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Governor DeWine Announces Additional $135 Million to Support Critical Water Infrastructure Projects

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 25, 2023

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced grant awards totaling $135 million that will support 90 critical water infrastructure projects in 64 counties throughout the state.

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Senator Vance Introduces Legislation to Level the Playing Field for Community and Regional Banks

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 25, 2023

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) has introduced the Payroll Account Guarantee Act, which would empower community and small regional banks to better compete for depositors with large “too big to fail” financial institutions, which have long received special treatment from federal regulators.

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Brown Calls on Osha to Implement Federal Heat Protections for Workers

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 25, 2023

Amidst Dangerously High Temperatures, Lawmakers Call on OSHA to Implement Heat Standards Based on Brown’s Legislation

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Ohio Farm Bureau on need for Issue 1: After California’s Prop 12 on Livestock farming 'special interest groups have the incentive to start to work state by state to create new anti-agriculture and anti-business regulations'

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 25, 2023

In a release, the Ohio Farm Bureau urged their membership to vote in favor of Issue 1, which will be on the ballot on August 8. The release argues that recent ballot driven initiatives outside of Ohio have empowered special interest groups to pursue similar initiatives across the country the Bureau says are anti-agriculture.

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Vance Amendment To Discourage Megabank Acquisitions Passes Senate Committee

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 24, 2023

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) delivered remarks on his amendment to the RECOUP Act, which passed during a markup of the Senate Banking Committee today.

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AG Yost Joins FTC, Other States in Announcing Enforcement Sweep to Squash Illegal Robocalls

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

In collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission and law enforcement partners nationwide, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today unveiled an initiative that expands the crackdown on illegal robocall operations responsible for inundating consumers with billions of unwanted calls. The joint state and federal “Operation Stop Scam Calls” builds upon the ongoing efforts of Ohio and other states to combat the persistent problem of robocalls and other unlawful telemarketing.

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Governor DeWine Announces New Targeted Investments for Silicon Heartland Transportation Improvements

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) today announced $90 million for transportation investments in the area surrounding Intel’s future campus, known as the Silicon Heartland. This is the latest in a long list of funding commitments and investments in this region.

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Senator Vance and Rep. Brecheen Introduce Legislation to Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Healthcare Services for Illegal Aliens

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK) introduced legislation to prevent the use of taxpayer-funded healthcare and plan markets for illegal aliens. The No Obamacare For Illegal Aliens Act would amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to explicitly exclude DACA recipients and bar the use of any federal taxpayer dollars through ACA waivers for providing health insurance coverage for illegal aliens.

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Brown Announces Nearly $750,000 for Airport Improvements Across Southeast Ohio

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 22, 2023

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $743,558 for airport improvements in Southeast Ohio. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded three grants to three airports as a part of the Airport Improvement Program.

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Rep. Demetriou: "Opponents to Issue 1 have been telling the people of Ohio a series of lies and half truths"

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 19, 2023

Representative Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) alleges that opponents to Issue 1 have been misleading voters in their framing of Issue 1. According to Demetriou these special interests are looking to defeat the measure, which would raise the threshold needed to pass a ballot driven amendment to Ohio's Constitution.

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Brown, Hamilton County Leaders Call for Passage of FEND Off Fentanyl Act

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined local leaders and law enforcement personnel at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to discuss his Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act, a sanctions and anti-money laundering bill aimed at combatting the country’s fentanyl crisis and saving lives in Ohio by targeting the illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels that transport the drugs in from Mexico.

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Brown, Warren Call on 23 Companies to Stop Wage Theft, Pay Workers Overtime They Earn

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) demand answers from 23 companies that appear to have committed wage theft by denying low-wage workers overtime pay by abusing the label “manager.”

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Brown, Sykes, Landsman Announce Massive New Investment to Expand Internet Access in Ohio

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) and Greg Landsman (D-OH-1) hosted a news conference call to announce a massive investment to expand high-speed internet access in Ohio.

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The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board: “This is How Congress is Supposed to Function”

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

n Case You Missed It: today, The Chronicle Telegram Editorial Board touted U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, push to pass the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

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Here’s What They’re Saying: National Media, Unions, Fellow Senators Highlight Brown’s Bipartisan Legislation to Claw Back Executive Compensation for Failed Banks

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

Last week, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, passed the Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act out of the committee with overwhelming, bipartisan support.

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With Strong Support from Law Enforcement and a Unanimous Committee Vote, Momentum Keeps Building for Brown’s Bipartisan Fend Off Fentanyl Act

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 16, 2023

After passing unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee under the leadership of the committee’s chairman, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act continues to gain support as it heads to the Senate floor.

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Brown, Manchin, Casey, Fetterman, Warner, Kaine Push Administration for New Silica Standard for Miners

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 15, 2023

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) called on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young to provide additional information on the delayed announcement of a new silica standard for miners across America, especially Appalachia.

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ICYMI: Washington Post Editorial Board: Brown's “Bipartisan Bill to Seize CEO Pay Would Discourage Future Banking Crises”

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 15, 2023

In Case You Missed It: The Washington Post Editorial Board and Crain’s Cleveland Business Editorial Board threw their support behind Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) bipartisan Recovering Executive Compensation Obtained from Unaccountable Practices (RECOUP) Act. Brown introduced the bill with Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-SC) to hold bank executives accountable for their failures.

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Brown Announces $20 Million for Infrastructure Improvements in Toledo

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $20 million grant to the City of Toledo to improve transportation infrastructure.

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Senators Vance, Lummis & Marshall To Introduce Legislation To Establish Special Inspector General To Investigate Abuses By Financial Sector Regulators

By Buckeye Reporter Report | Jul 14, 2023

Senators JD Vance (R-OH), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) will introduce the Financial Regulatory Accountability Act to establish an Inspector General within the Treasury Department.