Wednesday - September 3, 2025
State Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Thursday August 14, 2025 ( 8 items )  

After Ohioans Paid over Half a Billion Dollars for HB6, Husted Still Silent About Role in Scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * After Ohioans Paid over Half a Billion Dollars for HB6, Husted Still Silent About Role in Scandal * Columbus, Ohio- After nearly six years and over half a billion dollars paid by taxpayers to bail out billionaires in a deal made possible by house bill six and the largest corruption scandal in Ohio's history, Ohioans are still waiting for Jon Husted to explain his role in the scandal that cost them over half  more

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives $25.5M Grant Renewal to Continue Work in Cancer Treatment, Prevention and Therapeutic Innovation
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Case Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $25.5M grant renewal to continue work in cancer treatment, prevention and therapeutic innovation The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC), designated a comprehensive consortium cancer center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health, has received a $25.5 million Cancer Center Support Grant f  more

Cedarville University: Generosity in Action - Hospital Donation Boosts Nursing Education
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Generosity in Action: Hospital Donation Boosts Nursing Education by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations A donation from Kettering Health Network (KHN) is transforming nursing education in Ohio -- and, thanks to a chain of giving, it's also sending critical medical equipment to communities around the world. Kettering Health Network, based in Dayton, Ohio, has gifted 28 high-quality hospital  more

FirstEnergy Foundation Supersizes United Way of Berks County "Big Cheese" Event With $100,000 Grant
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation Supersizes United Way of Berks County "Big Cheese" Event with $100,000 Grant READING, Pa., Aug. 13, 2025 -- A $100,000 grant from The FirstEnergy Foundation to the United Way of Berks County's annual Big Cheese event is helping nourish children and adults facing food insecurity. John Hawkins, FirstEnergy President, Pennsylvania: "Our employees show up year after year to support the United Way   more

Ky. PSC Probes Duke Energy on Special Contract, Voltage Issues
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSDok) -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission, Frankfort, is seeking information from Duke Energy Kentucky Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, regarding a special contract and a recurring voltage problem. The request, issued as part of a docket titled "Electronic Application of Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. for Approval of a Special Contract and for Waiver of 807 KAR 5:041, Section 6(2)(C)" (Case No. 2025-00054), requires the company to provide answers by September 5, 2025. The commiss  more

NEW: "Ohio Republican congressional candidate makes baseless claim that people won't die because of Medicaid cuts" [Heartland Signal]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: "Ohio Republican congressional candidate makes baseless claim that people won't die because of Medicaid cuts" [Heartland Signal] * New reporting finds that Josh Williams claimed cuts to Medicaid won't result in preventable deaths or kick Ohioans off their insurance - both " baseless " and " verifiably false " lies. Williams said during a radio interview that it was an "absol  more

University of Findlay: STEM Students to Receive Half-Million of Scholarship Support
FINDLAY, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- The University of Findlay issued the following news release: * * * STEM Students to Receive Half-Million of Scholarship Support University of Findlay students majoring in the science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields will benefit starting this fall from a $500,000 scholarship fund generously donated in memory of pioneer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Austin "Dutch" E. Knowlton. The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation has awarded UF $100,000 annually for t  more

Westminster College: Summer Research Fellow - Alexander Rowland '27
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 -- Westminster College issued the following Q&A on Aug. 12, 2025, with Alexander Rowland, rising junior chemistry major from Avon, Ohio: * * * SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOW: Alexander Rowland '27 Alexander Rowland, a rising junior chemistry major from Avon, Ohio is one of six students selected for Westminster College's ninth annual Summer Research Fellowship. Under the guidance of chemistry professor Dr. Pete Smith, Rowland is researching "Lithium Extraction fro  more