Congressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall warned Congress on Thursday that the national debt is on an unsustainable course, and that improved economic growth alone isn't enough to dodge a debt crisis.
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Gallipolis Daily Tribune Published February 2, 2016 GUYAN TOWNSHIP — Gallia County’s engineer recognized a long-serving township trustee. Roger Watson, former Guyan Township trustee, was given an Exemplary Service Award by Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe. Watson served as Guyan Township trustee for over 28 years until leaving service in 2015. Watson said he credits good relationships and working together, including with a couple of his fellow Guyan Township trustees and Gallia Township As...
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Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) today announced that high school students in Eastern and Southeastern Ohio residing in the 6th Congressional District are eligible to participate in the 2016 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery.”
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WFMJ Published January 31, 2016 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Sunday afternoon, Teamsters from around the state packed a local union hall to discuss proposed pension cuts for thousands of workers who participate in the Central States Pension Fund. The meeting was held at Teamsters Local 377 in Youngstown. "Our dollars have gone away, I probably put $410-thousand plus in this pension fund and it looks as though I will never see it, not while I'm alive," said Bob Sine, a retired Teamsters of Local 377. "That...
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Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson made a special visit to Belmont College on Thursday afternoon for a tour of the campus, and to find out what he needs to do to help those in his district.
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Wheeling Intelligencer By Casey Junkins Published January 20,2016 WHEELING -The U.S. House of Representatives is trying to prevent the Obama administration from implementing the Stream Protection Rule, a strategy which the National Mining Association claims will destroy 78,000 more coal jobs and up to 280,000 related jobs. Even in the face of the Clean Power Plan that targets carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, as well as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that aim to curb mercury poll...
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Steubenville Herald-Star By Dave Gossett Published January 14, 2016 A single mother from Mingo Junction was a guest at the State of the Union address Tuesday night to share her message about gun control. Alyse Ciardelli was invited to President Barack Obama's final State of the Union speech by U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta. "I have met Rep. Johnson several times through my work at the Special Tactics and Rescue Training Facility near Mingo Junction. The congressman asked my boss, Frank Hoag...
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Monroe Co. Beacon By Marie Hill Published January 14, 2016 The subject of drilling for natural gas and oil under the Wayne National Forest (WNF) land controlled by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to be a source of concern for some in Monroe County. A meeting of land and royalty owners was sponsored by the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO) and the pro-drilling Landowners for Energy Access and Safe Exploration (LEASE) on January 9th at the Sardis Community Center....
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Wheeling Intelligencer Published January 13, 2016 WHEELING - Several area members of Congress said they had hoped to hear more from President Barack Obama on his plans to combat the threat of Islamic State terrorism during Tuesday night's State of the Union address. "To be fair, the president has had some successes over the last seven years. But at their kitchen tables, families are asking fundamental questions," said Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. "Paraphrasing President (Ronald) Reagan, they're ...
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