Region and Beyond
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Governor DeWine announces proposals to reduce gun violence, increase mental health prevention, treatment
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced a series of legislative reforms to address gun violence and outlined further action to increase mental health prevention, identification, and treatment to better protect Ohioans. “Gun violence doesn’t just take the form of mass shootings, people are victims every day in Ohio and across the country,”…
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Air Quality Alert issued for Saturday and Sunday
Air Quality Index (AQI) 105 on Saturday and 110 on Sunday Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Health Message: Active children and adults, and people with lung disease, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. ACTION DAY Loveland, Ohio – The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency (Agency) has issued an Air Quality Advisory for…
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Sen. Brown takes steps to protect seniors from unexpected, out-of-pocket costs following preventive colonoscopies
Proposed Rule Falls Short of Necessary Measures to Protect Seniors from Unexpected Bills after Colonoscopies WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to take the necessary steps to protect seniors from unexpected, out-of-pocket costs following preventive colonoscopies as the Agency considers its annual rule changes.…
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Justice Department faces scrutiny over Autism Wandering Program
by Michelle Diament | July 30, 2019 The U.S. Department of Justice is on the hot seat amid attempts to allocate funding intended to address the needs of kids with autism and other developmental disabilities who wander. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is pressuring the agency to follow through on its obligations under Kevin and Avonte’s…
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Bailout of FirstEnergy will jolt Ohioans, environment
Read about the local ramifications and : “ORIGINS OF REPULSIVE BILL” Vindicator Editorial July 19, 2019 The Ohio Senate’s passage Wednesday night of one of this state’s most odious anti-consumer bills in history toward almost certain passage in the state House deals a mean blow to Ohioans in their pocketbooks and sets the Buckeye State…
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Wear Orange Weekend June 7-9 to elevate gun violence prevention efforts
CINCINNATI CHAPTER OF MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION TO HOST WEAR ORANGE WEEKEND CINCINNATI, OHIO – The Cincinnati Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, will host a Wear Orange Weekend featuring landmark light-ups, Mayor Proclamations, and a rally and…
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Student design contest for ‘Stop Bullying’ license plates
A design contest for students to create the logo and slogan that will appear on Ohio license plates later this year.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, law enforcement officers honor 799 killed in the line of duty
Among those honored today are four officers who died in 2018 are…
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Changes to conservation program should appeal to farmers
Batavia, Ohio – The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is now accepting Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2019. Applications must be submitted by May 10. Lori Lenhart, NRSC district conservationist for Brown and Clermont Counties, said, “This program is a great way for agricultural producers to…
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