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THE Bush administration's push for quick congressional approval of a US$700 billion bailout for financial firms hit a wall of opposition on Tuesday among senators who said the plan puts taxpayers at excessive ...

Reaction to the House's passage Tuesday of the Great Lakes compact, which was designed to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes.

Members of the House and Senate are acknowldedging today that Congress may need to stay in session next week to finish the bailout proposal currently being debated.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- From investors to taxpayers, Americans are still trying to digest the government economic plan with the $700 billion price tag.

Voinovich working to obtain money for local City, Justice centers By G. SAM PIATT PDT Staff Writer If Portsmouth citizens approve the City Center and Justice Center proposals in November, they might wind up ...

Will the slumping economy and the explosion of gambling in surrounding states change voters opinion about casino gambling in Ohio? That's the big question as the debate about Issue 6 is about to intensify.

Both sides of the City Center/Justice Center controversy were highlighted in news releases Monday.

Neither presidential campaign has contacted the Homeland Security Department about critical transition issues, and that oversight could heighten the country's vulnerability to a terrorist attack, the ...

Congress is taking up the issue of keeping the Delta Queen riverboat afloat. Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich has introduced legislation extending the exemption of the historic passenger steamboat, ...

Senator George Voinovich says that the U.S. must take a cue from Russia and China and have a more aggressive approach to oil .

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House version of U.S. Sen. George V. Voinovich's Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act - legislation to establish a program within FEMA to fund dam rehabilitation and repairs - passed the ...

A few Energy items to clear out... Sen Voinovich will be having a hearing at 10AM: The Senate Republican Conference will hold a hearing Thursday, September 18, to discuss drilling for offshore domestic energy ...

Ohio's U.S. Senator George Voinovich is concerned because the presidential candidates are not addressing the issue of the national debt during this campaign.

"If we let the world know that we're going after every drop that we can responsibly gather, and let the world know that we are going to be the least reliant country in the world on oilwe would send a ripple ...

Ohio members of Congress are expressing support for the government's takeover of mammoth mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Gallia County's plan to connect residents of the Kanauga-Addison area with sanitary sewer service received another financial boost Wednesday.

Local roads, bridges, railroads, bike trails and mass transit need more than $7 billion worth of upgrades in the next 20 years.

Infrastructure, the muscle and bone of modern society, is a costly business. Strong infrastructure is a powerful boon to an economy; everyone shares the benefits - and the price.

Executives from UPS and DHL Express , at a Tuesday congressional hearing, defended their decision to pursue an agreement that would shift 8,000 jobs out of Wilmington, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

By WILL MALONE Staff Writer The city landed a $300,000 grant Thursday for a runway extension at Fostoria Metropolitan Airport.