U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined leaders from the Spangler Candy Company and Spangler workers with Teamsters Local 20 to tour Spangler’s new Bit-O-Honey facility. Spangler directly attributes its ability to expand – moving the production of Bit-O-Honey candies to its Bryan headquarters and creating 40 new union jobs – to the passage of Brown’s Butch Lewis Act.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a roundtable at VFW Post 3360 in Defiance to discuss new health care and disability benefits for veterans who have been harmed by toxic exposure while serving in the military.
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) sent a letter to the presidents of the Ivy League universities, as well as Oberlin College and Kenyon College, regarding their plans to circumvent the recently decided Supreme Court case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which declared racial preferences in college admissions unconstitutional.
Ohio State Senate Majority Leader Rob McColley recently cautioned Ohioans that the flurry of outside spending on ballot initiatives in California is not unique to that state. McColley argues that without the protections in Issue 1, Ohio's Constitution could continue to be a target for expensive amendment campaigns from out of state interests.
The Ohio Mayors Alliance joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio, in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik on June 29, announced state support for 38 historic preservation projects that will rehabilitate 59 historic buildings across Ohio.
A Highland County man was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the sexual abuse of two children, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on June 29.
Gina Swoboda, Executive Director of the Voter Reference Foundation (VRF), announced that VRF would be raising Ohio's data transparency score by eight points in light of Ohio's DATA Act. The DATA Act was passed by the Ohio Senate on May 17 but is not guaranteed to make it into Ohio's final operating budget.
Representative Ron Ferguson of Ohio's 96th District has endorsed Ballot Issue 1, and has further urged Ohioans to vote in favor of the measure on August 8th when it will be on the ballot. Ferguson alleged that "leftists" seek to take advantage of the current standards necessary to pass a ballot driven constitutional amendment.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber’s 6th annual Washington D.C. fly-in, and discussed key wins for the Mahoning Valley – including regional investments in economic development, infrastructure improvements delivered in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, regional investments in economic development, and priorities Brown secured in Congressional Directed Spending.
Ten leading Ohio economic development organizations and chambers of commerce joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in calling on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz on June 28 celebrated the dedication of Ohio newest state nature preserve at Little Darby Creek.
Ohio Attorney Dave Yost this morning kicked off the annual conference presented by his Elder Abuse Commission with a message of gratitude to the advocates and professionals who work to protect “our great-grandparents, our grandparents and our parents.”
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) issued the following statement regarding the National Transportation Safety Board’s field hearings on the East Palestine disaster:
U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced their Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to fight back against unfair trade practices and protect American workers.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives David Joyce (R-OH-14), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Max Miller (R-OH-07), Joyce Beatty (D-OH-03), Shontel Brown (D-OH-11), Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-01) called on the Biden administration to choose Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in Dayton as the headquarters for the U.S. Space Command and to locate additional U.S. Space Force units in Ohio in partnership with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) applauded President Biden’s decision to nominate Rebecca Lutzko for the position of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted on June 26 announced the approval of assistance for nine projects set to create 534 new jobs and retain 1,007 jobs statewide.