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Brown Has Introduced Legislation to Stop Drug Company Price Gouging, Allow Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) hosted a news conference call to discuss his efforts to bring down the costs of prescription drugs and help working Ohioans and Ohio seniors with health care costs.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Today Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement regarding further action that the state of Ohio is taking following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine.
“As Russian aggression continues to intensify against the people of Ukraine, I want to assure Ohioans that our state has no contracts with Russian businesses now, and will not have any contracts for goods and services going forward. … Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law:
Knox Community Hospital is proud to participate in Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March.
Colorectal cancer, found in the inner lining of the large intestine, is the third most common cancer in men and women in the United States, excluding skin cancers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 2, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced an investment of over $15 million to support building new and better markets for U.S. agriculture and rural communities.… Read full story
Transformational mixed-use development projects to be located in Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Delaware, Elyria, Hamilton, Mentor, Newark, Van Wert, and Wooster.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced state support for 13 mixed-use development projects that are expected to result in more than $2.1 billion in new Ohio payroll and spur more than $1.4 billion in investments across the state.… Read full story
NIH study in ground squirrels suggests dual function for mitochondria in photoreceptor cells.
Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have discovered that power-producing organelles in the eye’s photoreceptor cells, called mitochondria, function as microlenses that help channel light to these cells’ outer segments where it’s converted into nerve signals.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — In a letter sent today to Ohio’s public employee pension boards, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost notified board members to pull all Russian-based investments from their portfolios in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s horrific and callous attacks on the people of Ukraine.… Read full story
Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the launch of Task Force KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and economic countermeasures that the United States has imposed, along with allies and partners, in response to Russia’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine.