Posts Tagged ‘Federal’
Obama to nominate Cordray to lead CFPB
President Barack Obama intends to nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to a new consumer financial protection bureau that was a central feature of the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform bill that overhauled banking regulations. White House and administration sources say Obama plans to announce the nomination Monday at the [...]
House Passes Kaptur Amendment for Solar R&D
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives this morning approved an amendment by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) to increase research and development of solar power by $10 million. The Kaptur Amendment drew bipartisan support and passed by a vote of 212-210. The Kaptur Amendment would transfer funds from administrative expenses [...]
Kaptur Announces Federal Award To TARTA for Solar Power Equipment
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following on the heels of last week’s federal award for new vehicles for TARTA, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) today announced $1 million in federal funds for solar panels and solar equipment at the transit authority’s main offices on Central Avenue. Kaptur said the $1 million was awarded by the Federal Transit [...]
Brown: Rising Trade Deficit Shows that TAA Extension and Currency Legislation Must be Voted On
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the wake of a Senate stalemate over linking Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to pending free trade agreements with Korea, Panama, and Colombia, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka held a news conference call today to outline whyCongress should focus on extending TAA, enforcing trade laws, and [...]
Independence Day ala Ward
A brief post about the first Commander-in-Chief of the patriot forces during the American Revolution, my many greats-grandfather. Part of this I shared in 2005 but seems appropriate to share again with tomorrow being the 4th of July. Artemas Ward, born November 26, 1727, died October 28, 1800; served in the French and Indian War. As head of [...]
Kaptur Announces Interest Rate Cut on Student Loans
TOLEDO – The interest rate on subsidized student loans was cut today to 3.4 percent, according to U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH-9). The new rate will save thousands of dollars for students throughout Northern Ohio. “Making higher education more affordable must be a top priority,” said Kaptur, who supported the College Cost Reduction and [...]
Ron Paul Campaign hires Wenzel Strategies
According to an email from Wenzel Strategies: JUNE 28, 2011 - Lake Jackson, Texas - (Businesswire) - The campaign of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has scored a major coup with the hiring on of heavyweight GOP pollster Fritz Wenzel, and his polling firm Wenzel Strategies, to run its polling operations. "I am very proud and [...]
CREW on Boehner
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) against House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) for violating the Antideficiency Act. In violation of a law designed to stop government officials from overspending appropriations, Speaker Boehner directed the House Office [...]
ODP: Josh Mandel Fails To File Personal Financial Disclosure
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Josh Mandel’s ethically-challenged campaign has found itself in trouble yet again, this time for failing to file a Personal Financial Disclosure Report (PFD). One would think that a campaign with a pending FEC investigation for abuse of taxpayer dollars and a history of troubling ethical practices wouldn’t be so [...]
Hate Crime, 2003-2009
The official report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics concerning Hate Crime from 2003 to 2009 was released to the public as of 10 a.m. today. The full report can be found here. I was able to obtain an advanced copy of which I have taken some of the stats from that may be of interest to some of you. They are shared below. From 2003 [...]