The Great Lakes states would benefit from creation of a new regional
power marketing authority thanks to a key amendment that Congresswoman
Marcy Kaptur succeeded in placing in the climate change legislation
that the House of Representative passed on Friday evening.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur welcomed Vice President Joe Biden to Northwest Ohio and during a private meeting asked the Obama Administration to release funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.
The Toledo area (Lucas, Wood, Fulton and Ottawa counties) will receive $2,287,600 in federal awards to strengthen emergency preparedness, Congresswoman Kaptur announced, while the city of Toledo will receive $321,221 for medical response.
Congresswoman Kaptur today announced a new interest-free loan program for small businesses that have been struggling during the recent economic downturn. She said the America’s Recovery Capital program (ARC) will make no-interest, deferred-payment loans up to $35,000 available to eligible small businesses for the purpose of paying down existing business debts.
