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Ohioans’ Electric Bills Could Climb Depending on Regional Grid Auction
PJM Interconnect will announce the results of its capacity auction next week
Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal
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Ohio and National Government Watchdogs Warn GOP Trying to Engineer a More Favorable Midterm Map
Bernie Moreno said he thinks the GOP will pick up two additional seats and that Republicans controlling 12 of 15 districts — 80% of the delegation — “reflects the state.”
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Defamation Suit Offers Early Test of Ohio’s New Anti-SLAPP Statute
The new legal procedure aims to protect free speech from lawsuits filed to stifle expression
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Ohio Lawmakers Re-File Bill Restricting Local Law Enforcement From Cooperating With Federal Agencies
“These are real, evidence-based strategies that reduce gun deaths—without infringing on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.”
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Former FirstEnergy Executive Sheds Light on Ohio HB 6 Machinations, Denies Culpability
The former vice president also was asked about Tony George’s involvement in the scandal
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Ohio Regulators Begin House Bill 6 Hearings as Lawmakers Mull Anti-Corruption Legislation
The hearings, coming almost five years after the scandal came to light, will include testimony from FirstEnergy executives who previously refused to testify
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Ohio Senators Propose Novel, If Questionable, Browns Stadium Funding Plan
“This is not robbing Peter to pay Paul,” Cuyahoga County executive Chris Ronayne said. “This is robbing Bob and Betty Buckeye to pay (Browns owners) Jimmy and Dee Haslam.”
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Voter Rights Groups Say Ohio GOP Voting Overhaul Threatens the State’s Citizen Initiative Process
The proposals have gotten more attention for requiring proof of citizenship and eliminating ballot drop boxes, but they carry significant changes to signature gathering, too
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Ohio Woman’s ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case Should Proceed
Two lower courts said she didn’t prove her case, but the high court determined she was held to an unfair evidentiary standard
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Ohio Lawmakers Want Local Governments to Create Cybersecurity Plans
Ohio cities including Cleveland have been hit with ransomware attacks in recent years
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An Ohio Court Passed Rules Barring ICE Arrests. A State Senator Wants to Scrap Them
The rules were intended to protect victims, witnesses and defendants coming to the courthouse to participate in cases
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Opponents Warn of Harm to Eligible Voters if Ohio Lawmakers Require Citizenship Documents
In Ohio, the attorney general found just six cases of illegal voting spread over twelve years.