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| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2025-10-29 ( 18 items ) | 
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 AI and other tech are consuming our electric grid (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Economics] -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release:
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AI and other tech are consuming our electric grid
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This piece originally appeared on Cleveland.com on October 19, 2025 
Across Ohio, technology companies are racing to build data centers massive facilities necessary for digital technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to cryptocurrency. 
And a handful of billionaires are raking in more PR 
 
Babcock & Wilcox, Cache Power Corp. Announce Initial Grant for Energy Storage & Carbon Capture Project Using BrightLoop Technology in Canada (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Babcock and Wilcox (B&W), Barberton, Ohio, announced it secured a contract from Cache Power Corp., Bonnyville, Alberta, to perform an engineering study for the Marguerite Lake Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and Hydrogen Hub Project near La Corey, Alberta.
The study is partially financed by a grant from Alberta Innovates, a Canadian provincial crown corporation promoting innovation and economic growth. The project will incorporate B&W's BrightLoop energy production a more PR 
 
Buckeye Institute: HB413 Opens Local Government Accounting Books to the Public (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release:
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The Buckeye Institute: HB413 Opens Local Government Accounting Books to the Public
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The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Technology and Innovation Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 413, which will open local government accounting books to more PR 
 
Cedarville Pharmacy and Pink Ribbon Good Advancing Breast Cancer Support (10) 
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 29 -- Cedarville University issued the following news:
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Cedarville Pharmacy and Pink Ribbon Good Advancing Breast Cancer Support
By Jordan Foley, Student Public Relations Writer
One in Eight Women Face a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women in the United States -- 13 percent -- will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.
Students Partner to Improve Quality of Life for Patients
As women navigate the more PR 
 
Cleveland Clinic Establishes Cardiovascular Genomics Initiative to Advance Precision Heart Care (10) 
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release:
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Cleveland Clinic Establishes Cardiovascular Genomics Initiative to Advance Precision Heart Care
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Cleveland Clinic is establishing a new initiative in cardiovascular genomics that will integrate genomic information into clinical care and research to advance how heart disease is detected, prevented, and treated. 
The new program will include two complementary components within th more PR 
 
Four Weeks Into Republican Shutdown, 1.4 Million Ohioans Facing Loss of SNAP Benefits (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Four Weeks Into Republican Shutdown, 1.4 Million Ohioans Facing Loss of SNAP Benefits
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Columbus, Ohio- Four weeks have passed since all Republican Members of Congress from Ohio chose to shut down the federal government to avoid lowering the cost of healthcare. Now, life is about to get even more difficult for Ohio's working families as 1.4 million Ohioans brace for a month without receiving the food assist more PR 
 
Husted Joins Bill to Fund SNAP During Government Shutdown (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Husted joins bill to fund SNAP during government shutdown
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined the Keep SNAP Funded Act of 2025. This bill would provide for full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown.
"About 1.4 million Ohioans rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Ohio families shouldn't pay the price for Washington's political games. I will continue more PR 
 
ICYMI: Sen. Husted, AFP Call on Dems to End Shutdown in Tele-Town Hall (10) 
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Sen. Husted, AFP Call on Dems to End Shutdown in Tele-Town Hall
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COLUMBUS, OH - Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) hosted U.S. Senator Jon Husted for a tele-town hall on Monday to discuss the ongoing federal government shutdown and its impact on Ohio families and small businesses. 
During the discussion, Sen. Husted and AFP-OH highlighted how pol more PR 
 
Incident Involving Wright-Patt Personnel Under Investigation (10) 
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news:
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Incident Involving Wright-Patt Personnel Under Investigation
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WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations are investigating three deaths that occurred between the evening of October 24 and the morning of October 25, 2025. The deaths, which impacted several locations around Dayton,  more PR 
 
Jon Husted Doubles Down on Reckless Tariffs Crushing Ohio Farmers (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Jon Husted Doubles Down on Reckless Tariffs Crushing Ohio Farmers
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Columbus, Ohio - Today, Senator Jon Husted doubled down on his support for reckless tariffs, voting once again against proposals reigning in the tariffs that Ohio farmers say are driving up costs and cutting off markets. Husted has said that critics " are wrong " about the tariffs, they " haven't affected the economy negatively," and " the  more PR 
 
Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities
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Washington, DC Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Developm more PR 
 
Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, issued the following news release:
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Kaptur, Murray Blast Russ Vought's Move to Block Funding for Army Corps Projects in Democratic States and Cities
Top energy appropriators outline how funding "pause" risks leaving communities vulnerable to storms and floods and places political retribution above public safety
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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09),  more PR 
 
Moreno Statement on Tragedy at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
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Moreno Statement on Tragedy at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) released the following statement on the tragedy at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: 
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Original text here: https://www.moreno.senate.gov/press-releases/moreno-statement-on-tragedy-at-wright-patterson-air-force-base more PR 
 
National Tooling & Machining Association, Precision Metalforming Association Call for Practical Heat Injury Prevention Measures (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA), Cleveland, Ohio, and Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Independence, Ohio, have submitted a public comment letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in response to the proposed rule regarding heat injury and illness prevention in work settings. The associations represent thousands of small and medium-sized manufacturers engaged in various metalworking processes, impacting millions of em more ST 
 
Policymakers have options to fund SNAP, lack political will to get it done (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Economics] -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release:
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Policymakers have options to fund SNAP, lack political will to get it done
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Nearly 1.5 million Ohioans will face food assistance disruption and delay when funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) runs out on November 1 st. The Trump administration could use the tools currently available to the USDA to fund those benefi more PR 
 
Scripps agrees to sell WRTV in Indianapolis to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million (10) 
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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Scripps agrees to sell WRTV in Indianapolis to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million
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The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has reached an agreement to sell WRTV, its local ABC-affiliated station in Indianapolis, to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million. 
Circle City Broadcasting is a privately held digital and news media company that is majority owne more PR 
 
So-called relief will hurt schools, not lower Columbus property taxes by a cent (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Economics] -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release:
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So-called relief will hurt schools, not lower Columbus property taxes by a cent
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This piece was originally published in the Columbus Dispatch on October 20, 2025. 
Columbus resident Bobby Chafin painted a picture of the hard choices some Ohioans are facing due to recent increases in property taxes in his Sept. 27 letter to the editor. 
In  more PR 
 
The Buckeye Institute: HB392 Will Position Ohio as National Leader in AI (10) 
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release:
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The Buckeye Institute: HB392 Will Position Ohio as National Leader in AI
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The Buckeye Institute testified (see full text below or download a PDF ) before the Ohio House Technology and Innovation Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 392, which will "help posi more PR 
 
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