In the News
July 25, 2016
By: Dave Majumdar, The National Interest
July 25, 2016
Senior Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives are urging President Barack Obama to radically reshape America’s nuclear posture.
July 25, 2016
By: Nolan Rosenkrans, The Blade
July 25, 2016
A new Lucas County Land Bank initiative will nearly eliminate blight in Toledo, Lucas County Treasurer Wade Kapszukiewicz said.
The plan calls for the land bank to demolish or renovate 1,500 properties over the next 1,500 days, which would remove the vast majority of known blighted properties in the city.
County officials plan to announce the initiative today along with U.S. Sen.
July 23, 2016
By: The Sandusky Register
July 23, 2016
Washington, D.C.
July 22, 2016
By: Andy Ouriel, The Sandusky Register
July 22, 2016
SANDUSKY — Erie County literally took the lead in landing lead abatement money.
The county health department on Friday received noticed it secured $1.65 million in federal funds to:
- Remove lead in 80 area homes
- Implement other proactive strategies to keep these homes safe from other toxins, such as radon and asbestos
Work on homes should begin in October
July 22, 2016
By: Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com
July 22, 2016
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio Democrats in Congress are volunteering Cleveland to host the 2017 NBA All-Star game, after the league withdrew the event from North Carolina over the state's policies on transgender individuals.
All four Ohio Democrats in the U.S.
July 21, 2016
By: Michael Stratford, Politico
July 21, 2016
POLITICAL MUSCLE TO PROTECT FEES: Amid a brewing political and legal battle over student loan collection fees, United Student Aid Funds — a guaranty agency at the center of the fight — is stepping up its lobbying game.
July 21, 2016
By: Bruce Vail, In These Times
July 21, 2016
Bowing to the demands of thousands of angry Teamsters, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to conduct an inquiry into the past investments of the Central States Pension Fund, the organization that manages the retirement benefits for more than 400,000 union members, both retired and active.
One goal of the inquiry is to determine whether Goldman Sachs and other investment advisors caused the Fund to lose money, endan
July 17, 2016
By: Mike Sigov, The Blade
July 17, 2016
The Nuns on the Bus stopped Saturday in Toledo on their way to the Republican and Democratic parties’ presidential nominating conventions and called on area people to appeal to politicians to help bridge economic and social gaps in American society.
“I urge you to join us in mending these gaps,” bus rider Sister Simone Campbell of Washington, executive director of Network, said. “Our nation needs it. Your community needs it.
July 15, 2016
By: Norwalk Reflector
July 15, 2016
TOLEDO — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles today announced its planned $700 million investment in the Toledo Assembly Complex North Plant to produce the next generation Jeep Wrangler.
“This is almost beyond belief, given where we were eight short years ago,” said U.S. Rep.
July 14, 2016
By: Katherine Nix, The Chronicle-Telegram
July 14, 2016
LORAIN — JoAnne Moon cried Wednesday morning.
She said she couldn’t stop when she and other city officials learned that Lorain would receive a federal grant that would allow 22 laid-off firefighters to return to work.
“I can’t seem to stop crying,” Moon, councilwoman for the city’s 5th Ward, said at the Central Fire station on Broadway where city officials and firefighters were told the news.