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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Ohio Newsletter for 2025-04-03 ( 13 items )  
2025 NFL Draft: Ideal top two picks for every team (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL Draft: Ideal top two picks for every team As we come down the final stretch of the prospect-evaluation period, each team is lining up its boards, thinking through every possible scenario and dreaming of how things could turn in its favor during the 2025 NFL Draft. In this exercise, I make those dreams come true by distributing this year's top prospects among all 32 teams, giving each organization ideal picks with its current f more PR

AFP-OH Reacts to House Budget Proposal Pros, Cons (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-OH Reacts to House Budget Proposal Pros, Cons # Apr 2, 2025 by AFP Columbus, OH - Yesterday, the Ohio House released their version of the state budget, Substitute House Bill 96. Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) applauds the educational opportunity and economic freedom components of the proposal, noting that overall, the House version of the budget is a better product than the initial proposal from the exec more PR

Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn on Trey Hendrickson situation: 'We'll just have to see how it all plays out' (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn on Trey Hendrickson situation: 'We'll just have to see how it all plays out' The Cincinnati Bengals tied down their top two offseason priorities with the Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins long-term extensions. However, the Trey Hendrickson situation remains flapping in the wind. The Bengals have insisted they want to retain the NFL's reigning sack leader but allowed Hendrickson to seek a trade. Heretofore, neith more PR

CAIR-Ohio Condemns Arrest of a University of Cincinnati Student (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Ohio Condemns Arrest of a University of Cincinnati Student The Columbus- and Cincinnati-based Ohio chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Ohio), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the arrest of a University of Cincinnati student by law enforcement allegedly for waiving a Palestinian flag. SEE: Police Arrest a Student Activist more PR

Daniel Jeremiah's top 50: 2025 NFL Draft prospect rankings 4.0 (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Daniel Jeremiah's top 50: 2025 NFL Draft prospect rankings 4.0 With pro day season winding down, I'm updating my ranking of the top 50 prospects for the 2025 NFL Draft. While the vast majority of scouting work has been completed, there are still some very interesting debates playing out in league circles. A few of the more intriguing discussions center on where to slot the draft's top wide receivers, defensive tackles and edge rushers. T more PR

Former Bengals, Rams Pro Bowl OT Andrew Whitworth stumps for OL award at NFL Honors (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Former Bengals, Rams Pro Bowl OT Andrew Whitworth stumps for OL award at NFL Honors Once upon a time, just about every offensive lineman measured up his first splits and took his first three-point stance reluctantly. Whether it was at the Pop Warner or high school level, they likely realized they were lining up for a spot that would offer little-to-no acclaim. Andrew Whitworth, a retired four-time Pro Bowler who's now part of the Pri more PR

Miami University: AI-powered ChatISA Upgrades Technology, Adds Features for Students (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, April 2 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * AI-powered ChatISA upgrades technology, adds features for students Updates add three new features to chatbot designed to help students By Jay Murdock An AI chatbot created by an Information Systems and Analytics professor in 2023 to help students learn computer coding has been upgraded and expanded. Fadel Megahed's ChatISA originally had an emphasis on providing coding examples in R and Python, and responses were tailored toward Business Analytics students. "We did more PR

NFL news roundup: Broncos sign former Colts QB; Aiyuk's deal now fully guaranteed through 2026 (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL news roundup: Broncos sign former Colts QB; Aiyuk's deal now fully guaranteed through 2026 NFL.com keeps you up to date with all of the latest league news from around the NFL. Visit NFL.com's transaction hub for a daily breakdown. * NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order * READ : 2025 NFL free agency tracker SIGNINGS * CB Christian Benford signed a four-year contract extension, the team announced. SIGNINGS * QB S more PR

Ohio State: Pinning Down the Process of West Nile Virus Transmission (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Pinning down the process of West Nile virus transmission Federal grant funds project aimed at protecting people from disease Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don't know precisely how the virus cycles through these pests and the other animals they bite. A federally funded project aims to help pin down the process by using mathematical models to analyze how factors like tempera more PR

Policy Matters Ohio: House Scraps Fair School Funding (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 3 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * House scraps Fair School Funding Budget would underfund schools by $2.75 billion The Ohio House yesterday proposed a state budget that abandons the Fair School Funding Plan (FSFP), providing at least $2.75 billion less than what it will cost to educate the nearly 90% of Ohio students who attend public schools. Policy Matters Ohio details the impacts of the plan in a new brief and series of schoo more PR

Todd Bowles: Buccaneers need to develop 'killer instinct' (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Todd Bowles: Buccaneers need to develop 'killer instinct' The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won four consecutive division titles but haven't been able to close the deal in the postseason, bowing out before the NFC Championship Game each season since Tom Brady led them to a Super Bowl win in 2020. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles would like to see his club get that "killer instinct" in the playoffs that could help them reach the next level. "I more PR

Trey Hendrickson says Bengals exec's comments on contract talks were 'disappointing' (10)
CANTON, Ohio, April 2 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Trey Hendrickson says Bengals exec's comments on contract talks were 'disappointing' The back-and-forth between the Cincinnati Bengals and pass rusher Trey Hendrickson continues to be played through the media. Following Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn's comments at the NFL's Annual League Meeting on Tuesday, in which she said Hendrickson "should be happy at certain rates that maybe he doesn't think he'd be happy at," t more PR

Wright State Celebrates Educators, Innovative Practices at Learn Local Conference (10)
KENT, Ohio, April 3 -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * Wright State celebrates educators, innovative practices at Learn Local Conference Educators and administrators came together to exchange ideas and strategies that drive real classroom impact at Wright State University's 13th annual Learn Local Conference. Hosted by Wright State's College of Health, Education and Human Services on March 8, the event celebrated the vital contributions of local educators through service and education. The conference drew 217 educa more PR