Democrats blast FirstEnergy $20m settlement to avoid criminal charges as “unacceptable”
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Democrats are outraged that FirstEnergy won’t face state criminal charges in the $60 million bribery scheme surrounding the billion-dollar nuclear power plant bailout… Read More
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