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![Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder leaves the federal courthouse in Cincinnati with his lawyer Steven Bradley](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/download-4-e1678721240605-900x422.webp)
Larry Householder will be arraigned from prison on state charges, as nuclear bailout bribery scheme’s impact persists
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison on the 10 new felony counts recently brought against him by the state, as revelations… Read More
![FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AP20274726027008-scaled-e1601557459669-900x422.jpg)
New fallout in the HB 6 nuclear bailout scandal leads to calls for more campaign finance disclosure
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New documents show FirstEnergy paid $2.5 million in secret to help Mike DeWine’s initial campaign for governor in 2018. It’s the latest twist in… Read More
![Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo leaves federal court in Cincinnati accompanied by his wife on Dec. 4, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1712701030258-900x422.webp)
The 911 call requesting a wellness check for Sam Randazzo that led to his body being found has been released
By: Renee Fox | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — A 911 call released by Columbus police reveals more details about how the body of Sam Randazzo was discovered Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the Franklin… Read More
![Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during a news conference on Friday Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/AP24101664006104-e1712861839540-900x422.jpg)
FirstEnergy made a secret $1 million payment in 2017 to support ‘Husted campaign’ in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Akron-based energy company at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio gave a secret $1 million contribution to a dark money group… Read More
![Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo leaves federal court in Cincinnati accompanied by his wife on Dec. 4, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1712701030258-900x422.webp)
Former Ohio utilities panel chair Sam Randazzo, accused in a state bribery scheme, has died
By: Sarah Donaldson | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Sam Randazzo, accused of involvement in a more than $60 million bribery scheme involving state lawmakers and energy… Read More
![Mug shots of Chuck Jones, Michael Dowling and Sam Randazzo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/npr.brightspotcdn-e1712597935945-900x422.webp)
Over 60 names – some familiar – are on a potential witness list for the state House Bill 6 trial
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former Public Utilities Commission… Read More
![Sam Randazzo leaves federal court in Cincinnati accompanied by his wife and his lawyer Roger Sugarman.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-13-e1705510528862-900x422.webp)
A judge denies Sam Randazzo a change of venue request, so his trial will stay in Cincinnati
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal trial of former head of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Sam Randazzo is likely to be set for this summer. And… Read More
![Democratic leaders in the Ohio House and Senate at a news conference on Feb. 22, 2024 where they called for a more thorough investigation by federal officials into the House Bill 6 scandal](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-14-e1708718622986-900x422.webp)
Ohio Democratic lawmakers call for the Department of Justice to probe into the HB 6 scandal
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democratic leaders in the Ohio House and Senate want a federal investigation into what happened with the energy bill at the heart of a… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine takes questions from reporters](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-10-e1708027707560-900x422.webp)
DeWine says “I wish we hadn’t appointed” former PUCO chair Sam Randazzo
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former FirstEnergy executives and former head of the state’s utility regulator, Sam Randazzo, have pleaded not guilty to 27 state criminal charges in… Read More
![FirstEnergy headquarters in Akron in the skyline](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-7-e1707759782361-900x422.webp)
Former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-PUCO head face state charges in Ohio’s nuclear bailout scandal
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two former executives with FirstEnergy now face state charges in what’s been called the largest corruption case in state history, involving the nuclear bailout… Read More
![Sam Randazzo leaves federal court in Cincinnati accompanied by his wife and his lawyer Roger Sugarman.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/download-13-e1705510528862-900x422.webp)
Ex-PUCO Chair Sam Randazzo requests to move his criminal trial from Cincinnati to Columbus
By: George Shillcock | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Samuel Randazzo is requesting that the judge in charge of his criminal case move the trial from Cincinnati to… Read More
![Democratic lawmakers stand at a podium for a press conference.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/npr.brightspotcdn-e1706821976172-900x422.webp)
Democratic lawmakers continue their call to change Ohio laws to prevent corruption
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio House continue to clamor for passage of bills they say would prevent future corruption with utilities, like what happened with… Read More
![Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted, right, speaks beside Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine during a news conference, June 2, 2022, in Avon Lake, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AP23332795456117-e1701290853228-900x422.jpg)
Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in the lawsuit over HB6 bribery scheme
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp. investors lawsuit connected to the $60 million bribery scheme concocted by the Akron-based energy giant and… Read More
![Chuck Jones, FirstEnergy Corp CEO, after testifying before a Senate committee in May 2017.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/chuck_jones_firstenergy_-_chow-e1604089779321-900x422.jpg)
FirstEnergy Fires CEO Chuck Jones After Internal Investigation
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The FirstEnergy Board of Directors has fired its CEO Chuck Jones after an internal investigation into the ongoing federal racketeering case. The announcement came… Read More