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The requirement is included in the Railway Safety Bill introduced in the Senate earlier this month but not the House's RAIL Act.
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The legislation comes more than a month after the train derailment in East Palestine. Similar legislation was introduced in the Senate earlier this month.
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The bipartisan bill would enhance safety procedures for trains carrying hazardous materials, increase rail inspections and reduce the risk of wheel bearing failures, among other measures.
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Sen. Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) is trying again for the US Senate, running as an alternative to six Trump-supporting candidates in the Republican Senate primary last year.
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The initiative, led by the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging, is funded by $3.4 million in federal funding through congressionally directed spending. The four programs created as part of the initiative aim to improve access to food, toiletries, home repairs and transportation for Northeast Ohio's seniors.
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The U.S. Senate is expected to hold the next vote on a bill that would codify protections for same-sex and interracial marriages as early as Monday.
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Several Ohio food access advocacy groups got together in Columbus at the Mid-Ohio Food Collective on Thursday to discuss priorities on how to address food insecurity in the state in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.
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Morning Headlines: Study says depression, anxiety spiked in Ohio children amid pandemic ... and moreA study found that mental health issues in Ohio children increased by 42% during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic; Sen. Sherrod Brown and his colleagues in the Democratic Party voted to pass legislation that would invest in clean energy and lower prescription drug prices ... and more stories.
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Brown joined the other Democratic Senators and a few Republican Senators to confirm federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the nation's highest court.
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U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) both share thoughts on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection but with different approaches.