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Johnson Named to House Science, Space Committee
Wednesday, April 09, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-16) today announced that he has been selected by the House Republican Steering Committee to service on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which is chaired by Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas.
Johnson noted in a prepared statement released by his office that his appointment enables him to have a voice regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "scientific justification for rules affecting Eastern and Southeastern Ohio."
Bill to Aid Manufacturing Communities Goes to Senate
Friday, April 04, 2014WASHINGTON -- An amendment by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown to establish a tax credit to create manufacturing jobs in communities that have suffered significant manufacturing jobs loss was included in legislation approved Thursday by a committee and passed on to the Senate for full debate.
Ryan Faults GOP Budget for Lack of Public Investments
Thursday, April 03, 2014WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan yesterday criticized the budget plan introduced earlier this week by U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, in particular for its lack of strategic public investments like the kind that led Siemens Corp. to contribute $440 million in software an in-kind services to Youngstown State University.
FCC Ruling Bans TV Stations from Operating Jointly
Tuesday, April 01, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Federal Communications Commission voted Monday to “close a loophole in its TV ownership rules,” the agency said – action that has direct ramifications for WKBN, WYTV and WYFX, the three commercial TV stations here jointly operated by LIN Media LLC.
Chamber Backs County Sales Tax, State Bond Issue
Wednesday, March 26, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s board of directors is backing both the Mahoning County half-percent sales tax renewal and State Issue 1 on the primary ballot.
The chamber board voted unanimously to support both issues, which will appear on the May ballot. The chamber’s Government Affairs Council, which serves as the its policy and political engagement arm, recommended that the chamber board back both issues.