WKYC - CLEVELAND—Five-year RTA bus driver Gregory Davidson has been laid off from autoworker and bank jobs.
He thought his RTA job was secure. But on April 4, Davidson will be one of 185 RTA workers out of a job.
"Who would ever imagine public transportation would lay off? I put all my eggs in this basket. Now they are cracking," he said.
The News-Herald - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown wants people who live in Ohio to fill out their U.S. Census forms and return them as quickly as possible. If people don't, Brown says, the state, county and local governments could lose significant federal funding that is awarded based partially on population figures.
"The Census determines the future of our state," Brown said. "It determines the resources, services and funding we'll have available to ensure our children grow up with the education and medical care they need."
WMFD - U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Thursday announced nearly $441,000 has been awarded to fire departments in northwest Ohio by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistant to Firefighters Grant Program.
Roll Call - Nearly every Senator agrees in theory that financial regulatory reform needs to be addressed this year, but Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is finding it difficult to turn that into actual “yes” votes, especially from Republicans.
Dodd is continuing to negotiate with Banking ranking member Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and committee Democrats, though it remains unclear whether he will find the sweet spot that will ultimately win at least 60 votes on the Senate floor for the 1,300-page bill. However, while committee Democrats have expressed some reservations, Dodd is likely still to be able to count on their support.
The Chronicle-Telegram - ELYRIA — Lorain County Transit may be able to restore routes and bring more drivers back to work if a new bill seeking changes in the way federal mass transit money is used wins approval in Congress.
The legislation is especially meaningful to LCT because the cash-strapped county’s lack of money prevented it from using available federal funds, according to Commissioner Ted Kalo.
WMFD - It's not every day you get the opportunity to meet a United States Senator. But that was the good fortune of students from Wellington High School in Lorain County.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown greeted and met with the students from Wellington High School this week in the nation's capitol.
Real Estate Rama - WASHINGTON D.C. - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced eight new neighborhood development grants totaling $2,584,000. The funds, awarded by NeighborWorks America, will promote and preserve affordable housing for residents of Ohio.
“We must support communities devastated by the housing crisis. These funds will help prevent further damage to Main Streets across Ohio,” Brown said. “Foreclosures threaten the economic security of households, depress local property values, and weaken communities. We need to help responsible homeowners weather the economic crisis so that more foreclosures do not prolong it.”
Business Week - March 17 (Bloomberg)—The latest push by U.S. lawmakers to target China’s currency policy may force President Barack Obama to take a stronger stance against how the yuan is valued, senators and analysts said.
Five senators including Charles Schumer of New York and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced legislation yesterday to make it easier for the U.S. to declare currency misalignments and take corrective action. Even if the bill stalls, it may have “ripple effects” that lead the Treasury Department to declare China a currency manipulator, William Reinsch, president of the National Foreign Trade Council, said.
Youngstown Vindicator - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is urging Ohioans to accurately fill out census forms because failure to do so could cost the state millions, or perhaps billions, of dollars in federal money.
The 10-question census form was recently mailed. The U.S. Census Bureau wants all of the forms completed and mailed back by April 1. Between April and July, census takers will go to households that didn’t mail completed forms, Brown said.
Springfield News-Sun - Residents who ignore their 2010 U.S. Census form that will be arriving this week could end up costing Clark County its share of federal funds.
According to information released Wednesday, March 17, by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ohio counties stand to lose millions if populations are undercounted.