Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Friday August 15, 2025 ( 23 items ) |
All-time AP All-America football team revealed: Active players Brock Bowers, Tory Taylor, DeVonta Smith earn spots
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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All-time AP All-America football team revealed: Active players Brock Bowers, Tory Taylor, DeVonta Smith earn spots
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The Associated Press on Thursday named an all-time AP All-America team to mark the 100th anniversary of the award that began in 1925.
FIRST TEAM
The Associated Press on Thursday named an all-time AP All-America team to mark the 100th anniversary of the award that began
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Antioch Classmates' Nonprofit Raises Over 600 Caterpillar Species Every Year--and Educates Thousands Across New England
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- Antioch University issued the following news:
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Antioch Classmates' Nonprofit Raises Over 600 Caterpillar Species Every Year--and Educates Thousands Across New England
By Lauren Arienzale
In the summer of 2013, Sam Jaffe was hired by the BBC to raise a crop of caterpillars. Jaffe, at the time, was a student in Antioch's MS in Environmental Studies, Environmental Education, and now he had a contract to raise hundreds of special, rare, and charismatic cater
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Approaching 39 years old, Calais Campbell would be 'very surprised' if 2025 wasn't his last season
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Approaching 39 years old, Calais Campbell would be 'very surprised' if 2025 wasn't his last season
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Calais Campbell is closing his career circle by ending it where it began: Arizona.
The soon-to-be 39-year-old defensive lineman all but guaranteed 2025 will be his last season when speaking with reporters Thursday.
"I'd be very surprised if it wasn't," Campbell said, via team senior w
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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice disciplinary hearing set for Sept. 30
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice disciplinary hearing set for Sept. 30
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is expected to have a disciplinary hearing with the NFL on Sept. 30 regarding potential punishment stemming from a 2024 crash that resulted in two third-degree felony charges, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Thursday.
Rice's hearing comes after the
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Eagles' Landon Dickerson serves beers at practice while recovering from knee surgery
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Eagles' Landon Dickerson serves beers at practice while recovering from knee surgery
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PHILADELPHIA -- Landon Dickerson played bartender and served cold ones for the Super Bowl champion Eagles with the injured offensive lineman's career temporarily on ice.
The Eagles can't wait for Dickerson to resume his day job.
Dickerson passed around beers Thursday at the end of a joint practice
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First Ever Expose into Cows Killed for CFL Footballs: PETA Calls for Switch to Synthetics
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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First Ever Expose into Cows Killed for CFL Footballs: PETA Calls for Switch to Synthetics
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Toronto - Today, PETA is releasing undercover footage filmed inside an Ohio slaughterhouse that supplies leather for Wilson 's official CFL footballs and which shows terrified cows watching wide-eyed as their herd mates are shot in the head, hung up, skinned, and sawn
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Florida prosecutors decline to formally charge Browns rookie RB Quinshon Judkins
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Florida prosecutors decline to formally charge Browns rookie RB Quinshon Judkins
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Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins will not face charges for misdemeanor battery after prosecutors decided not to move forward, according to a Broward County (Florida) Attorney's Office memorandum obtained by NFL Media on Thursday.
Judkins was arrested July and charged with touch or st
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Joyce Attends Ashtabula Growth Partnership's Annual Luncheon
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Joyce Attends Ashtabula Growth Partnership's Annual Luncheon
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Harpersfield, OH - On Tuesday, U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) was invited to speak at Ashtabula Growth Partnership's Annual Luncheon. Greg Myers, Executive Director of Ashtabula Growth Partnership, introduced Congressman Joyce and led the conversation with local leaders and members to discuss regional issues, including energy, infrastru
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KnowledgeWorks: State Policy Framework Builds on Decades of High School Transformation
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- KnowledgeWorks issued the following article on Aug. 14, 2025:
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New State Policy Framework Builds on Decades of High School Transformation
By Jon Alfuth, Lillian Pace
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
* High school redesign is not just a pedagogical shift; it's a systems transformation that must be backed by supportive state policies and implementation strategies
* See how the eight conditions from our State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning look in a transformed hig
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KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission Calls for Enhanced Local Involvement in Transportation Funding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission, Huntington, West Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) advocating for more robust involvement of local agencies in federal transportation decision-making. The commission oversees transportation planning for a region that encompasses parts of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, serving over 200,000 residents.
In their communication, the KYOVA Interstate Planning Commission e
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Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Some offensive struggles under new OC, but 'it's just a matter of time for us'
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown: Some offensive struggles under new OC, but 'it's just a matter of time for us'
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Questions about the Detroit Lions offense transitioning from Ben Johnson to John Morton will persist until the regular season -- and likely at least a few weeks into the campaign.
This uncertainty is natural after the club's previous success, raising questions about whether the ex
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Miami's Microlearning Series Offers a Deep Dive on AI
OXFORD, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- Miami University issued the following news:
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Miami's microlearning series offers a deep dive on AI
Modules available starting this month
By Josh Chapin
Miami University's AI Fundamentals Microlearning Series is introducing a new flexible learning pathway to Miami Online's catalogue, featuring short modules and live webinars designed to give participants a greater understanding of artificial intelligence.
Enrollment to the series is open now and free for facult
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Nationwide recognized as a top provider of variable annuities used for tax-deferred savings
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news:
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Nationwide recognized as a top provider of variable annuities used for tax-deferred savings
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U.S. annuity sales continue to shatter records, bringing in $223 billion in the first half of 2025, 3% above prior year results and topping the record set in the first half of 2024, according to LIMRA. Additionally, traditional variable annuities (VAs) saw a 3% increase year-over-year, wi
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NFL news roundup: Browns' starting QB vs. Eagles undecided; Falcons to sign CB C.J. Henderson
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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NFL news roundup: Browns' starting QB vs. Eagles undecided; Falcons to sign CB C.J. Henderson
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NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown.
* NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order
INJURIES
* DL Dalvin Tomlinson (knee soreness) will not be participating in Thursday's joint practice
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NFL teams will again stencil messages in end zone, including 'End Racism' and 'Choose Love'
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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NFL teams will again stencil messages in end zone, including 'End Racism' and 'Choose Love'
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The NFL is continuing its on-field social justice messaging for a sixth straight season.
All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: "End Racism," "Stop Hate," "Choose Love," or "Inspire Change." Once again
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NFL Urged to Ditch Leather Footballs After PETA Exposes Slaughterhouse Violations, Thousands of Cows Killed
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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NFL Urged to Ditch Leather Footballs After PETA Exposes Slaughterhouse Violations, Thousands of Cows Killed
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Pandora, Ohio - PETA is urging the NFL to switch to synthetic footballs following a new undercover investigation filmed inside a slaughterhouse that supplies leather for Wilson's official NFL footballs, revealing terrified cows watching and trying to
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One potential first-time Pro Bowler from each NFC team heading into the 2025 NFL season
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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One potential first-time Pro Bowler from each NFC team heading into the 2025 NFL season
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Which NFL players could make the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2025? Kevin Patra spotlights one candidate from each NFC team below. ( Click here for the AFC selections. )
Williams flew under the radar as one of the top slot corners in the NFL last season, demonstrating the ability to stick stride
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Pandora Slaughterhouse Under Fire After PETA Expose Reveals Shoddy Methods, Callous Killings
NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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Pandora Slaughterhouse Under Fire After PETA Expose Reveals Shoddy Methods, Callous Killings
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Pandora, Ohio - A damning new PETA undercover investigation of Pandora-based slaughterhouse Rodabaugh Bros. Meats--which supplies leather for Wilson's official NFL balls--reveals terrified cows watching and trying to escape as others are being shot in the back of th
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REMINDER: On 90th Anniversary of Social Security, Ohio Republicans Want to Gut Program
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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REMINDER: On 90th Anniversary of Social Security, Ohio Republicans Want to Gut Program
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Columbus, Ohio- Today marks the 90th anniversary of the social security program, which helps millions of Americans retire with dignity. Instead of standing up for social security, Ohio Republicans are either working to cut the program, too weak to push back, or both as social security faces its biggest threat in 90 year
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Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Governor Newsom's Push for a Special Election to Redraw California Congressional Maps Amidst GOP Attacks on Voters
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release:
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Reproductive Freedom for All Applauds Governor Newsom's Push for a Special Election to Redraw California Congressional Maps Amidst GOP Attacks on Voters
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: Thursday, August 14, 2025
Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org
Washington, DC -- Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he is calling on the state legislature to pass
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Scripps wins five National Murrow Awards
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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Scripps wins five National Murrow Awards
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Aug. 14, 2025 By Molly Miossi
CINCINNATI - Scripps News and four local television stations owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) have earned prestigious 2025 National Edward R. Murrow Awards.
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the honors today.
WTVR, Scripps' CBS statio
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Srinakharinwirot University Now Live With OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the 'best Solution' for Staff and Library Users
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 15 -- The Online Computer Library Center issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2025:
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Srinakharinwirot University now live with OCLC's WorldShare Management Services, the 'best solution' for staff and library users
The Central Library 'takes pride in being a member of the global OCLC network'
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DUBLIN, Ohio, 14 August 2025 -- Calling OCLC's WorldShare Management Services (WMS) the "best solution" for both staff and library users, Srinakharinwirot University,
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UDFA WR Isaiah Bond says he's signing with Browns after sexual assault case is no-billed
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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UDFA WR Isaiah Bond says he's signing with Browns after sexual assault case is no-billed
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Former Texas receiver Isaiah Bond will not face criminal charges stemming from his April sexual assault arrest and announced Thursday that he's signing with the Cleveland Browns.
Collin County (Texas) district attorney Greg Willis announced on Thursday that a grand jury returned a "no bill" accou
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