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HB6 Corruption Trial of Larry Householder Set to Begin Next Month
Ohio’s former House speaker faces federal bribery and conspiracy charges
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As Ohio Regulators Sit on Coal Plant Subsidy Cases, Costs Could Rack Up for Ratepayers
Ratepayers are getting tiny credits right now, but House Bill 6’s coal plant bailouts have huge net costs. And millions of dollars of those costs were improper, critics argue.
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Special Counsel Hired to Help PUCO With Document Requests Has Multiple Ties to HB 6 Push
Links include an HB 6 co-sponsor, a lobbyist for FirstEnergy’s former subsidiary, and a former partner who served as an officer for Generation Now.
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Ohio Utility Regulators Freeze Investigations Into FirstEnergy Bribes
The move is meant to defer to the ongoing criminal cases
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Coal Plant Subsidies From Pay-for-Play Legislation Have Cost Ohioans $173 million
The subsidies are expected to cost ratepayers a total of $700 million
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A Court-Ordered Freeze of Regulator’s HB 6 Cases Could Further Harm Ohio Consumers
A federal prosecutor’s move to stay PUCO cases would thwart investigations behind FirstEnergy’s spending and other matters related to Ohio’s ongoing House Bill 6 corruption scandal
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Texts, Calendars, Emails Link DeWine to FirstEnergy’s Bribery Scandal
The administration had a hands-on role in getting HB6 passed
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Regulators’ Foot-Dragging on Public Records Hides the Full Story Behind Ohio’s HB6 Corruption Scandal
Documents produced at the end of July shed light on Sam Randazzo’s role at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. But more documents before and after his tenure still haven’t been produced.
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Judge Boots Shareholder Lawyers From FirstEnergy Bribery Suit for Failure to ‘Diligently Prosecute’ Case
Judge Adams has for months lambasted the plaintiffs for agreeing to settlements without due diligence
