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Ryan Joins DNC Chair to Push Minimum Wage Hike
Wednesday, February 05, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour will generate economic growth, not inhibit it, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan asserted Tuesday during a press event with U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Ryan and Wasserman Schultz joined Akron grocery worker Nicki Strong on a conference call with Ohio reporters. He argued that a federal minimum wage below Ohio’s current minimum wage, now at $7.95 per hour, is holding back the economy and workers.
Ohio CSI Office Reviews 1,500 Rules in 2013
Tuesday, February 04, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio’s Common Sense Initiative Office reviewed more than 1,500 proposed rules in 2013, reports Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who oversees the office.
CSI released its annual report Monday, which included key findings and regulatory reform efforts for the past year. In the two years since Ohio’s business rules have been reviewed as part of CSI, business rule filings have slowed by 25% compared to the historical average. The CSI rule review process was initiated in 2012.
President Again Cites City's Manufacturing Hub
Wednesday, January 29, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- President Barack Obama’s call again for Congress to support his plans for manufacturing hubs modeled on the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute here marked the second consecutive year that the president has referenced NAMII, drawing reaction from area business and political leaders.
Read Transcript of State of the Union Address
Wednesday, January 29, 2014WASHINGTON -- The White House has released a transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address, delivered last night to Congress, and posted video online (CLICK HERE).
What follows are the president's remarks, as prepared for delivery.
Ryan Joins Manufacturing Advocates to Push Obama
Tuesday, January 28, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan and other proponents of American manufacturing say they hope to hear more from President Obama tonight about efforts to shore up that segment of the U.S. economy in his State of the Union Address.
Ryan, D-13 Howland, joined U.S. Sen Chris Coons, D-Del., at a media briefing Monday in Washington, D.C., with Scott Paul, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, to discuss jobs and manufacturing issues in advance of the president’s speech tonight.