COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Auditors: Girard City Schools Board Should Implement Additional Policies, Contract Review to Prevent Further "Excessive" Compensation COLUMBUS -- Compensation paid to a former Girard City Schools treasurer was careless, extravagant, and not representative of necessary business practices, auditors determined in a review of the district's finances released Thursday. The district's   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Balderson Leads Effort to Close Alzheimer's Diagnosis Gap with Enhanced Training for Primary Care Providers WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Balderson introduced the Accelerating Access to Dementia & Alzheimer's Provider Training (AADAPT) Act, legislation that would equip primary care providers with the tools and training necessary to detect, diagnose, and treat Alzheimer's disease a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Introduces HER Act to Support Research and Awareness into Personal Care Products Harming Women * Legislation endorsed by the Endocrine Society and American Medical Women's Association Washington, DC- Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced legislation to make the personal care products used by hundreds of millions of women safer. The Health & Endocrine Research on Personal Care Produ  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Introduces Energy Choice Act to End Blue-State Wars on American Energy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral H.R. 3699, the Energy Choice Act (link is external) toprohibit states or local governments from banning an energy service's connection, reconnection, modification,   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill Requiring Price Transparency for Prescription Drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today introduced the bipartisan Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2025, which would require drug companies to include the list price of prescription drugs in all direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements. This bill is th  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Celebrates $1 Million Federal Grant to Crafton Borough for New Sewer Infrastructure * CARNEGIE, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) celebrated that $991,758 in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds have been awarded to Crafton Borough. The grant will support the Broadhead Sewer Separation Project (link is external) --a $7.4 million project that will separate the sanitar  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DLA Fuels Maritime Superiority With $5 Billion Contract * The Defense Logistics Agency Maritime Mechanicsburg, located in Pennsylvania, recently awarded a $5 billion contract to six small businesses, expediting support for Virginia-class submarines and active surface ships, in a move that will significantly enhance the nation's maritime advantage. The Maritime Acquisition Advancement Contract is designed   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings On Five Judicial Nominations U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Whitney Hermandorfer to the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- A notice of inventory completion, issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, announces that Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, has finalized an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university determined a cultural affiliation exists between the remains and Native American tribes, paving the way for their potential repatriation. The inventory identified the physic  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2026 Budget Request * Heinrich and Lujan: "Trump's budget is an attack on New Mexicans" WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, released the following statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 (F  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted, Gillibrand, Moreno, Peters lead solution to restore Delphi salaried retirees' pensions WASHINGTON - Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the Susan Muffley Act of 2025. This bipartisan, bicameral bill would restore the pensions of more than 21,000 Delphi salaried retirees, including approximately 5,180 in Ohio. "Delphi s  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Joyce Announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winner * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) announced Marlena Slaninka as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for Ohio's 14th Congressional District. Marlena, who is a junior at Mentor High School, won with her submission Prophecy. Her artwork will be placed on display in the U.S. Capitol for an entire year. The com  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Latta's Bills to Unleash American Energy & Power AI Advanced By House Energy Subcommittee * Today, the Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two bills introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5) to unleash American energy as artificial intelligence technology continues to evolve and require increased energy generation: the Electric Supply Chain Act and the Researchi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has issued a notice of inventory completion, a type of rule, through the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, signifies that the university has completed an inventory of human remains and established a cultural affiliation between these remains and various Indian Tribes. The inventory identifies human remain  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Blumenthal, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability * WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) were joined today, during the first week of Gun Violence Awareness Month, by U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Dwight Evans (D-Pa.),  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff Joins Blumenthal, Members of Congress in Introducing Bicameral Bill to Repeal Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Legislation would give victims of gun violence their day in court & enable them to hold manufacturers accountable for negligence Video of a virtual press conference announcing the bill is available here Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Partnering for Prosperity: Beatty Boosts Small Financial Institutions Nationwide * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Beatty reintroduced H.R. 3709 (link is external) the 'Advancing the Mentor Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act' to codify the Financial Agent Mentor-Protege Program at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The program pairs up small and rural financial institutions w  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Garcia, Davis, Tlaib Demand Answers from HHS on Chaotic and Sudden Closure of Head Start Offices * CHICAGO -- Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Danny Davis (IL-07), and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) led 22 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the abrupt decision to close all Head Start offices in R  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Expands Investment in Coal Country to Fuel Jobs and Economic Growth * Date: June 5, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $130 million in fiscal year 2025 funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program--an initiative aimed at turning legacy coal mining sites int  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Today, during the first week of Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Dwight Evans (D-P  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * Lawmakers: Administration decision could endanger thousands of Afghans, including many who supported U.S. efforts during the war in Afghanistan Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he has joined Senate and House colleagues in pressing for answers from the T  more