PUCO Approves Suburban Natural Gas Company’s Distribution Rate Case

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Sept. 26, 2019) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today approved a settlement agreement that resolves all issues related to Suburban Natural Gas Company’s application for an increase in rates.

The Commission approved an agreement that authorized a total revenue increase of $1.78 million which will be phased in over three years in order to reduce bill impacts for customers.Read full story

Senator Brown Statement on Release of the Whistleblower Complaint

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released the following statement after the whistleblower complaint against President Trump was made public. An intelligence community official filed the complaint, which alleges President Trump used the power of his office to try to get Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election to investigate a political rival “for personal gain.”… Read full story

NIH Funds $945 Million in Research to Tackle the National Opioid Crisis Through NIH HEAL Initiative

Approximately 375 awards in 41 states will accelerate scientific solutions.

To reverse the opioid crisis that continues to grip the nation, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $945 million in total fiscal year 2019 funding for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements across 41 states through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative or NIH HEAL Initiative.… Read full story