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Columbus – Auditors identified 25 findings among eight state agencies that administered federally funded programs in Fiscal Year 2021, according to a formal review of spending released Thursday by Auditor of State Keith Faber. Of these 25 findings, four included questioned costs of more than $1.3 million, with two additional findings including questioned costs for which amounts could not be determined.… Read full story
Brown Joined Nonprofit OhioX for Virtual Roundtable
The Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) is working in cooperation with local authorities, who have criminally charged an employee of the Ohio Veterans Home (OVH) in Sandusky.
On Friday, March 25, the Ohio Veterans Home Police Department received a call from an employee of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), reporting an allegation that an employee of OVH-Sandusky had taken and electronically shared explicit photographs of OVH residents.… Read full story
March 30, 2022 – Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey– Unilever United States is voluntarily recalling two Suave 24-Hour Protection Aerosol Antiperspirants to the consumer level. An internal review showed slightly elevated levels of benzene in some product samples. While benzene is not an ingredient in any of the recalled products, the review showed that unexpected levels of benzene came from the propellant that sprays the product out of the can.… Read full story
NIH-supported research highlights growing, dangerous trend, particularly for people new to drug use.
Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl increased dramatically between January 2018 and December 2021, according to a new study. The number of individual pills seized by law enforcement increased nearly 50-fold from the first quarter of 2018 to the last quarter of 2021 and the proportion of pills to total seizures more than doubled, with pills representing over a quarter of illicit fentanyl seizures by the end of 2021.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Mar 31, 2022
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
March 30
A complainant reported that the suspect was tearing up the house, then left before deputies arrived.
Deputies were advised of a theft that had occurred the previous month on Club Drive.… Read full story
WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced new standards for screening transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming airline passengers at TSA checkpoints to improve the screening experience for all passengers.
“On this internationally recognized day for the transgender community, TSA is proud to announce significant initiatives as a direct result of close partnership with community stakeholders,” said TSA Administrator David Pekoske.… Read full story
Grassland Conservation Reserve Program open from April 4 to May 13
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages producers and landowners to enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting next week through May 13, 2022.
