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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Saturday September 27, 2025 ( 14 items )  

"Republican Josh Williams: I support tax breaks for the rich" [American Journal News]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Republican Josh Williams: I support tax breaks for the rich" [American Journal News] * New reporting is highlighting how Josh Williams admitted he backed tax breaks for the rich, saying the quiet part out loud. American Journal News : "'We just provided tax relief to some of the richest Americans in Ohio in the last budget,' [Williams] told the Statehouse News Bureau on Sept. 1  more

AFLCMC recognizes human resources professionals during awards ceremony
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * AFLCMC recognizes human resources professionals during awards ceremony * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFLCMC) - Greg Leingang, Director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Personnel Directorate hosted the AFLCMC/DP and Installation Force Support Annual Awards Ceremony, Sept. 17, 2025. The ceremony was an opportunity to recognize the outstanding contri  more

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Fact Sheet: Medicare Open Enrollment in Ohio, 2026
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in Ohio, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The costs and   more

Deluzio Announces $440,000 Federal Award for Longterm Health Monitoring on Impacts of the East Palestine Train Derailment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Announces $440,000 Federal Award for Longterm Health Monitoring on Impacts of the East Palestine Train Derailment * BEAVER COUNTY, PA -- Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded $440,513 in federal funding to the University of Pittsburgh as part of a $10 million East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment Health Research P  more

FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Delivering 1.5 Million Meals in Ohio
AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation's Largest Hunger-Relief Grant to Date Delivering 1.5 Million Meals in Ohio 14 Ohio food banks and pantries benefit from $2.5 million six-state program * The FirstEnergy Foundation is supporting local communities as part of its Hunger Action Month initiative - awarding $535,000 in grants to 14 Ohio food banks and pantries. In total, the initiative is granting $2.5 million to 104 hunger relief  more

Kaptur Announces Nearly $400,000 Federal Research Award to University of Toledo for Alzheimer's Disease Study
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Announces Nearly $400,000 Federal Research Award to University of Toledo for Alzheimer's Disease Study * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced that the University of Toledo has been recognized with a new federal research award totaling $387,549 from the National Institute on Aging, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding will support  more

Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Using Company Funds for Personal Use
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio posted the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Ohio Man Sentenced to Prison for Using Company Funds for Personal Use Unauthorized purchases included golf club memberships, cars, and jewelry * TOLEDO, Ohio - A Wood County man has been sentenced to prison for defrauding a computer technology support company of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Blake Underwood, 45, of Perrysburg, Ohio, w  more

Ohio Wesleyan University: Record-Shattering Philanthropy
DELAWARE, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Record-Shattering Philanthropy Alumni, Parents, and Friends Break Ohio Wesleyan's All-Time Record for Philanthropic Support * Alumni, parents, and friends of Ohio Wesleyan University invested $69.4 million in philanthropic initiatives in the last academic year, demonstrating extraordinary generosity and leadership in advancing the OWU community and fueling its bold, innovative vision. "Our faculty  more

OnMain Breaks Ground on First Building, Catalyzing a New Era of Innovation in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- The University of Dayton issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * onMain breaks ground on first building, catalyzing a new era of innovation in Dayton A decade in the making, the onMain Innovation District celebrated a milestone today with the groundbreaking for its first commercial building, the Think Dayton building. The event marks the beginning of vertical construction on the 38-acre former Montgomery County Fairgrounds site. "This building is more tha  more

PPG Completes Colorful Communities Project at Community Center in Spain
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- PPG Industries issued the following news release: * * * PPG completes COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project at community center in Spain Volunteers revitalize shared community space supporting women, senior citizens * CAMARMA, Spain, Sept. 25, 2025 - PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project that helped renovate a building in Camarma de Esteruelas, Spain shared by the local Women's Cultural Association and the Senior Citizens' As  more

PPG Restores Flood-Damaged Preschool in Poland as Part of Colorful Communities 10-Year Celebration
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- PPG Industries issued the following news release: * * * PPG restores flood-damaged preschool in Poland as part of COLORFUL COMMUNITIES 10-year celebration LEWIN BRZESKI, Poland, Sept. 25, 2025 - PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the completion of a COLORFUL COMMUNITIES project at the Publiczne Przedszkole nr 1 preschool in Lewin Brzeski, Poland. The school, which has around 120 children and staff, was severely damaged during flooding in 2024. It is one of 10 glob  more

Sen. Husted on the Ground in Central, Northwest, Southwest and Southeast Ohio
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Husted on the ground in central, northwest, southwest and southeast Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) spent this week visiting businesses, workers, educators and innovators in Columbus, Lima, Chillicothe and Dayton. "It's always encouraging to see how people in our great state are working to propel Ohio forward. From highways to classrooms and cutting-edge research labs, O  more

Study by Wright State University, Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association Finds Untreated Mental Illness Costs Dayton Region $30 Billion Annually
KENT, Ohio, Sept. 27 (TNSrpt) -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * Study by Wright State University, Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association finds untreated mental illness costs Dayton region $30 billion annually By Bob Mihalek, bob.mihalek@wright.edu, 937-775-3622 Untreated mental illness costs the greater Dayton region nearly $30 billion a year, according to a new study published by Wright State University, the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association and OneMorning  more

Victory! Rustic Pathways Drops Cruel Elephant Encounters Following PETA Plea
MENTOR, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Victory! Rustic Pathways Drops Cruel Elephant Encounters Following PETA Plea After hearing from PETA--and more than 35,000 of its members and supporters--that elephants endure abusive training methods and are under constant threat of punishment during "bathing" photo ops with visitors, locally based and leading student travel company Rustic Pathways has confirmed th  more