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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Tuesday September 16, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Driving Agile Excellence: BES Directorate Launches Enhanced Metrics Guide
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Driving Agile Excellence: BES Directorate Launches Enhanced Metrics Guide * The Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate Agile Services Office has introduced an enhanced Agile Metrics Guide, designed to transform how software delivery teams measure and optimize their development processes. This updated framework provides standardized metrics across five key focus   more

Feeling Stressed?
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Feeling Stressed? * Feeling stressed? Everyone experiences stress to some degree. Last minute assignments, tight deadlines and family obligations are a few examples of common stressors experienced by the workforce daily. The way you respond to stress, however, makes a big difference to your overall mental and physical well-being. Excessive levels of stress can increase y  more

Franklin County (Ohio) HHS Deputy Administrator Bivens Testifies Before House Agriculture Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture released the following written testimony by Joy L. Bivens, deputy administrator of Health and Human Services for Franklin County, Ohio, on behalf of the National Association of Counties, from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring State Options in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Chair Finstad, Ranking Member Hayes and distinguished members of the Subcommitte  more

Hitchcock Center for Women Unveils New Addiction Recovery Facility in Hough-Glenville Neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release: * * * Hitchcock Center for Women Unveils New Addiction Recovery Facility in Hough-Glenville Neighborhood * The Hitchcock Center for Women - one of the oldest addiction recovery centers in the country - held a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the completion of a $27 million expansion on its campus in Cleveland's Hough-Glenville neighborhood. More than 100 people - including elected   more

Husted Introduces Bill to Lower Tire Costs and Shore Up American Industry
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Husted introduces bill to lower tire costs and shore up American industry Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the Resilient Tire Supply and Jobs Act. This bill would create a new federal tax credit for taxpayers who buy and use retreaded tires that are made in America. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) is an original cosponsor of the bill. "Encouraging Americans to use tires retreaded in Am  more

Husted Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Expand Career Tech Awareness
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Husted introduces bipartisan, bicameral bill to expand career tech awareness Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today introduced the Student Debt Alternative and CTE Awareness Act. This bill would help students understand the opportunity and affordability that a career and technical education (CTE) offers by expanding the Department of Education's (ED) Federal Student Aid website to include infor  more

Miami University: Undergraduate Summer Scholar Pursues Passion and Boosts Confidence With Research in Genetic Counseling
OXFORD, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate Summer Scholar pursues passion and boosts confidence with research in genetic counseling 'I love Miami, and I will forever be grateful for my undergraduate experience here' By Abby Walters, University Communications and Marketing "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This was a question many of us were asked by friends, families, and teachers as children. The possibilities were endless, and the an  more

Moreno Leads Moment of Silence on Senate Floor to Honor Charlie Kirk
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Leads Moment of Silence on Senate Floor to Honor Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) led a moment of silence on the Senate Floor to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. "So, what I hope comes out of what we just went through is that colleges and universities all over America heed Charlie's call. Let's have our American colleges and universities be the one   more

PAMS - Agile at Work!
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * PAMS - Agile at Work! * The Precision Measurement Equipment Automated Management System (PAMS) took on the agile mentality, elevating the program management office's team to a new level. Challenged with subsuming another program, the PAMS team has been focused on integrating resources and merging the Air Force Metrology and Calibration program into PAMS to help meet the   more

Progressive Insurance Announces 2025 Driving Small Business Forward Grant Recipients
MAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Progressive Insurance issued the following news release: * * * Progressive Insurance Announces 2025 Driving Small Business Forward Grant Recipients 20 recipients will receive $50,000 each toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle * Progressive Insurance, in cooperation with Hello Alice announced the 20 recipients of the 2025 Driving Small Business Forward grant program. The program awarded a total of $1 million, where each recipient will receive $50,00  more

QUIET PART OUT LOUD: Josh Williams Admits He "Supported" Tax Cuts for "The Richest Americans"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * QUIET PART OUT LOUD: Josh Williams Admits He "Supported" Tax Cuts for "The Richest Americans" * Josh Williams says the quiet part out loud. In an eyebrow-raising moment, Williams admits his agenda is giving tax cuts to the " richest Americans " - those who need it least - while leaving regular Ohioans behind. Statehouse News Bureau : "'We just provided tax relief to some of th  more

SEC Obtains Final Judgment by Consent Against Relief Defendant in Offering Fraud Case
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-00550-PP; E.D. Wis. filed May 1, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles T. Lawrence, Jr. et. al., No. 2:23-cv-00550-PP (E.D. Wis. filed May 1, 2023) On August 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against relief defendant Justin D. Smith, of Ohio, in a litigated action involving an alleged offering fraud orchestrated by de  more

Senator Husted Threatens Ohioans' Health Care as Risky New Medicare Program Puts Seniors at Risk
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Senator Husted Threatens Ohioans' Health Care as Risky New Medicare Program Puts Seniors at Risk * Columbus, Ohio -- Senator Husted is taking heat in Ohio for putting health care for 490,000 Ohioans on the chopping block when he supported the GOP tax bill's Medicaid cuts. Now, he is missing in action as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid prepare to roll out a risky new Medicare pilot program that will  more

Silk Way West Airlines Extends Services Agreement with GE Aerospace-powered Fleet
EVENDALE, Ohio, Sept. 15 [Category: BizAerospace] -- GE Aerospace, a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, issued the following news release: * * * Silk Way West Airlines Extends Services Agreement with GE Aerospace-powered Fleet * September 15, 2025: Baku, Azerbaijan - GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) and Silk Way West Airlines have announced an extended services agreement to support the carrier's growin  more

Vice Chairman Taylor Applauds Passage of His Water Resources Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chairman Taylor Applauds Passage of His Water Resources Bill * Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today applauded the passage of his bill, H.R. 3427, the Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act, through the House of Representatives by a voice vote. Congressman Taylor initially introduced this bill on May 15, 2025, and it passed out of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee earlier th  more