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Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder is indicted on state charges
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been indicted on multiple state felony charges. The charges announced by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost… Read More
Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in nuclear bailout bribery scheme
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery… Read More
Environmental activists say Ohio utility regulators could halt fees for two coal-fired plants
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Environmental activists are calling on the state’s utility regulators to take action they said is allowed under the nuclear power plant bailout law that… Read More
Democrats propose another attempt to repeal coal plant subsidies in Ohio’s nuclear bailout law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The nuclear power plant subsidies in the bailout at the center of the largest corruption case in Ohio history were repealed less than a… Read More
After House Bill 6 convictions, DeWine says lawmakers should repeal coal plant subsidies too
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said he respects the process and the jury that convicted fellow Republican former speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party… Read More
A former US Attorney who brought charges in Ohio’s nuclear bailout scandal says the case may not be over
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — After a little over a day of deliberation, a jury found Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt… Read More
Ohio’s Ex-House speaker is ill. His corruption trial pauses after a big week
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges was cancelled due to illness again Friday, giving jurors a long holiday weekend to mull… Read More
An FBI witness says FirstEnergy paid private investigators to follow anti-bailout petitioners
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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CINCINNATI (Statehouse News Bureau) — The investigation into a $61 million bribery scheme revealed that FirstEnergy paid for private investigators to follow petitioners who were trying to gather enough signatures… Read More
Texts from former FirstEnergy execs suggest Lt. Gov. Jon Husted pressed for nuclear bailout
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Newly-disclosed text messages suggest Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, a Republican, played a role in pushing for the passage of a nuclear power bailout bill,… Read More
Ohio Democratic Party sues DeWine over FirstEnergy, nuclear bailout law records
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration, saying they’re breaking the state’s public records law in turning over documents… Read More
Federal prosecutors say Householder criminal case shouldn’t be dismissed
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal prosecutors say former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge against him should be dismissed are legally invalid. Prosecutors filed a motion… Read More
Ohio’s former House Speaker asks judge to drop conspiracy charge
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The former Republican legislative leader accused of helping orchestrate a $60 million bribery scheme has asked a judge to dismiss a conspiracy charge against him. Larry… Read More
Lobbyist Neil Clark, Defendant In Ohio Nuclear Bailout Case, Found Dead At 67
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Neil Clark, a longtime lobbyist at the Ohio Statehouse who has been charged in a federal bribery investigation, was found dead in Florida on… Read More
Lawmakers Propose Several Bills To Repeal, Change HB6
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Several bills have been introduced in the Ohio House and Senate to tackle the controversial nuclear power plant bailout bill, HB6. The measures range… Read More
Lawmaker Reintroduces Bill To Repeal Nuke Plant Bailout
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A bill to repeal a bailout of two aging nuclear power plants at the heart of a federal $60 million bribery probe has been re-introduced in… Read More
2020 Year In Review – Despite Nuclear Bailout Scandal, Republican Leaders Keep HB6
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House finished the bulk of its work with the Republican speaker saying the chamber will not take any action on HB6. The… Read More
Opponents Of HB6 Say Nuclear Bailout Freeze Is Not Enough
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New charges are set to appear on everyone’s electric bills in Ohio to support a nuclear power plant bailout. While that bailout is linked… Read More
Chair Of Committee Hearing Nuclear Bailout Repeal Bills Puts Foward A Delay
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There’s a new twist in the possible repeal of Ohio’s controversial nuclear bailout law – a plan to delay the $150 million the state will… Read More
House Dems Say HB6 Repeal Taking Too Long
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House is planning another hearing on a potential repeal of HB6, the legislation that which big changes to Ohio energy laws and… Read More
Ohio House Holds Hearings On HB6 Repeal Proposal
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House has started hearings on a potential repeal of HB6, the sweeping energy law that bails out nuclear power plants. A federal… Read More
Supporters, Opponents Of HB6 Debate Final Cost On Electric Bills
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio House will begin to hold hearings on a possible repeal of a sweeping energy bill that bailed out nuclear power plants, among… Read More
Ohio House Creates New Committee For Nuclear Bailout Repeal Debate
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republican leaders in the Ohio House have announced the creation of a new committee to hold hearings on the potential repeal of HB6, a… Read More
Lawmaker Says HB6 Benefits Ratepayers With ‘Lower Electric Costs’
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As the calls for a repeal of the state’s nuclear power plant bailout grow louder, there are legislators who are standing by the law that made sweeping changes to… Read More
Nuclear Bailout Opponents End Their Referendum Attempt
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The group that was fighting to overturn Ohio’s nuclear power plant bailout has dropped its case in court which means the plan for additional fees on electric bills to subsidize nuclear and coal… Read More
Future of Nuclear Bailout Law Could Depend on Ohio Supreme Court
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The window has closed for parties to file in the Ohio Supreme Court case over whether the new energy law, HB6, can be subject to a citizen referendum. The energy law… Read More