WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Wied Introduce Legislation to Bar New SNAP Fees, Ensure Widespread Access to Nutrition Benefits * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) has introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit new fees on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Balance Transfer (EBT) retail transactions. The Ensuring Fee-Free Benefits Transactions Act (EBT Act), co-led by Congressman more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Carey, Panetta Reintroduce Veterans Border Patrol Training Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19) reintroduced their bipartisan Veterans Border Patrol Training Act, legislation that would help military service members transitioning out of the military shift their skills into becoming civilian border patrol agents. "For years, Border Patrol has  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Max Miller Introduces the Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07), alongside Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04),introduced the Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act to enhance and modernize the United States' weather and climate prediction capabilities through advanced computing, with a focus on collaboration betw more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on June 26, 2025: * * * Name of Product: LED Fireplace Lanterns Hazard: The recalled lanterns violate the mandatory federal standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries because the lithium coin battery in the remote control can be accessed easily by children, posing an ingestion hazard. In addition, the recalled products do not have the warning labels required under Reese more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action to Prevent Anticompetitive Effects of Retail Gas Station Deal * Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to protect Americans from paying higher prices at the pump by resolving antitrust concerns surrounding Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s (ACT) proposed $1.57 billion acquisition of 270 retail fuel outlets from grocery store chain Giant Eagle, Inc. ACT currently operates mor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Applauds Over $1.4 Million in Federal Awards For Four Local Northwest Ohio Regional Airports * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced four federal aviation awards totaling $1,433,909 to support critical infrastructure upgrades at rural and regional airports across Northwest Ohio. Funded through the FY25 Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program, the awards will mod more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Materion Corp., Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, urging comprehensive action to secure a domestic supply of critical minerals. The global leader in advanced material solutions emphasized the breadth and severity of the current crisis in mineral supply chains, which threatens to impair U.S. national security. Materion supplies essential components for various high-performance industries, incl more ST

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Klobuchar Call on Defense Department to Fund Lifesaving Programs for Service Members and Families * WASHINGTON, June 26 - Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling on the Department of Defense to fully fund lifesaving programs for U.S. service members and their families. In the most recent government funding bi more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Survey examines the expected impact of higher tariffs and changes to immigration policy * Seventy percent of regional companies surveyed by the Cleveland Fed expect higher tariffs to hurt their businesses, but few reported that they have been hit hard by new immigration policies. The latest SORCE Insights report details results from the survey, which was conducted from May 8 to 15 and more PR