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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for 2026-06-09 ( 34 items )  
AFIT's NEAT Center Focuses on Research, Education and Workforce Development (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 9 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AFIT's NEAT Center Focuses on Research, Education and Workforce Development By Dr. Julie Skipper The Nuclear Expertise for Advancing Technologies (NEAT) Center at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), part of Air University is advancing the Department of the Air Force's nuclear modernization priorities by delivering cutting-edge research, graduate education, and mission-focused workforce development in direct support of U.S. stra more PR

Andee Gravitt to lead pet insurance sales for Nationwide (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * Andee Gravitt to lead pet insurance sales for Nationwide * Joel Carnes, president of Nationwide pet insurance, has announced that Andee Gravitt will be the company's new leader of pet insurance sales. Gravitt will report to Carnes, effective June 8. "Andee has a proven track record of success delivering profitable, long-term revenue and growth, and leading strategic sales and relationship teams across large B2B companies," Carnes more PR

Babcock & Wilcox to Support TerraSpark's Development Efforts for 1.6 GW Coal-Fired Power Plant Project in West Virginia (10)
AKRON, Ohio, June 9 -- Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises, a provider of energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets, issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Babcock & Wilcox to Support TerraSpark's Development Efforts for 1.6 GW Coal-fired Power Plant Project in West Virginia Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) (NYSE: BW) today announced it is collaborating with TerraSpark in support of its planned energy generation project in West Virginia. The project, known as the TerraSpark Energy Campus, will more PR

Baker Donelson Announces New Leaders in Health and Government Solutions Department (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson Announces New Leaders in Health and Government Solutions Department The law firm of Baker Donelson has named new leaders within its Health and Government Solutions Department. Robert Wells has been named chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, and Matthew W. Wolfe has been named leader of the Health Law Group. As chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, Mr. Wells will oversee the Firm's nationall more PR

BEATTY INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AMONG FOSTER YOUTH (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * BEATTY INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO HELP PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AMONG FOSTER YOUTH * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) joined Representatives Zach Nunn (IA-03), Don Bacon (NE-02), Greg Landsman (OH-01), and Mike Carey (OH-15) in introducing the bipartisan Housing Opportunities for Moving to Empowerment (HOME) for Foster Youth Act, legislation to help foster youth access stable housing as they transition into adulthood. The bill str more PR

Bloomberg Law Names Dinsmore a Leading Law Firm (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 9 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bloomberg Law Names Dinsmore a Leading Law Firm Bloomberg Law named Dinsmore a "Leading Law Firm" in its 2026 rankings. Dinsmore earned the 13th spot in the "Large Firms" category. For this year's rankings, Bloomberg factored in financial strength, talent and firm growth. It also weighted innovation and technology implementation. "In today's environment, clients need more than legal counsel," said Dinsmore Managing Partner Josh Lorentz. "Th more PR

CRC News: Daily Wire Investigation of Suspicious Ohio NGO Began at the Capital Research Center (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on June 8, 2026: * * * CRC News: Daily Wire investigation of suspicious Ohio NGO began at the Capital Research Center In January, CRC's Parker Thayer reported peculiar behavior by an Ohio-based immigrant services NGO. The Daily Wire's Luke Rosiak read the report & pulled in Parker to help develop a major government waste investigation. - On January 19, Capital Research Center investigative researcher Parker Thayer posted a blog that launched a major investigative r more PR

CWRU Startup Success Path Robotics Featured in The New York Times (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * CWRU startup success Path Robotics featured in The New York Times Path Robotics--an AI and robotics company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University alumni brothers Alex (CWR '09; GRS '12, mechanical engineering) and Andy Lonsberry (GRS '21, mechanical engineering)--was featured this week in The New York Times in a story about Ohio's rise in advanced manufacturing. The piece highlights Path's autonomous robotic welding systems, which are designe more PR

DARPA invites first wave of Lift Challenge competitors (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * DARPA invites first wave of Lift Challenge competitors * DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. These invited teams submitted drone designs that either demonstrate that they are lightweight and powerful enough to lift four times their own weight or show an innovation potential beyond current thinking. If competitors can demonstrate 4:1 more PR

Democratic Governors Association: Ramaswamy Campaign Paid Bodyguard After His Arrest for Possession of "Enough Fentanyl To Kill 132,000 Ohioans" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Ramaswamy Campaign Paid Bodyguard After His Arrest for Possession of "Enough Fentanyl To Kill 132,000 Ohioans" New reporting from TiffinOhio.net reveals how Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign "paid $14,000 to its contracted security firm in the weeks after the firm's employee -- Ramaswamy's personal family bodyguard -- was arrested on federal fentanyl trafficking charges." The bodyguard was found with an amount of fentanyl that "yields an estimated potential more PR

Department of the Interior Announces $461 Million for Parks and Outdoor Recreation Across America (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 5 more PR

DOT FAA Establishes Class E Airspace at Dover Hospital Heliport (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has adopted a final rule establishing Class E airspace at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital Heliport in Dover, Ohio, a move intended to support instrument flight rule operations and instrument procedures at the medical facility's heliport. The rule takes effect on Oct. 29, 2026, and amends federal airspace regulations by creating controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within an 8.1-mile radius of the heliport. Accor more PR

Double Alumnus, Longtime Enrollment Leader Named Case Western Reserve's Next VP of Enrollment Management (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Double alumnus, longtime enrollment leader named Case Western Reserve's next VP of enrollment management Bob McCullough aims to build on strong track record of strengthening university's undergraduate student body - Following a national search for Case Western Reserve's next vice president of enrollment management, the university has selected longtime enrollment leader Bob McCullough (CWR '96, MGT '02) for the role, President Eric W. Kaler and Provo more PR

FDA Approves Device for Traumatic Neck Injuries (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 8 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * FDA Approves Device for Traumatic Neck Injuries * by Rachel Ward, Student Public Relations Writer Traumatic neck injuries can become fatal within minutes, leaving medics with little time to transport a patient to a hospital. To help slow the life-threatening bleeding, researchers from Cedarville University have developed a lightweight device designed to stop blood flow in the carotidartery without restricting other parts of the neck. FDA approval clears more PR

GE Aerospace and Wolfspeed Collaborate to Accelerate High-Voltage Silicon Carbide (SiC) Adoption (10)
EVENDALE, Ohio, June 8 [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 Wolfspeed Collaborate to Accelerate High-Voltage Silicon Carbide (SiC) Adoption * Announcement highlights: * GE Aerospace and Wolfspeed enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate commercial readiness and market acceptance of high voltage silicon carbide solutions. * more PR

Gillibrand, Schumer, Riley Call On Norfolk Southern And Union Pacific Corportation To Repair Dilapidated Bridges (10)
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer, Riley Call On Norfolk Southern And Union Pacific Corportation To Repair Dilapidated Bridges * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Representative Josh Riley (D-NY-19) urged the chief executive officers of Norfolk Southern and the Union Pacific Corporation to prioritize public safety and commit to conducting critical repairs on four railroad bridges spanning Wate more PR

History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, with additional states expected to begin granting p more PR

House Judiciary Committee Interim Staff Report: Sports Broadcasting Act - A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, posted the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * New Report | The Sports Broadcasting Act: A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled "The Sports Broadcasting Act: A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry." The report details how the National Football League (NFL) has stretched an antitrust exemption created by the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961  more PR

How NFL draft position overpromises player potential (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * How NFL draft position overpromises player potential * A new analysis suggests there is no correlation between athlete performance and the way the NFL values draft positions, challenging long-held beliefs about how professional football teams select new players each year. Researchers found that higher-drafted players did not perform significantly better than lower-drafted ones, especially those chosen during the same round. These findings were revealed by a more PR

ICYMI: Akron Beacon Journal: Maple Heights mayor seeks Ohio seat, focuses on helping cities in crisis (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Akron Beacon Journal: Maple Heights mayor seeks Ohio seat, focuses on helping cities in crisis * COLUMBUS, OH - Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell is running for Auditor with experience pulling a city out of a fiscal emergency, uncovering waste, fraud, and abuse and addressing those issues to get Maple Heights back on track to grow communities. Blackwell also touts her commitment to working across the aisle, as the Akron Beacon Journal notes she h more PR

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: 'How to Halve Renters' Energy Bills' (10)
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on May 27, 2026 by Jay Gordon entitled "How to halve renters' energy bills." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings Household energy upgrades could halve renters' energy bills, delivering AU$107 billion in savings by 2050. Minimum energy-efficiency standards are a critical lever to enable these benefits, as incentives to landlords alone are not effective. Complementary incentives and financing mechanisms could ensure re more PR

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: 'Potential Drivers of Carbon Price Formation in the CCTS: Design and Market Dynamics in the Indian Carbon Market' (10)
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on June 4, 2026 by Saurabh Trivedi, Subham Shrivastava and Saloni Sachdeva Michael entitled "Potential drivers of carbon price formation in the CCTS: Design and market dynamics in the Indian carbon market." Here are the key findings: * * * In India's intensity-based system, output growth can generate both credit supply and credit demand depending on which firms drive growth. This makes benchmark calibration the central me more PR

Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: 'Viability of Standalone Battery Energy Storage Tariffs Discovered in 2025' (10)
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, June 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on May 19, 2026 by Prabhakar Sharma, Vasu Mor, Mouli Srivastava, Vibhuti Garg and Charith Konda entitled "Viability of standalone battery energy storage tariffs discovered in 2025." Here are excerpts: * * * Key Findings India's clean energy transition is increasingly becoming dependent on large-scale storage deployment, with procurement shifting toward standalone energy storage system (ESS) tenders that contract storage  more PR

IRS: More Than Half the U.S. States Signed Up to Participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program Enacted Under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) providing scho more PR

ISU Professor Establishes Ultracycling Record Crossing Utah (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, June 8 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Professor Establishes Ultracycling Record Crossing Utah * Winston posted the record in the Women's 50-59 standard bicycle category, and it stands as the first certified women's time across Utah. Her moving speed averaged 15.2 miles per hour. Winston decided to pursue the record after discovering that few or no WUCA women's records existed across many Western states. "Ultracycling is growing as a sport and it's heartening to see increasing numbers of wom more PR

NEW VOTE: Jon Husted Sides With Massive Insurance Companies Over Ohioans (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * NEW VOTE: Jon Husted Sides With Massive Insurance Companies Over Ohioans * COLUMBUS, OHIO -Last night, Jon Husted voted against two bipartisan proposals to prevent insurance companies from denying or delaying critically needed health care to Ohio families and requiring preauthorization for care. Husted has accepted more than $679,000 from insurance companies and their executives who have raised rates on Ohioans in 2026. Last year, Husted voted nine times  more PR

Ramaswamy Kept Paying Security Firm Following Personal Bodyguard's Arrest with Enough Fentanyl to Kill 132,000 Ohioans (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Ramaswamy Kept Paying Security Firm Following Personal Bodyguard's Arrest with Enough Fentanyl to Kill 132,000 Ohioans * Columbus, Ohio- New reporting from TiffinOhio.net uncovered how Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign continued paying his security firm even after his personal bodyguard was arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 132,000 Ohioans. READ: Ramaswamy kept paying security firm after bodyguard arrested with enough fentanyl to kill 132,000 Ohioans * Ca more PR

Rep. Nancy Mace Secures 29 Wins For America's Military In FY27 NDAA Markup (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Secures 29 Wins For America's Military In FY27 NDAA Markup * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jun. 8, 2026) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) secured 29 amendments during the FY27 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup, delivering wins across military readiness and merit, accountability, women's safety, public health, animal welfare, and South Carolina's coastal industry. The amendments reflect Congresswoman Mace's commitment to a more PR

Reps. Taylor and Figures Lead National Road Safety Week Resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Taylor and Figures Lead National Road Safety Week Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Dave Taylor (R-OH) and Shomari Figures (D-AL) today introduced a bipartisan House resolution expressing support for the designation of May 31 through June 6, 2026, as "Our Roads, Our Safety Week." Members of the Congressional Trucking Caucus joined Taylor and Figures in the introduction of this resolution, including Representatives Mike Bost (R-IL), D more PR

Scott D. Peterson's book, 'A Month of Game Days,' wins Twin Bill Prize for Best Baseball Fiction (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 8 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Scott D. Peterson's book, 'A Month of Game Days,' wins Twin Bill Prize for Best Baseball Fiction * Associate Professor Scott D. Peterson won The Twin Bill Book Prize for Best Baseball Fiction for his book, "A Month of Game Days." (Photo by Derik Holtmann) Scott D. Peterson still has vivid memories from more than two decades ago of the summer days he'd spend at baseball and softball diamonds around central Maine as he coached three o more PR

The Buckeye Institute: HB795 Will Eliminate Medicaid Fraud & Protect Valuable Program (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 8 [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: HB795 Will Eliminate Medicaid Fraud & Protect Valuable Program * Columbus, OH - On Monday, The Buckeye Institute submitted testimony (see full text below or download a PDF ) to the Ohio House Medicaid Committee on the policies in Ohio House Bill 795, and offered policy solutions to eliminate Me more PR

VA deploys new electronic health record system to four more sites in Ohio, Kentucky (10)
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA deploys new electronic health record system to four more sites in Ohio, Kentucky * WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs on Saturday deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record system at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Dayton VA Medical Center, and the Cincinnati VA Medical Center-Fort Thomas. This is the second wave of successful EHR deployments in 2026 under VA's accelerated schedule, more PR

W.Va. A.G. McCuskey Leads 20-State Coalition Defending Religious Students' Right to State Scholarship Funds (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnson v. Fleming argues that those exclusions violate  more PR

Wright-Patt honors 42 new master sergeant selectees (10)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Wright-Patt honors 42 new master sergeant selectees The Air Force has released its list of master sergeant selects for the latest promotion cycle, which includes 42 technical sergeants assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  Friends, family and base leadership came together at the Wright-Patterson Community Center on June 5 to honor the selectees during a base-wide release party, celebrating their major career mil more PR