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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2026-02-24 ( 39 items )  
A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports * Pickup basketball and neighborhood kickball are less common now than for generations past, giving way to more organized and formal youth sports intended to help kids get ahead, a new study suggests. Researchers found that compared to people born in earlier decades, youths born in the 1990s spent more of their recreational time playing formal sport more PR

Accuracy in Media: "It's Baked In" - University of Cincinnati Administrator Recorded Discussing DEI After Testifying Against State Ban (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * "It's Baked In": University of Cincinnati Administrator Recorded Discussing DEI After Testifying Against State Ban Ohio is among several states that have enacted restrictions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in higher education. In 2025, the Ohio Senate Higher Education Committee passed Senate Bill 1, prohibiting the teaching of DEI in university programs. These restrictions are in  more PR

Aftyn Behn on Post-Dobbs Reproductive Lawyering (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 23 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Aftyn Behn on Post-Dobbs Reproductive Lawyering Earlier this month, Tennessee State Representative Aftyn Behn visited Vanderbilt Law for a conversation on the post-Dobbs legal era. Funded by the George Barrett Social Justice Program, the conversation discussed the United States' legal landscape following the 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v more PR

Air Force Institute of Technology: Analysis of Repair Constraints on B-52 Warfighter Effectiveness (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 24 (TNSxrep) -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Analysis of Repair Constraints on B-52 Warfighter Effectiveness By By Capt Benjamin Huffman, AFIT/LSM The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics (AFIT/LS) and the Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC/A9) are tackling a critical issue impacting aircraft maintenance and warfighter effectiveness. In Gen. Wilsbach's first letter to the Air Force, a share more PR

Americans for Tax Reform: Say "NO" to Importing Foreign, Socialist Drug Price Controls (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following statement: * * * Say "NO" to Importing Foreign, Socialist Drug Price Controls Americans for Tax Reform strongly opposes most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing. MFN is a government price-control scheme that imports failed foreign policies into the U.S. healthcare system. This hurts patients, stifles innovation, and weakens America's global leadership in biotechnology. Price controls won't stop foreign freeloading. Instead, t more PR

Baruch Students Compete on National Stage at Deloitte's Premier Tax Challenge (10)
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Baruch Students Compete on National Stage at Deloitte's Premier Tax Challenge * Baruch College students advanced to Deloitte's 2026 FanTAXtic national case competition for the second consecutive year, representing the Zicklin School of Business. Baruch was one of 20 teams to reach the national finals-held earlier this month at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas-after outperforming eight teams from five universities at  more PR

BW President Lee Fisher is featured speaker at City Club of Cleveland (10)
BEREA, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Baldwin Wallace University posted the following news: * * * BW President Lee Fisher is featured speaker at City Club of Cleveland * On February 6, BW president Lee Fisher spoke to an audience of the City Club of Cleveland, where he shared his vision of why BW and institutions of higher education are the "secret sauce" Northeast Ohio needs to strengthen economic growth and vitality. The live and recorded presentation, delivered to a full-room audience, brought an opt more PR

Case Western Reserve: Meet a Postdoc Investigating How Chemical Reactions Begin, Spread and Power Devices (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Meet a postdoc investigating how chemical reactions begin, spread and power devices Story by: Katie Laux As a researcher, Arvind Singh Heer is committed to understanding the theoretical principles underlying his technical work. After completing a master's degree, he went on to become an assistant professor in India. He was compelled to understand electrochemistry on a deeper level. That is w more PR

Chairmen Kelly & Buchanan: Momentum Builds for American Innovation Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Kelly & Buchanan: Momentum Builds for American Innovation Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, announced that several of the nation's leading pro-growth and small business organizations have endorsed their legislation to quadr more PR

Community partners essential to Ohio State's mission, researchers say (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Community partners essential to Ohio State's mission, researchers say * Partnerships with residents and community organizations are essential to carrying out The Ohio State University's land-grant mission, researchers said during a recent panel discussion. The discussion was hosted by University Libraries Research Commons, the Office of Outreach and Engagement and the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis (C more PR

CSU Career Fair Connects Nearly 100 Employers with The Next Generation of Cleveland's Workforce (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 22 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Career Fair Connects Nearly 100 Employers with The Next Generation of Cleveland's Workforce * Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Copy Link Email Cleveland State University's Student Center was filled to capacity earlier this month as nearly 100 employers and organizations gathered for the annual Spring Career Fair, sponsored by the Cleveland Guardians. Organized by the Division of Student Belonging and  more PR

DAF increases B-21 Raider production capacity to deliver combat capability faster (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * DAF increases B-21 Raider production capacity to deliver combat capability faster * The Department of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corp. have reached an agreement to expand production capacity for the B-21 Raider, accelerating delivery of the Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber fleet. The agreement applies $4.5 billion in funding already authorized and approp more PR

Data shows continuing need to expand CPR education and training in Black communities (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Data shows continuing need to expand CPR education and training in Black communities * DALLAS, Feb. 23, 2026 -Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and despite progress in reducing heart disease and stroke nationwide, generations of structural barriers have left many Black communities facing a higher burden of cardiac arrest, high bloo more PR

Duke Energy Foundation Commits $500,000 to Support Local Environmental Resilience Programs Across North Carolina (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 24 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Foundation commits $500,000 to support local environmental resilience programs across North Carolina * Up to 20 nonprofits will each receive a $25,000 grant - apply by March 13 * Funding will support projects aimed at enhancing and preserving the state's natural surroundings * Duke Energy Foundation is committing $500,000 to support local environmental resilience projects across North Car more PR

From Barriers to Breakthroughs: How CWRU Educators Have Shaped the History of Race and Community-based Care (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * From barriers to breakthroughs: How CWRU educators have shaped the history of race and community-based care A Western Reserve Historical Society exhibit explores the contributions of Black nurses--including how several Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing community members made a lasting impact on the profession. Story by: Laura Dorr At the Western Reserve Historical Society, a powerful exhibit ti more PR

GE Aerospace and Kratos Win U.S. Air Force Award to Design Engine for Expendable Collaborative Combat Aircraft (10)
EVENDALE, Ohio, Feb. 23 [Category: BizAerospace] -- GE Aerospace, a provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft, issued the following news release: * * * GE Aerospace and Kratos Win U.S. Air Force Award to Design Engine for Expendable Collaborative Combat Aircraft * * Joint team will complete preliminary design of the GEK1500 engine to meet high performance and aggressive cost targets, leveraging GEK80 more PR

Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes Vaccine Injury Petitions For January 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from Jan. 1, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2026. This notice identifies individuals seeking compensation for injuries or conditions related to vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent, the United States more PR

Indiana University: Franco Earns $737K USDA Grant to Integrate Biodiversity Into Soil Health Framework (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * Franco earns $737K USDA grant to integrate biodiversity into soil health framework More than half of the world's biodiversity lives underground in soils, including thousands of animal species that play crucial roles in maintaining soil health--the bedrock of global food security and environmental resilience. Yet current methods for assessing soil health are missing this vital component of soil life. Assistan more PR

JON HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: New Calls Continue To Place Jon Husted At Center of FirstEnergy Bribery Scandal (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * JON HUSTED TRIAL TRACKER: New Calls Continue To Place Jon Husted At Center of FirstEnergy Bribery Scandal * Husted mentioned 58 times Friday, 96 times since trial began New calls between Husted and FirstEnergy bribery defendant surface during corruption trial Columbus, Ohio -Yet again, Jon Husted has taken the spotlight in the ongoing FirstEnergy criminal corruption trial. New court testimony revealed n more PR

Kaptur Announces Trailblazing Eagle Scout Kara Bolinger and Bryan Mayor Carrie Schlade as Guests for 2026 Presidential State of the Union Address (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Announces Trailblazing Eagle Scout Kara Bolinger and Bryan Mayor Carrie Schlade as Guests for 2026 Presidential State of the Union Address * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced she will host the first female Eagle Scout in Northwest Ohio history, Kara Bolinger and Bryan Mayor Carrie M. Schlade as her guests for the Presidential State of the Union Address taking place more PR

KnowledgeWorks: Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Personalized Learning (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- KnowledgeWorks issued the following article on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Personalized Learning By Abbie Forbus Everett KEY TAKEAWAYS: * AI can support efficiency, efficacy and equity in personalized learning when essential practices and core beliefs are in place * Educators across grade levels, subjects and specialties surfaced a shared set of six themes for how AI-enabled classrooms support personalization * AI in educatio more PR

Lubrizol Expands West Coast Distribution Through Partnership With Commerce Hose & Industrial Products (10)
WICKLIFFE, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company, issued the following news: * * * Lubrizol Expands West Coast Distribution Through Partnership with Commerce Hose & Industrial Products New agreement strengthens Lubrizol's ability to deliver Paratherm(TM) heat transfer fluids and Industrial Fluids across California and Nevada * Lubrizol is pleased to announce Commerce Hose & Industrial Products as an authorized distributor for Lubrizol's Paratherm(TM) heat transfer fl more PR

New Data Center Announced; SWEPCO Role Cited in Supporting Local Economic Growth (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * New Data Center Announced; SWEPCO Role Cited in Supporting Local Economic Growth * For more information visit SWEPCO.com/ready or the NLEP project site NLEP.org/AWS SHREVEPORT, La. (Feb. 23, 2026) - Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced a new data center investment from Amazon that company leaders describe as the most significant economic development win Nort more PR

New Flood Insurance Program Aims to Close Coverage Gap for Homeowners (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * New Flood Insurance Program Aims to Close Coverage Gap for Homeowners * Nearly 96% of U.S. households lack flood insurance 1, despite flood being one of the most frequent and costly natural disasters in the country. A new flood insurance program is working to change that. Titan Flood, an AI-enabled flood insurance platform is now offering private residential flood coverage in pa more PR

New Polling Shows SAVE America Act Commands Broad Support Across Battleground States (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * New Polling Shows SAVE America Act Commands Broad Support Across Battleground States * Washington, D.C. - New polling from Heritage Action across five battleground states demonstrates that the SAVE America Act is broadly supported by voters. Across Alaska, Georgia, Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio, more than 70 percent of likely voters oppose non-citizen voting. More than 80 per more PR

New Tinker electrical peaking plant enables energy resilience (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * New Tinker electrical peaking plant enables energy resilience * Oklahoma Congressional representatives along with leaders from Tinker Air Force Base and Oklahoma Gas & Electric celebrated the opening of an electrical peaking plant in a ribbon-cutting ceremony held here Feb. 19, 2026. The plant is designed to generate up to 96 megawatts, enough to power 34,000 homes during more PR

NHTSA Receives Goodyear Petition for Tire Labeling Noncompliance (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it is considering a petition from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, regarding 8,639 Dean Back Country A/T2 light truck tires that fail to meet federal marking requirements. Goodyear filed a noncompliance report on May 12, 2025, followed by a petition to the agency on May 13, 2025. The manufacturer argues the error is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. The  more PR

Northwood University DECA Students Qualify for International Competition (10)
MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Northwood University DECA Students Qualify for International Competition * Nine Northwood University students are set to compete at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, following the Michigan Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference, Feb. 7-8, in Bay City. A total of 32 Northwood students competed against top DECA talent from universities across more PR

NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX * Today the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), with nine survivor advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kim Richey, demanding that the Department of Education fulfill  more PR

Rep. Sykes Welcomes $500,000 EPA Grant for Job Training and Cleanup in Akron and Northeast Ohio (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Welcomes $500,000 EPA Grant for Job Training and Cleanup in Akron and Northeast Ohio U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) is celebrating a big win for Akron and Northeast Ohio. She announced a $500,000 federal grant will train local residents for environmental cleanup jobs while helping bring new life to old, contaminated sites. The grant comes from the U.S. Envir more PR

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state amicus brief to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology. "Parents are not required to surrender to radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson stated. "Children who flee to a different state should be ret more PR

Some people who don't use banks still see value in them - and say alternatives aren't perfect substitutes (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Some people who don't use banks still see value in them - and say alternatives aren't perfect substitutes * People who use banks rarely or not at all sometimes still see value in banking relationships - and don't see alternatives as perfect substitutes, according to a new Cleveland Fed report. The report summarizes the results of focus groups consisting of 36 unbanked and underbanked  more PR

Students Help Develop Proto, a New AI Education Platform (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Students Help Develop Proto, a New AI Education Platform * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly common in homes and classrooms, the question is not whether children will interact with it, but who is shaping those systems, with what values and for what purpose. The Role of AI in Christian Education Many parents and educators are concerned abo more PR

The Buckeye Institute Calls on Ohio Supreme Court to Stop Cuyahoga Co.'s Home Equity Theft Scheme (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 [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: * * * The Buckeye Institute Calls on Ohio Supreme Court to Stop Cuyahoga Co.'s Home Equity Theft Scheme * Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Craig v. Cromes, calling on the Ohio Supreme Court to hear the case and put an end to Cuyahoga more PR

UC/UC Health Addiction Center to Advance Addiction Research, Treatment and Education (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC/UC Health Addiction Center to advance addiction research, treatment and education By Tim Tedeschi, 513/556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu The University of Cincinnati (UC) and UC Health have launched the UC/UC Health Addiction Center (UCAC), a multidisciplinary initiative designed to unite research with clinical and educational expertise to improve addiction prevention and treatment outcomes in the Gr more PR

University of Cincinnati: Fentanyl Overdoses Hitting the Elderly (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Fentanyl overdoses hitting the elderly UC expert featured in Jacksonville's News4Jax report By Tim Tedeschi, 513/556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu The University of Cincinnati's Daniel Arendt was featured in Jacksonville news station News4Jax story on the increase in fentanyl overdose deaths in seniors. The station reported fentanyl deaths among the elderly have increased by 9,000% over the past eight more PR

US Department of Labor report to Congress shows continued growth of employee ownership, details initiative to promote worker-owned businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor report to Congress shows continued growth of employee ownership, details initiative to promote worker-owned businesses * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a report to Congress providing updates on its initiative to promote employee ownership, increase workers' financial security, and enhance their more PR

UToledo Wraps Up Record-setting Rocket Forward Day of Giving (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Wraps up Record-setting Rocket Forward Day of Giving By Karlie Perry The University of Toledo Rocket Forward Day of Giving is more than a day of generosity -- it is a powerful reminder of what is possible when Rocket Nation unites around a shared purpose. Thanks to University supporters, our students will dream bigger, our researchers will pursue bolder ideas and our patients will step confidently int more PR

William Beaumont Hospital to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * William Beaumont Hospital to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging hospital with refusing to provide reasonable accommodation rights under the ADA DETROIT - William Beaumont Hospital, a healthcare provider now known as Corewell Health East, will pay compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit more PR