Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose files more campaign-finance violation charges against former House Speaker Larry Householder
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
State Rep. Larry Householder, a Perry County Republican, speaks with reporters on the Ohio House floor Tuesday. It was Householder s first time at a legislative session since his arrest on racketeering conspiracy charges. (Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has accused former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder of additional campaign finance violations, according to a complaint his office filed on Friday.
In a letter to the Ohio Elections Commission, a staffer in LaRose’s office said the former House speaker from Jan. 1, 2019 through March 17, 2020 accepted campaign contributions from five separate donors two people and three political groups that exceeded per-donor limit under state law.
Ohio lawmakers again try to roll back state’s prevailing-wage requirements
Updated Mar 05, 2021;
Posted Mar 05, 2021
A worker operates at a construction site in Milan, Italy, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Some Ohio House Republicans are again trying to weaken the state s prevailing-wage laws, which govern how much workers on many public construction projects are paid. But there are signs there still isn t enough support in the legislature to pass the measure. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio Some Ohio Republican lawmakers are again trying to loosen the state’s prevailing-wage law, which ensures that workers on large local-government construction projects should be paid at least the average wage paid to nearby workers on similar jobs.
State Sen. Michael Rulli, R-Salem
COLUMBUS The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 44, which would repeal the nuclear subsidies included in House Bill 6, a $1 billion bailout for Ohio s two nuclear power plants that is at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe.
SB 44 was sponsored by state Sens. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, and Jerry C. Cirino, R-Kirtland. Last General Assembly, I, and my constituents, had serious concerns about the provisions included in House Bill 6, which is why I voted no on that legislation, Rulli said in a news release. By repealing the nuclear subsidy, this bill is an important step to fixing some of those issues and saving money for ratepayers, protecting Ohio jobs and providing a clear path forward.
LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill gets 10th try in Ohio legislature: Overnight News Links
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
The Ohio Fairness Act would extend civil rights protections for gay and transgender people in the workplace, housing, education and other parts of everyday life. (Associated Press file photo)
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LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill is back in the Ohio General Assembly for the 10th time (Read more)
Gov. Mike DeWine provides a benchmark for removal of coronavirus public health orders (Read more)
Indicted ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder introduces measures to override coronavirus, executive orders (Read more)
Coronavirus in Ohio
Seventy-six of Ohio s 88 counties are on red alert for concern over coronavirus spread, an improvement from 80 last week and 84 two weeks ago.Ohio Department of Health
Repeal of energy law moves forward
Mark Gillispie - Associated Press
CLEVELAND The Ohio Legislature appears to be making progress on eliminating most of the provisions included in a corruption-tainted energy bill now the subject of federal investigations.
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a bill that removes the most scrutinized provision: a $1 billion bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants that were operated by a subsidiary of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. when the energy bill was approved in July 2019.
A new company called Energy Harbor took ownership of the two plants along the Lake Erie shoreline in February 2020 in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court deal with the subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions. Energy Harbor has indicated to lawmakers it no longer wants the subsidy that would have been funded by electric customers from across the state.