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News Tipoffs - Ohio Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 30, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Ahead of Erie Canal Bicentennial, N.Y. Gov. Hochul Announces Plans for New Visitors Experience at Canalside in Buffalo
ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Interactive, Multimedia Exhibits at the Longshed Building will be the Starting Point for Visitors During 2025 Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemoration Buffalo to Host World Canals Conference in 2025 See Renderings of the Visitor's Experience Here (https://esd.ny.gov/sites/default/files/media/document/Waterway-of-Change.pdf) * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced plans f  more

Corps, Pirates to Host PNC Park Water Safety Night 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: In partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host their "Water Safety Night" at PNC Park, May 11. The event intends to promote safe practices on our waterways as the summer recreation season begins. Before the game, members from the Pittsburgh District and other waterway partners will set up interactive displays and  more

Justice Dept. Office of Justice Programs: Readout of Second Chance Fellows Panel Event
WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following readout on April 29, 2024: * * * The Office of Justice Programs capped off Second Chance Month by hosting a panel discussion featuring three current Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Fellows. Moderated by inaugural Second Chance Fellow and reentry and social justice advocate Daryl Atkinson, the discussion highlighted the current fellows, their unique contributions to OJP,   more

Savage River Lodge Pays $150,000 in EEOC Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Hospitality Companies Settle Federal Charges That They Discriminated Against Pregnant Worker and Then Fired Her * * * Savage River Lodge, LLC and Little Crossings, LLC, doing business as Fronterra Resources (collectively referred to as Savage River Lodge), will pay $150,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle federal charges that they discrimi  more

TA Dedicated to Pay $460,000 in EEOC Sexual Orientation, Retaliation Suit
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Trucking Companies Settle Federal Charges They Allowed Harassment and Termination of Gay Mechanics Because of Sexual Orientation * * * TA Dedicated (formerly known as Transport America) and Transportation Enterprise Services, trucking companies that operate under the parent TFI International, Inc., will pay $460,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to se  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: Ohio Woman Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: An Ohio woman was found guilty in the District of Columbia on Friday, April 26, 2024, of felony and misdemeanor offenses related to her conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 preside  more