Brown Announces Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle To Be Produced In Marysville

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 1, 2022 – Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that in 2024, Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Marysville will begin producing Honda’s new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). The Honda FCEV will be the first mass-produced vehicle in North America to combine a plug-in feature and FCEV technology into one.Read full story

National Special Education Day

 

On December 2nd, National Special Education Day recognizes changes in federal legislation that led to the nation’s first federal special education law. 

#SpecialEducationDay

Beginning in 1971, a U.S. District Court case in the District of Columbia, Mills v. Board of Education, ruled it unlawful to deny exceptional children, including those with mental and learning disabilities, publicly funded educational opportunities.Read full story

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
342 AM EST Fri Dec 2 2022...

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342 AM EST Fri Dec 2 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.
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Ohio Awards Certification, Recertification to 10 Agencies for Adopting Collaborative Board’s Standards

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services announced today the certification and recertification of 10 Ohio law enforcement agencies for state standards established by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board.

Five agencies have adopted and implemented the initial two standards regarding use of force and hiring and recruitment.Read full story

ODNR Awards $17 Million to Transform Abandoned Mine Lands

AMLER grants to be used in six communities.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will grant $17 million to encourage economic and community development across Appalachian Ohio.  Pending federal approval for the recommended Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program (AMLER) projects, the Division of Mineral Resources Management (MRM) will fund six projects that eliminate hazards left behind by historical mining activity and/or improve areas with abandoned mine lands in six counties.

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HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Bulletin on Requirements under HIPAA for Online Tracking Technologies to Protect the Privacy and Security of Health Information

 

Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) on covered entities and business associates (“regulated entities”) under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (“HIPAA Rules”) when using online tracking technologies. 

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USDA Announces December 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers

 

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for December 2022, which are effective Dec. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.

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