Posted inNews & Views
After End of Covid-Era Benefits, 70,000 Older Ohioans Struggle With Hunger
“Before they had about $2 a meal — that was a best-case scenario. Now it’s 75 cents a day. That’s 25 cents a meal.”
Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal
Posted inNews & Views
Environmental Groups Call on Ohio Regulator to Audit Coal Subsidies in Corrupt Utility Bailout
PUCO has said it paused all audits of FirstEnergy while the federal criminal investigation goes forward, but it’s hard to see how that applies to the OVEC subsidies.
Posted inNews & Views
Ohio State Teachers Retirement System Had Massive Investment in Silicon Valley Bank
System already under scrutiny for huge bonuses after big losses
Posted inNews & Views
Householder Denies D.C. Dinners With FirstEnergy, Tying Donations To Legislation
The former speaker of the Ohio House took the stand in his own defense
Posted inNews & Views
At Householder Trial, Former State Rep. Nino Vitale Cites Hazy Memory, Distances Himself From HB6 Scandal
Vitale was said to be a big supporter of speaker now charged with racketeering
Posted inNews & Views
In Householder Trial, Stalking, Assault Alleged in Repeal Fight Over Corrupt HB6 Utility Bailout
“I’ve never seen anything like it and I’ve been in politics most of my adult life. It was like a war zone out there.”
Posted inNews & Views
HB6 Utility Bailout Sprung Out of Fertile, Corrupt Ground in Ohio, Recordings Show
Conflicted interests, self-dealing, and a disregard for the public
Posted inNews & Views
Householder Co-Defendant: Campaign Checks Were “Specifically Tied” to Corrupt $1.3 Billion HB6 Bailout
When a $400,000 check was slid across a table, it was clear what it was for
Posted inNews & Views
From Credit Cards to Pool Cleaning, FirstEnergy Money Benefited Larry Householder, Feds Say
The conduit for the company has already pleaded guilty
Posted inNews & Views
FirstEnergy Exec Tried to Keep DeWine Aide’s Name Off $10M Transaction Tied to HB6
Ohio governor has staunchly defended aide in $61M scandal
Posted inNews & Views
Ohio Lobbyist Matt Borges Accused of Paying $15,000 to Spy on Effort to Repeal HB6
Racketeering trial focuses on corrupt bailout
Posted inNews & Views
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Didn’t Speak Out Against HB6 Because FirstEnergy Had Supported His Campaign
Text messages indicate that Borges was assigned to try to enlist Yost’s help with the bailout.