on May 6, 2025: * * * DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held an oversight hearing on the Department of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury. * * * DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on t  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on May 7 , 2025: * * * HUD Provides $1.8 million to Support Youth Aging Out of Foster Care on Anniversary of First Lady Melania Trump's BE BEST Initiative Announcement is part of National Foster Care Month and a continuation of HUD's successful Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) program WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, in collaborat  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: Carey Highlights Need for Tax Cut Extension, Poison Prevention Bill, Veterans' Wellness Day on WTVN To listen to Rep. Carey's interview, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - This morning, U.S. Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, joined 610 WTVN radio to discuss the need to extend 2017 tax cuts for Ohio families, his Youth Pois  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined there is a reasonable indication that U.S. industry is being materially injured by imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from China and Vietnam, which are alleged to be sold at less than fair value, and by subsidized imports from China. The Commission's finding, issued under Investigation Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737-1738, follows petitions filed by four U.S. manufacturers--CoolSeal USA Inc. of Perrysburg  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate National Nurses Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), and Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) introduced a bipartisan resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, recognized annually from May 6 th to May 12 th, to honor the extraordina  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Bell, Quigley, Johnson Send Letter Opposing Ed Martin Nomination Over Russian Media Ties Washington, DC -- Representatives Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Wesley Bell (MO-01), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Hank Johnson (GA-04), led a letter to President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi raising serious concerns over the potential nomination of Ed Martin to serve as US Attorney for the District of Columbia. C  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed its inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, identified as those of at least one individual of Native American ancestry, were removed from a location in the vicinity of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on an unknown date. The remains were acquired by Raymond C. Vietzen, an avocational archaeologist and collector, who   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Kaptur Remarks at Fiscal Year 2026 US Department of Energy Budget Hearing WATCH A FULL RECORDING OF THE HEARING HERE (link is external) (link is external) Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at the subcommittee's fisc  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Slams FBI's Mishandling of 2017 Shooting Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' Hannity alongside Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to discuss the new report revealing the FBI's gross mishandling of the 2017 shooting that almost took his life, which falsely labeled the shooter's clear political motivations as 'suicide by cop'. Leader Scalise high  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Scalise Slams FBI's Mishandling of 2017 Shooting WASHINGTON, D.C.--Last night, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' Hannity alongside Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to discuss the new report revealing the FBI's gross mishandling of the 2017 shooting that almost took his life, which falsely labeled the shooter's clear political motivations as 'suicide by cop'. Lea  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Wicker and Griffith Applaud the Rollback of Biden-Era EPA Rule WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) celebrated the passage of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the unnecessary U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Rubber Tire Manufacturing National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Merkley Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Resolution Celebrating National Nurses Week WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution recognizing National Nurses Week from May 6 through May 12, 2025. U.S. Representatives Dave Joyce, R-Ohio-14, Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.-01, Lauren Underwood, D-Ill.-14, and Jen Kiggans, R-Va.-0  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Hassan Introduce Bill to Support American Innovation, Outcompete China WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the American Innovation and Jobs Act, legislation that will expand and strengthen research and development (R&D) by small businesses and startups in the United States. The bill will help America outcompete and out-innovate global rivals,  more