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Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur holds oversight hearing on reducing energy costs to poor, middle class homeowners during weathering conditions, Kaptur, whose 9th congressional district includes Cleveland, of whom is chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development....Poorer households rely on alternative temperature regulating devices such as space heaters, which, according to the National Fire Protection Association, cause about one third of all winter house fires and 80 percent of all winter fire deaths....Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Ohio 9th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and a Toledo Democrat whose 9th congressional district extends to Cleveland, held a public oversight hearing on Wednesday to explore the successes, challenges, and innovations of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). Committee members heard from weatherization experts at the local, state, and federal levels. WAP works to ensure the health and safety of low-income and middle class households by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes and reducing energy costs. "Today's oversight hearing could n
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Congresswoman Fudge granted restraining order against Black woman over Aisha Fraser altercation, Fraser murdered last year by ex-husband and ex-judge Lance Mason, whom Fudge had supported....The woman said Fraser was her friend and she and the congresswoman appeared before Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold, the woman also accusing Fudge of assault, which the congresswoman denied saying "if I had assaulted her she would be hurt."....Neither the woman nor Fudge have been charged with a crime.....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, (left) a Warrensville Heights Democrat, and the late Aisha Fraser, whose ex-husband, former Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason, murdered her late last year following a domestic altercation Watch the Cleveland.com video here of parts of the hearing before Cuyhaoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold on Feb. 6 on the request by 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (at the podium)  for a restraining order against an Avon woman angry over the congresswoman's prior support for disbarred  former Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason, who last year murdered ex-wife Aisha Mason following a domestic dispute. The woman, who said she was Fraser's friend, is angry at the congresswoman over her prior support of Mason, a Black Democrat like Fudge Former Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge Lance Mason  Disgraced former Cuyahoga County Court of Com
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President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, says criminal sentencing targets Blacks, calls for congress to outlaw late term abortions, wants charter schools over public education, and, among other issues, said his fight for a multi-billion dollar border wall will continue....Democratic congressional women there, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wore suffragette White to denounce sexism relative to the president's policies, and in support of reproductive rights and other rights for women....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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United States President Donald Trump delivers his second State of the Union address before a joint chamber of congress on Feb. 5, 2019. Sitting behind the president to his direct left is Vice President Mike Pence, and to his direct right is United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat and the first woman to lead a majority party in congress. AP photo Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy
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Stacey Abrams delivers Democratic response to the State of the Union, slams shutdown

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Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who  narrowly lost Georgia's gubernatorial election  in November, delivered the Democratic rebuttal to  President Trump's State of the Union address from her hometown of Atlanta, highlighting her working class roots and criticizing the president for the recent government shutdown. "Just a few weeks ago, I joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. They waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadn't received a paycheck in weeks," Abrams said, accusing Mr. Trump of "making their livelihoods a pawn for political games." Abrams alluded to her time as the minority leader of the Georgia state House of Representatives, saying that in times of difficulty in the state, "the leaders of our state didn't shut down — we came together. And we kept our word." "It should be no different in our nation's capital. We may come from different s
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