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May 26, 2016
By: Deirdre Shesgreen and Christopher Schnaars, USA TODAY (Same story that appeared in Cincinnati paper yesterday)
May 26, 2016
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May 26, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
May 26, 2016
The local retired truck drivers who depend upon the Teamsters' Central States Pension Fund to maintain their retirements don't have to worry about their pensions being slashed right away.
The Department of the Treasury's rejection of a proposed plan to slash pensions by as much as about 60 percent, starting July 1, provides time for a better solution that will save the pension fund, local retired Teamsters members told the Register.
May 26, 2016
By: CSPAN2
I used "the art of tought". I said okay, I'm going to use my sense of humor. I went to colleagues, Marcy Kaptur and Mary from ohio, and I said can you guys carry a 10? Yes, we can carry the team.
May 25, 2016
By: Kelsey Snell, Washington Post
May 25, 2016
The House voted late Wednesday night to approve a measure to bar the government from paying federal contractors that discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation.
Members erupted into cheers Wednesday night after the measure, sponsored by Rep.
May 23, 2016
By: George Cahlink, Tiffany Stecker and Christa Marshall, E&E News
May 23, 2016
The House could pass a $37.4 billion fiscal 2017 energy and water spending bill later this week, but only after partisan fights over renewable energy and climate change policies, and possible amendments related to the California drought and Flint water crisis.
The legislation, H.R.
May 19, 2016
By: David Brandolph, Bloomberg
May 19, 2016
The finances of the Central States pension fund, like those of other dead or dying “zombie” pension plans, need to be investigated, a financial watchdog said.
When money managers, investment consultants and pension plan actuaries are hired to run a multiemployer pension plan's finances, these consultants “never say their expertise will lead to that plan's failure,” Edward Siedle, president of Florida-based Benchmark Financial Services Inc., told Bloomberg
May 19, 2016
By: John Funk, The Plain Dealer
May 19, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy is advancing another $3.7 million to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. to continue engineering work on a proposed wind turbine project in Lake Erie about seven to 10 miles northwest of downtown Cleveland.
"This additional funding will support LEEDCo's offshore wind research and development progress and work associated with permitting, ...
May 19, 2016
By: Tom Jackson, Sandusky Register
May 19, 2016
Because of new developments, the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is more opposed than ever to a proposed wind power turbine at Camp Perry in Ottawa County, said Kim Kaufman, Black Swamp's director.
Since the project was delayed by a new study in 2014, "the density of nesting bald eagles has increased in the area," Kaufman said.
In addition, the sandhill crane is making a comeback in the area, she said.
May 18, 2016
By: Tim Rudell, WKSU
May 18, 2016
A northern Ohio congresswoman wants to up the stakes for the Army Corps of Engineers in a dispute involving “open-lake dumping.” That’s what the corps calls the practice of disposing sediments cleared from shipping channels in places like the port of Cleveland.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, whose 9th District includes much of the Lake Erie shore, says despite a years-long dispute with local and state officials over dumping sediments from dr
May 17, 2016
By: Laura Litvan, Bloomberg
May 17, 2016
Congress has embraced free trade for two generations, but the protectionist bent of the 2016 election campaign may mark the end of that era.
The first casualty may be the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which was already facing a skeptical Congress.