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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for Saturday November 15, 2025 ( 14 items )  

Athletics Enters Into Agreement Making KeyBank Official Bank, Title Sponsor of Toledo Women's Athletics
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Athletics Enters Into Agreement Making KeyBank Official Bank, Title Sponsor of Toledo Women's Athletics By Paul Helgren The University of Toledo Department of Athletics announced on Thursday a landmark partnership with KeyBank, which will become the official bank and title sponsor of Rocket Women's Athletics. This groundbreaking, multi-year partnership marks the largest corporate investment in women's sports   more

Cedarville University: Georgia Purdom - Creation Science on Solid Ground
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Georgia Purdom: Creation Science on Solid Ground From a Curious Teen to a Confident Voice in Creation Science By Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations Born a Buckeye near Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Georgia Purdom grew up in public school where she got a solid education -- but something was missing. The classroom instruction didn't point to the Bible, and the lessons never once started with Scripture  more

FirstEnergy Foundation Energizing the Future of STEM, Electrical Trades
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Foundation Energizing the Future of STEM, Electrical Trades Vocational school, community colleges receiving grants * HOLMDEL, N.J., Nov. 14, 2025 -- To inspire the next generation of electric industry professionals, the FirstEnergy Foundation is donating $55,000 to New Jersey educational programs focused on electrical trades and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programming. The gr  more

Growing Community Roots With FirstEnergy's Mountain State Forest Festival Tree Giveaway
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Growing Community Roots with FirstEnergy's Mountain State Forest Festival Tree Giveaway Imagine watching your neighborhood grow greener, one sapling at a time. That's the vision that inspired FirstEnergy's Mon Power Green Team to donate 800 trees at this year's Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins, where families, friends and neighbors gathered to bring new life to their communities. Thanks to the Green Team's su  more

Honor Flight 2025: A day of remembrance and gratitude
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 14 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * Honor Flight 2025: A day of remembrance and gratitude * Before dawn on November 13, more than 70 veterans gathered at John Glenn Columbus International Airport for a trip unlike any other: a one-day journey of remembrance and connection. Nationwide, in partnership with Honor Flight Columbus, proudly sponsored this once-in-a-lifetime experience, marking the 14th mission the company  more

Husted Bill to Expand Access to Affordable Medications Becomes Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted bill to expand access to affordable medications becomes law "With the SMART OTC Act now law, families will have better access to over-the-counter medicines at lower costs--improving health and supporting people across Ohio and the nation." * Sen. Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) bipartisan bill, the Streamlined Market Access and Reform for Therapeutics Over-the-Counter (SMART OTC) Act, became law when Presi  more

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: High Investor Interest in India's Green Hydrogen Industry, But Long-term Demand Certainty is Needed for Projects to Materialise
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Nov. 15 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * High investor interest in India's green hydrogen industry, but long-term demand certainty is needed for projects to materialise Most projects in India struggle to reach financial closure without confirmed buyers and long-term demand certainty. Key Takeaways: As of August 2025, India had 158 green hydrogen projects at various stages of devel  more

Jon Husted Once Again Refuses to Support Releasing Epstein Files
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 14 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Jon Husted Once Again Refuses to Support Releasing Epstein Files * Husted Has Already Voted to Keep Epstein Files Secret Columbus, Ohio Yesterday, Senator Jon Husted again refused to support efforts to end the cover up of files related to convicted pedophile and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when asked on NewsNation. In September, Husted voted to block a bipartisan proposal in the Senate to make the files   more

NRCC: Marcy Kaptur's Shutdown Halts Head Start Programs in Toledo
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Marcy Kaptur's Shutdown Halts Head Start Programs in Toledo Last night, Marcy Kaptur voted to extend the longest government shutdown in history, with no concern for the impacts of the shutdown on Ohio families. Now, Ohio parents are going to feel the impact first hand. Toledo Public Schools have announced they are "pausing most of its Head Start and Early Childhood Educati  more

Policy Matters Ohio Issues Report on Long-Term Impacts of Federal Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Policy Matters Ohio, Columbus, issued a report analyzing the prolonged consequences of recent federal budget actions on states and families, emphasizing Ohio's experience with decreased federal funding and its ripple effects. The report highlights the estimated $33 billion reduction in federal Medicaid funding to Ohio from 2025 to 2034, a figure subject to change depending on Ohio's policy responses. The report underscores that while immediate impacts of budget   more

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Tracking Pregnancy Behind Bars - Why Ohio's House Bill 542 Could Save Lives
LOS ANGELES, California, Nov. 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Tracking pregnancy behind bars: Why Ohio's House Bill 542 could save lives A ten-year review of jail births found that, among the women who gave birth inside cells, one in four infants was stillborn or died within two weeks. By Layal Bou Harfouch, Drug Policy Analyst Across the United States, there has never been a comprehensive or consistent system for tracking pregnancies and   more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road, CSX Transportation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36867) entitled "The Columbus and Ohio River Rail Road Co. - Lease and Operation Exemption Including Interchange Commitment - CSX Transportation Inc.": * * * Digest:/1 This decision institutes a proceeding to consider the Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Company's petition for an exemption to enter into an amendment to extend, and make other changes to, its leas  more

Wittenberg University: Decade of Changing Children's Lives
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Decade of Changing Children's Lives Lesotho Nutrition Initiative (LNI) to Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Massive Meal-Packing Event * Ten years ago, Wittenberg's First-Year Seminar (FYS) classes participated in the first-ever meal-packing event sponsored by the then new Lesotho Nutrition Initiative (LNI). At that time, students packed 54,000 meals, all of which helped the children   more

Wittenberg University: Safety Efforts Earn Significant Support
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 15 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release: * * * Safety Efforts Earn Significant Support More than a half a million dollars in grant funding has been awarded to Wittenberg University to enhance campus safety * The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA), under the Ohio Department of Public Safety, have awarded more than half a million dollars combined in grant funding to enhance safety on Wittenbe  more