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Congressional Art Competition Showcases Ohio's Top H.S. Talent

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A swell of strings and tables of talent filled the Columbus Museum of Art on Monday night, celebrating hundreds of works from high schoolers around the state. The Congressional Art Competition is held each year to recognize artistic talent in the state The works of top high school artists from Ohio are showcased at the Columbus Museum of Art The works of four winners from…

Area Agency on Aging Represented at Meetings

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David Evancho was selected to attend the 12th Annual National Association of Area Agencies on Aging’s Leadership Institute. The Institute was held at Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, DC, on February 20-22, 2019.  The two- and half-day program took place February 20-22, 2019 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.…

House Bill Seeks to Bolster Security for Synagogues, Mosques in Wake of Attacks

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to bolster security measures for synagogues, churches, mosques and other nonprofit organizations in the wake of recent attacks. The bill aims to authorize a grant program within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help nonprofit organizations pay for security equipment, personnel and…

Peterson Brings Farming Concerns to Capitol Hill

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More than 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members, many of them farmers, visited Capitol Hill to speak with their district representatives, March 12-14, as part of the 73rd Ohio County Farm Bureau Presidents’ Trip to Washington, D.C. Every year Ohio Farm Bureau (OFB) takes Ohio County Farm Bureau presidents and vice presidents, along with a group of media, on a three-day trip to advocate to…

U.S. House votes for revised Violence Against Women Act

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The House voted Thursday for a revised version of the Violence Against Women Act, overcoming opposition from the National Rifle Association to a provision of the bill expanding gun control. The vote was 263-158 for the Democratic-crafted legislation that would authorize hundreds of millions of dollars in annual grants to programs for victims of sexual assault, domestic abuse and…

Licking County Port Authority Shows Off Growing Campus, Expanding Companies

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Congressman Troy Balderson, like many community leaders and politicians before him, left the Central Ohio Aerospace and Technology Center campus in amazement following a tour of five growing companies on the campus. The Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority, which manages the campus, gave a quick look inside Bionetics, Hexagon…

GOP Lawmakers from Ohio Want Justice Department to Monitor Anti-Semitic Attacks

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The entire Republican delegation from Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives asked the Department of Justice to monitor anti-Semitic attacks, something the department already does. The April 1 letter, initiated by Troy Balderson and signed by all 17 Republican members from the state notes the massacre of 11 Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh in October; attacks on Jewish student…

Balderson Sends Letter to DOJ Requesting it Track Rise in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice requesting the department’s assistance in identifying the scope of the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States. Specifically, the letter requests the department track a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the country. “What’s most disturbing about the rise in anti-Semitism across the…

Balderson Sends Letter to DOJ Requesting It Track Rise in Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes

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Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH) today sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice requesting the department’s assistance in identifying the scope of the rise in anti-Semitism in the United States. Specifically, the letter requests the department track a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the country. “What’s most disturbing about the rise in anti-Semitism across the…

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