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*Ohio Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday September 25, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Fatal I-70 Collision in Ohio Prompts Safety Recommendations on Trucks, Motorcoaches and Traffic Incident Management
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: * * * Fatal I-70 Collision in Ohio Prompts Safety Recommendations on Trucks, Motorcoaches and Traffic Incident Management * A truck driver's inattention led to a fatal crash involving two passenger vehicles, a chartered motorcoach carrying school children and another truck, on Interstate 70 near Etna Ohio, according to an NTSB report released today. At 8:47 a.m. on Nov. 14, 2023, a   more

Identifying Minors Online Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on Sept. 23, 2025, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some   more

Moreno Thanks Ohio's Universities for Commitment to Combat Antisemitism on Campuses
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Thanks Ohio's Universities for Commitment to Combat Antisemitism on Campuses * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) thanked thirteen Ohio public university presidents for responding to his letter urging them to protect their Jewish students against the rampant rise of antisemitic violence. "The rise of antisemitism on college campuses is unacceptable," said Senator Moreno. "I w  more

Rep. Turner Urges Immediate Vote on Sanctioning Russia Act Upon Return from War-Torn Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Turner Urges Immediate Vote on Sanctioning Russia Act Upon Return from War-Torn Ukraine * Washington, D.C. - Upon his return from a trip to Ukraine, U.S. Representative Michael Turner (OH-10) called upon House Speaker Johnson to bring H.R. 2548, the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, to the House floor for immediate consideration. Congressman Turner led a critical bipartisan Congressional Delegati  more

Secretary McMahon Visits Ohio on the Returning Education to the States Tour
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Visits Ohio on the Returning Education to the States Tour * COLUMBUS, OHIO - Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Ohio on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon began in Cleveland for the official ribbon-cutting of the Experiential Robotics Platform (XRP) in Cleveland Metro Schools, a groundbreaking initiative preparing Ohio students   more

Sen. Moody Applauds E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran, Urges European Leaders to Sustain Pressure to Achieve Permanent Dismantlement of Iran Nuclear Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Applauds E3 Snapback Sanctions on Iran, Urges European Leaders to Sustain Pressure to Achieve Permanent Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program U.S. Senator Ashley Moody, along with 49 senate colleagues, is applauding Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, German Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yvette Cooper, British Secret  more

US Department of Labor obtains default judgment requiring fiduciaries to pay back $134K to retirement plan
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor obtains default judgment requiring fiduciaries to pay back $134K to retirement plan * UNIONTOWN, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment requiring Markham Machine Co. Inc. and its owner to restore more than $134,000 to the company's retirement plan after the company violated federal law. Entered by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District o  more

USGS Monitoring Milestone Reached by Ohio Streamgage
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), announced the publication of General Information Product 261, titled 'USGS Monitoring Milestones--Recognizing monitoring locations for their valuable longevity at 100, 75, 50 and 25 years.' This report, which highlights long-term monitoring sites, features the Chagrin River at Willoughby, OH (04209000), as the 1,000th USGS streamgage to reach Centennial status. The information was issued in Augu  more

USGS: A Century of Shared Vision: USGS, DOD, and Intelligence Community Mapping Collaboration
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has issued 'The U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the U.S. Intelligence Community: 100 Years of Mapping and Remote Sensing Collaboration, 1879-1979,' Circular 1552, by Paul M. Young. The document describes the historical and evolving partnership among a Federal civil agency, the military, and intelligence sectors in the realms of mapping and remote sensing. The USGS issu  more

USGS: Human-Origin Fecal Contamination Dominant in Ohio Creeks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5079, titled 'Microbial Source Tracking in Cedar and Crane Creeks Near Curtice, Ohio, 2021'. The authors are Christopher M. Kephart and Lauren D. Lynch. The report details the results of microbial source tracking (MST) to identify sources of bacterial impairment in the cre  more