Nuclear Bailout

More than a dozen bills have been proposed to repeal all or the repeal of House Bill 6, which was stripped of its subsidies to Ohio’s nuclear plants in 2021.

Ohio law may be too weak to convict a corrupt public official, but federal prosecutors have a more powerful hammer.

The trial of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges showed ways in which powers were abused and oversight was absent.

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former GOP Chairman Matt Borges were found guilty on a racketeering charge last week. We discuss the verdict and the aftermath.

The guilty verdict against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio GOP chair Matt Borges sparked reaction from politicians of both major parties.

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges have been found guilty by a jury of corruption following a seven-week trial.

Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and former FirstEnergy lobbyist and state party chair Matt Borges, both Republicans, are accused of playing roles in a $61 million bribery scheme to pass a billion-dollar bailout for two nuclear power plants.

Closing statements are set before a jury Tuesday in the trial of ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges, where both Republicans are accused of participating in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history.

Former Republican Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder directly contradicted FBI testimony in his corruption trial Wednesday, taking the stand for the first time to deny attending a series of swanky dinners in Washington, D.C. where prosecutors have alleged he and executives of Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. hatched a $60 million bribery scheme in 2017.

Republican former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder testified in his defense Wednesday, after the prosecution rested its case against him and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges.