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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, won't say who he is recommending for two key federal prosecutor slots in Ohio.

What went wrong with Ohio's unemployment system? Part of the problem was, 10 Investigates found, the antiquated computer system was not ready for the large influx of claims when the pandemic shut down businesses. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 10:35 PM EDT May 20, 2021 The announcement this week that Ohio overpaid more than $2.1 billion in unemployment benefits serves as a reminder that COVID’s costly legacy extends beyond people who got sick or died. The virus also crippled the state’s fragile unemployment system. And a year later, the state is still tr...

In February, Ohio officials estimated $332 million had been paid out in 2020 in fraudulent unemployment checks. That figure was updated to $2.1 billion.

Ohio Public Radio House Speaker Larry Householder draws up the details of his plan to overhaul energy policy in Ohio. Former Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) remains in the Ohio House as he awaits trial on federal bribery charges related to the 2019 passage of House Bill 6, the sweeping energy law. House Bill 6 is at the center of the scheme that federal prosecutors say involved $60 million in bribes paid to Householder and four others by a utility widely believed to FirstEnergy through a dark money group called Generation Now. The nuclear power plant subsidies in the law have been repe...

1:10 House Bill 6 is at the center of the scheme that federal prosecutors say involved $60 million in bribes paid to Householder and four others by a utility widely believed to FirstEnergy through a dark money group called Generation Now. The nuclear power plant subsidies in the law have been repealed, and investigations into the case continue. Bob Cupp (R-Lima), who replaced Householder as speaker, had said last year Householder might be expelled if he were re-elected to his seat, since a representative can only be removed once for a particular offense. Householder faced only write-in candid...