ABC6 - WASHINGTON, D.C.—A $500,000 grant is being awarded to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced Tuesday. The funds will address the problem of juvenile delinquency through professionally supported, one-on-one mentoring relationships. The Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Mentoring Children of Prisoners grant funds that will help Big Brothers Big Sisters utilize technology to enhance and increases access to mentor training.

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Dayton Daily News - Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland and his brother Roger will kick off Labor Day weekend campaigning with rallies in Springfield and Dayton on Thursday, Sept. 2, Strickland’s campaign announced.

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The Daily Record - WOOSTER—When Sen. Sherrod Brown returns to Washington, D.C., he will bring back a message from Ohio dairy producers that there needs to be more transparency, predictability and understanding as it relates to pricing in the industry.

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Canton Repository - CANTON — A YWCA housing project for the homeless has received a nearly $1.5 million boost in combined federal and local foundation funding.

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Dayton Business Journal - The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority is receiving $950,000 in federal funds to purchase two new buses.

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Findlay Courier - When unemployment is high and your political party stands to take the blame for it in the November election, you trumpet your efforts to save jobs.

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Business Journal Daily - VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Federal grants announced Tuesday for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport will provide funds for safety and infrastructure improvements.

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NBC 4i - Members of Congress say they've received assurances from the IRS that Ohio war veterans won't be taxed on their new state bonuses.

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Rediff - With the US Department of Commerce finding that $514 million of Chinese aluminium products imported in 2009 were unfairly subsidised, a key Senator has alleged that China continues to manipulate its currency.

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The Columbus Dispatch - The federal government has decided it will not tax bonuses that Ohio is paying to thousands of veterans who served outside a combat zone during the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars, two Ohio Democrats say.

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