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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) delivered opening remarks for the House Appropriations Committee this morning as the committee begins markup of language from the Energy and Water Subcommittee where Kaptur serves as Ranking Member. Rep. Kaptur is also offering an amendment to remove controversial policy riders, most notably a provision that would roll back efforts to protect certain bodies of water, including ponds and marshes, under the Clean Water Act. Her opening statement in full

U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today announced that their Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 has passed the House and is now headed to the President for signature. This bill, which passed the Senate in March, contains key energy efficiency provisions that will strengthen the economy and reduce pollution

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that that the Obama Administration is releasing $3.1 billion in low-income heating assistance funds under the FY 2013 Continuing Resolution. Ohio seniors and working families are set to receive more than $140 million in home heating assistance funds during the Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution.

COLUMBUS, OH - June 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit today against Platinum Protection, a home-security company. The lawsuit follows dozens of consumer complaints filed with the Attorney General’s Office against the company for alleged misrepresentation of the cost of system installation, the cost of monthly monitoring, and the duration of the monitoring contract, among other complaints. Consumer losses range from $40 to $2,200.

EUGENE, OR - May 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces the latest addition to the growing network of real estate agents and brokers to adopt IDX Broker software: Middletown, Ohio agent Maria Center and Aero City Realty. By enabling an IDX solution for her website, Center has made the online property search and the beginning phases of the buying experience so much simpler for area home seekers. The tools IDX Broker supplies to Center and her clients have transformed the entire real estate search process for agents, broker, and potential buyers alike.

EUGENE, OR - April 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Northeast Ohio Real Estate Exchange MLS (MEOHREX) property listings just got easier to find online, with the pairing up of IDX, Inc. and real estate agent Jack Harig. With the tools provided to him with his IDX solution, Harig can display thousands of detailed property listings instantly on his website, giving home seekers up-to-the-minute updates on MEOHREX listings. Potential buyers can even utilize the IDX Broker application for the iPhone and iPad, which they can access through the site Harig hosts. Searching for Ohio real estate will never be the same with the addition of IDX Broker software to Harig professional website.

DAYTON, OH - June 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of National NeighborWorks Week (June 5-11, 2011), St. Mary Development Corporation has updated its searchable affordable housing database to include Hamilton, Brown and Clermont counties. The database already included eight Ohio counties: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Warren.

February 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that the State of Ohio has entered into a proposed consent order with Raymond Croxford, doing business as Knollwood Mobile Home Park (U.S. Route 50 West, Athens County). The order resolves allegations of violations related to unauthorized wastewater discharges from the park’s wastewater treatment plant into Margaret Creek

EUGENE, OR - February 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has once again been integrated onto the website of a real estate professional, this time with the IDX, Inc. premier technology is hosted by Akron, Ohio agent Jolyn Brown. Thanks to her membership with the Northeast Ohio Real Estate Exchange (NEOHREX), Brown is able to sync thousands of listings to her online search page. Now, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of the online property search right on Brown's website. With the IDX solution that has been custom created for Brown, her website is now more complete and helpful to potential buyers.

EUGENE, OR - November 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sunshine MLS (SSMLS) listing are now easier than ever to search through, thanks to the new IDX synced website of Darlene Green. IDX, Inc. has teamed with Green to enable her website with the customizable IDX Broker software, which extracts raw SSMLS listing data and seamlessly integrates it on the search page Green hosts. Never before has such a dynamic real estate website been so accessible to home seekers around Naples, Florida.

EUGENE, OR - May 26, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) technology is now being employed on Washington, D.C. area Realtor Andrew Lax's website. With IDX, Inc.'s revolutionary IDX technology, Lax and the whole Weichert Realtors team can now benefit from a helpful and easy-to-use real estate website. Never before has the online home search been easier for both professionals and home seekers alike thanks in large part to the customizable IDX solution that brings Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS) listings directly to the search pages of Lax's website.

Cincinnati, OH - February 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ohio Treasury announced that it will partner with U.S. Bank to offer the Energy Conservation for Ohioans (ECO-LINK) program to help Ohioans save money as they make their homes more energy efficient.

Columbus, OH - August 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lisa Patt-McDaniel, interim director of the Ohio Department of Development, and Mark Shanahan, energy advisor to Governor Ted Strickland, today announced that the Ohio Department of Development’s Ohio Energy Office is accepting applications for $14 million in funding available through the Deploying Renewable Energy: Wind and Solar grant program. This announcement marks the first set of renewable energy grants to be funded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) in Ohio.

Columbus, OH - January 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) – Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced the availability of $3.5 million in new grants for solar hot water systems and wind technologies to benefit residential users.

Columbus, OH, October 5, 2007 -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today announced that a partnership between Vinton and Jackson Counties will receive a $20,000 grant to assist with fair housing efforts.