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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan Urges USTR to Uphold U.S. Patent Protections for Innovative Health Technology * Follows ITC Decision Blocking Foreign Firms from Importing Infringing Health Devices WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Chair of the Health Subcommittee, led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging him to uphold the Inte  more

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CALLS ON NEW YORK REPUBLICANS TO PROVIDE DECIDING VOTE TO RELEASE EPSTEIN FILES * Congressman Pat Ryan Calls on New York Republicans To Provide Deciding Vote to Release Epstein Files The petition forcing a vote on Congressman Ryan's bipartisan resolution to require the complete release of the Epstein Files needs just ONE more signature Four Republicans have signed; none of the  more

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Slams Trump Administration Ploy To Undermine Seniors' Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare * New Medicare WISeR Pilot Program Hands Seniors' Health Decisions to AI and Private Insurance Companies Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, is calling on the Trump administration to halt an experiment that would allow p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions submitted to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. This publication, as required by the Public Health Service Act, details the petitions received between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, 2025. The program offers no-fault compensation for individuals injured by specific vaccines. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims is responsible for reviewin  more

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

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Auditor Declares Village of Woodville as 'Unauditable' The Village of Woodville in Sandusky County has been declared "unauditable" for the period Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2023, due to inadequate financial records to complete an audit. The Auditor of State's Office informed Mayor Ty Tracy and Fiscal Officer Barb Runion of the declaration in a letter, noting that auditors  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in August for their clean audit reports: * State Housing Authority Risk Pool Associates Inc. (Adams County) * Lake Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer District (Brown County) * Butler County Land Reutilizatio  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 27 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Qualifiers for Auditor of State Awards with Distinction Recent financial audits of the following entities by Auditor of State Keith Faber have returned clean audit reports. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction: * City of Middleburg Heights (Cuyahoga County) * City of North Olmsted (Cuyahoga County) *  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery of $19,235.84 Issued Against Former Bedford City Schools Treasurer over Late Fees and Vacation Overpayment A finding for recovery of $19,235.84 was issued Thursday against a former treasurer for Bedford City Schools in Cuyahoga County over fees and penalties from late tax payments and an incorrect vacation payout. The finding against William Parkinson was  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery of $54,388.20 Issued After Payment by Shawnee Hills Directed to Fraudulent Account Instead of Legitimate Vendor A finding for recovery of $54,388.20 was issued Thursday after the Village of Shawnee Hills in Delaware County submitted payment for a paving project to a fraudulent bank account. The finding was included in an audit of the village's finances fr  more

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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2026 Sugar Loan Rates and No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program * WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2025 (fiscal year 2026). The rates, which were raised in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald J. T  more