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*Ohio Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Thursday October 31, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Congresswoman Shontel Brown Secures $500,000 in Federal Funding for May Dugan Center Expansion and Renovation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Cleveland, OH Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) is excited to announce that the May Dugan Center has been awarded $500,000. The funding, secured through Congresswoman Brown's Community Project Funding (CPF) request, was signed into law in March 2024 and will enable the expansion and renovation of the center's facilities, allowing it to expand its essential programming for Cleveland's communities. Last week  more

DOD, NSA Grant BrandRank.AI of Cincinnati, Ohio, License for Government-Owned Invention
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense National Security Agency has issued a notice of intent, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 30, 2024: Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive License; BrandRank.AI SUMMARY: The NSA hereby gives notice of its intent to grant BrandRank.AI a revocable, non-assignable, partially exclusive, license to practice the following Government-Owned invention as described and claimed in United States Patent Number, 8,799,339 Device for and  more

EPA Releases Public Communication From Ameren Missouri
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Ameren Missouri: * * * Comments of Ameren Missouri on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Proposed Rule 89 Fed. Reg. 63,860 (Aug. 6, 2024), EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663; EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0851 * * * INTRODUCTION Under the   more

EPA Releases Public Communication From Associated Electric Cooperative
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * Comments of Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Proposed Rule "Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards" Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0663 89 Fed. Reg.   more

House Judiciary Committee: Report - How FBI 'Prebunked' A True Story About Biden Family Corruption in Advance of 2020 Presidential Election
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, the House Judiciary Committee and its Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim report titled, "Election Interference: How the FBI 'Prebunked' A True Story About the Biden Family's Corruption in Advance of the 2020 Presidential Election." The interim report focuses on the coordination between t  more

Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Issues White Paper Entitled 'Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration Through 2023'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued a 12-page white paper in January 2024 entitled "Lifetime Judges Confirmed During the Biden Administration Through 2023." During the first three years of the Biden administration, the Senate has confirmed 166 lifetime judges. President Biden's appointees have been historically diverse -- both personally and professionally -- and have included brilliant jurists like Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who the Senate conf  more

Ohio U.S. Attorney: Columbus Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Drug & Gun Crimes
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A Columbus man known as "Philly" was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 130 months in prison for narcotics and firearms crimes. Bernard Clark McMillon, 32, conspired to distribute and possessed with intent to distribute controlled substances, including 40 grams or more of fentanyl and five grams or more of methamphetamine. McMillon also possessed a firearm in f  more

Reps. Joyce, Kiggans, Gottheimer, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Combat Shoreline Erosion
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Josh Gottheimer (NY-05), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) introduced the Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments (COAST) Act to combat shoreline erosion. Specifically, the COAST Act would increase the authorized funding amount for the Emergency Stream Bank and Shoreline Protection Continuing Authority by $25,500,000 and  more

Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Intel International Trade Group Chief Trade Officer Rittenery
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following written testimony by Jeff Rittenery, chief trade officer and general manager of the International Trade Group at Intel Corp., from a Sept. 10, 2024, hearing entitled "The US Companies' Technology Fueling The Russian War Machine": * * * Chair Blumenthal, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. I am the  more

Turner, Connolly Joint Statement on Outcome of Georgia Elections
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), head of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, issued the following statement regarding the events leading up to the recent Georgian parliamentary elections: "We are deeply concerned by the pre-elec  more

VP Harris Issues Remarks at Campaign Event at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 25 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Shell Energy Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Kelly and Beyonce! (Applause.) Hey, Texas! (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Texas. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, everybody. Thank you for being here this evening. Can we hear it for Ms. Tina Knowles? (Applause.) For Ms. Kelly? (Applause.) And Beyonce? (Applause.) What a warm Texas welcom  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Barbour County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Charge
ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: James Marklin Mayle, age 67, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 130 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers stopped Mayle's vehicle and found nearly two pounds of methamphetamine. Mayle, also known as "Mark Mayle," was transporting methamphetamine from Ohio  more