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Over the years, I’ve heard stories from too many Americans about losing their homes, their savings, or their livelihoods — because of financial malpractice on the part of Wall Street firms and big banks. Fixing those problems has been a top priority of my work in the Senate. And I can tell you from experience […]

Putnam Sentinel — You may not know Elizabeth Williams personally, but you know someone like her.

Elizabeth Williams is a single mother of two living in North Jackson who has worked at General Motors’ Lordstown plant for 17 years. One of her sons, Zachary, dreams of becoming a state highway patrolman. Though he’s only in high school, he works as a part-time dispatcher for the Columbiana Police Department after school. Her other son, Bryan, is an iron worker who’s stayed in the Mahoning Valley and is working on building V&M Star Steel’s new $650 million expansion in Youngstown.

Dayton Business Journal — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is requesting Citibank stop sending unnecessary tax forms to customers.

The Democratic senator on Monday sent Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit a letter asking the official to stop sending 1099 tax forms to customers who receive frequent flier miles in return for opening a checking or savings account.

Columbus Dispatch — Honda does not plan to ask for any government aid or incentives to help pay for the NSX plant. This is in line with Honda’s practice on previous expansions in its three decades of building cars in Ohio. The company is one of the state’s largest employers, with 13,400 workers.

“That’s good for Honda and good for all of us,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who attended the Detroit show.

WTOL – Senator Brown met Tuesday with workers at the Quality Tool and Metal Stamping plant in North Toledo following the Senate passage of a bipartisan jobs bill.

WSBTV — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama said America is a “stressed out” nation in an exclusive interview with Channel 2 Action News at the White House on Thursday.

The Obama administration invited Channel 2’s Scott MacFarlane to a short interview with the president, who is addressing negotiations over raising the federal debt limit.