In the News
April 11, 2019
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell gently asserted his independence from President Trump in a private meeting with House Democrats on Thursday night, declaring that political identification and pressures have little bearing on his decisions as head of the nation’s fiscal overseer, according to multiple people in the room.
April 11, 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell asserted the central bank’s independence in remarks to Democratic lawmakers, telling them the Fed doesn’t consider political pressure in any way, according to two people in the room for the closed-door event.
April 11, 2019
Representative Joyce Beatty and other members of the House Financial Services Committee want the banking industry to be more diverse at the highest leadership levels.
April 9, 2019
Some families lose their children to foster care because of homelessness and some in foster care simply age out of the system and become homeless themselves.
April 1, 2019
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 3.5 million concussions occur each year.
March 29, 2019
A local educator’s efforts to help her students earned a shoutout from the nation’s capital.
March 28, 2019
Several Ohio politicians introduced legislation Thursday that would extend the authorization for the National Aviation Heritage Area (NAHA) for seven years. The NAHA spans across 54 acres and eight counties in western Ohio, with a large presence in Dayton.
March 22, 2019
Advocates such as Dawn Watts, co-founder of Ohio Citizens for Deaf Cultures, hope the White House will someday declare it an official national event. U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Jefferson Township, introduced a resolution on the topic this month.
March 21, 2019
Grio highlights Beatty latest bill to equip more Americans for jobs of tomorrow.
March 20, 2019
While the Federal Home Loan Banks have taken steps to improve diversity among boards of directors, members are still largely male and nonminorities, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday.