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Ohio Senator J.D. Vance Accused of Playing Putin’s Game
J.D. Vance is a leading critic of U.S. support for Ukraine
Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal
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Bernie Moreno Blasted Rivals Over HB6 Scandal. Now He’s Welcoming a Big Player’s Support
That’s Tony George, who had a long and lucrative relationship with FirstEnergy
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Ohio’s Leaders Blocked (Some) Foreign Money From Issue Campaigns. Advocates Call it a Dog-Whistle
“They’re making this about people who were born in other countries and adding on new categories of immigrants to be banned from donating money.”
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Ohio AG Yost Says He Won’t Explain His Role in Bailout Scandal Because of Other Cases
Those cases include some Yost filed himself
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Ohio GOP Leaders’ Push to Stop Foreign Money Does Nothing About Transparency
Dark money like what fueled bribery scandal could come from foreign sources
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Gov. Mike DeWine Signals Looming Scandal at Ohio Teachers’ Pension Fund
“This is a huge red flag, calling into question how STRS is operating and providing oversight,”
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Ohio Gov. DeWine Said He Didn’t Know of Millions in FirstEnergy Support. Is It Plausible?
“The notion that he was just this fumbling, naive grandpa who has no idea about seven-figure flows (supporting) his campaign is perhaps the single most far-fetched thing he’s ever said”
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DeWine Says Randazzo’s Ties to FirstEnergy Were Well Known, But the Evidence of This is Lacking
And there’s considerable evidence suggesting the opposite
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Ohio Lt. Gov. Husted Won’t Say If He Knew About $1M FirstEnergy Dark-Money Contribution
Donation came from utility behind massive bribery scandal
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Further Questions About DeWine Administration’s Involvement in HB6 Bribery Scandal
New court filing gives new details about aide, husband
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Trade Watchdog: Big Retailers Used Supply-Chain Problems to Inflate Grocery Costs
A Federal Trade Commission report determined Kroger, Walmart and Amazon “accelerated and distorted the negative effects associated with supply chain disruption”
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Stands Behind Aide While She Stays Mum About Bribery Scandal
Laurel Dawson knew about a $4.3 million payment from FirstEnergy to Sam Randazzo