âDark moneyâ group admits involvement in Householder bribery scandal The plea agreement comes seven months after the arrest of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on charges of participating in what federal prosecutors describe as the largest political corruption case in Ohio history. (Source: OhioHouse.gov) By Sharon Coolidge and Dan Horn | February 5, 2021 at 12:11 PM EST - Updated February 5 at 12:11 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (FOX19) - Representatives of a dark-money political action committee signed a guilty plea Friday admitting involvement in a massive bribery scheme in Ohio to protect a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.
More than 2 million FirstEnergy customers will no longer have to pay a controversial “decoupling” fee, under a request by the company approved by state utility regulators.
Ohio Attorney General Yost says he will not run for Portmanâs US Senate seat Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (Source: WOIO) By Chris Anderson | February 1, 2021 at 9:55 AM EST - Updated February 1 at 10:34 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohioâs top lawyer said he will not be running to fill the U.S. Senate seat once it becomes vacant after Rob Portman announced plans to not seek re-election in 2022.
Instead, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost intends on running again to retain his current position.
âAt this moment in history, maybe our greatest need is not for the making of new laws, but the equal and just application of the laws we have,â Yost wrote on Twitter on Monday morning when announcing his future plans.
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FirstEnergy agrees to Yost s demands; AG s efforts to save Ohioans nearly $2 billion from House Bill 6 language Dave Yost COLUMBUS – FirstEnergy is agreeing to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s demands that the company stop using a clause in House Bill 6 that would have cost its customers an extra $102 million this year.
The out-of-court settlement ends a guaranteed profit rider which is in addition to the $150 million nuclear bailout also contained in HB6 that Yost blocked in December with court action.
Altogether, General Yost s court actions is projected to save Ohioans nearly $2 billion over the years House Bill 6 would have been effective.
A critic of FirstEnergy’s dark money in Cleveland has had a long relationship with the Akron utility
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CLEVELAND, Ohio City Council President Kevin Kelley, who has led the fight to expose FirstEnergy Corp.’s use of dark money to weaken Cleveland Public Power, has had a long relationship with the Akron utility.
Since 2015, FirstEnergy and a law firm that represents it have contributed $31,500 to campaign accounts Kelley oversees, records show.
In an interview, he stressed that he has not been influenced by the contributions, many of which he received before the scandal of House Bill 6 hit Cleveland’s doorstep.