On the same day that members of the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force arrested 10 men on sex charges in North Olmsted, a Lorain County man whom they investigated back in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on May 12.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik on May 12 announced more than $23 million in support for arts organizations in Ohio.
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) along with U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to provide state and local law enforcement with high-tech devices to detect and identify dangerous drugs like fentanyl
To mark National Fentanyl Awareness Day, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), the committee’s ranking member, highlight the rapidly growing support for the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.
On May 9, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded three grants totaling $1,656,000 to three organizations in Southeast Ohio to support sewer improvement projects, utilities, and water infrastructure.
.To ensure continuous support for the nation’s veterans, caregivers, and their families, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Jon Tester (D-MT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced their bipartisan Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions (CHARGE) Act of 2023 to extend essential Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and authorities currently set to expire May 11th including measures currently being implemented by VA to curb veteran homelessness, support caregivers, and assist State Veterans Homes dealing with staffing shortages
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) questioned witnesses during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs regarding the need to hold banking executives accountable.
On May 9, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded two grants totaling $191,300 to Madison and Windsor Township for equipment to maintain roadways.
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), along with Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo expressing their concerns that President Biden’s trade framework will expand big tech monopolies.
On May 8, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement as bipartisan support grows for his Railway Safety Act of 2023. U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Mitt Romney (R-UT), as well as former President Donald Trump, announced their support for the bill.
On May 8, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps awarded a $1,563,539 grant to City Year in Columbus to support 70 AmeriCorps members provide full-day education services to third to tenth grade students in eight public schools to improve literacy and math.
For the first time, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has identified some confiscated drugs as “rainbow fentanyl,” the deadly colorful pills designed to resemble candy that drug traffickers are using to drive addiction among young people.
On May 8, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced AmeriCorps awarded a $229,355 grant to Mercy Health in Cincinnati to support 14 AmeriCorps members provide services related to the reduction and prevention of prescription drug and opioid abuse in urban and rural Mercy Health emergency departments in Ohio.
With nearly 1,000 attendees on hand, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost this afternoon presented three statewide awards during the second day of the 2023 Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance, held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
On May 6, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that AmeriCorps has awarded $2,520,982 in State and National grants to two organizations in Cleveland to support 110 AmeriCorps members.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding the death of recently retired Richland County Prosecutor Gary Bishop.Gary Bishop was synonymous with justice for crime victims in Richland County.
.On May 6, 2023, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that AmeriCorps has awarded $2,169,799 in State and National grants to three organizations in Southeast Ohio to support 138 AmeriCorps members.