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April 26, 2016
By: Sandusky Register
April 26, 2016
The U.S. House today passed by voice vote the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016, a bill that is an integral piece of federal Great Lakes restoration efforts.
The bill, H.R. 223, authorizes the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $300 million annually over the next five years.
April 26, 2016
By: AP
April 26, 2016
Ford Motor Co. is spending $1.6 billion to upgrade two U.S. plants for new products.
Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford is investing $200 million in its Ohio Assembly Plant, in Avon Lake, to build Super Duty chassis cabs, which are used for commercial vehicles. Ford says it will create or retain 150 jobs at that plant.
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April 25, 2016
By: Bruce Vail, In These Times
April 25, 2016
With a key deadline looming early next month, pension activists in the Teamsters union are turning up the heat to head off government action that will slash the incomes of hundreds of thousands of union retirees who receive benefits from the Central States Pension Fund, and set a dangerous precedent for millions more.
The retired union members are concentrated on pressuring congressman and senators in Washington, D.C., to use their influenc
Rep. Kaptur Urges Swift Action by House Energy and Commerce Committee to Address the Heroin Epidemic
April 22, 2016
Toledo, OH -- Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) today heralded an announcement by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has scheduled a full committee markup of a broad slate of bills related to opioids next week. Rep. Kaptur has repeatedly called upon the House to act swiftly in addressing this serious public health crisis. As a senior appropriator, Rep. Kaptur has advocated for increased funds and the inclusion of heroin connected directives to agencies within the purview of the appropriations process.
April 22, 2016
By: Deirdre Shesgreen, Telegraph-Forum
April 22, 2016
Legislation to address the nation’s heroin epidemic could hit the House floor as soon as next month, with Democrats and Republicans alike pushing for a sweeping response to the deadly scourge.
Lawmakers representing the hardest-hit states, from New Hampshire to Ohio, unveiled a package of 15 bills Thursday — outlining big goals such as criminal justice reform and smaller ones such as increasing access to the overdose antidote naloxo