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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine supports repealing a remaining aspect of corrupt legislation that forces ratepayers to spend hundreds of millions per year on an out-of-state and unprofitable coal plant. This comes as the state moves forward in its case against the architects of House Bill 6, the bill that resulted from the largest bribery scheme in Ohio history.Every month, John Makley looks at his energy bill and sighs.
Jury finds former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and co-defendant Matt Borges guiltyIn late June that year, federal judge Timothy Black sentenced Householder to 20 years in prison. Borges got five years. The two surviving defendants — Jeff Longstreth and Juan Cespedes — took plea agreements early on, helping the FBI, and are still awaiting their sentencing. The feds are asking for zero to six months for them.
Larry Householder using Trump 'connections’ to try to get out of prisonThe convicted felon was supposed to be in court Monday, but it ended up getting pushed back.I have covered this bribery scandal extensively — from the legislation going through the Statehouse, the arrests, trial, conviction and sentencing of Householder and former GOP leader Matt Borges.
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