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Both FirstEnergy and its shareholders seek secrecy around company’s bribes
BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal Both FirstEnergy Corp. and its shareholders argued to a federal judge that they shouldn’t be forced to publicly disclose which executives ordered the payment of political bribes that the company admitted to in a related criminal case. The two parties are awaiting judicial approval of a proposed settlement from a derivative lawsuit filed…
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Ohio Medicaid preaches transparency, withholds watchdog reports
BY: MARTY SCHLADEN – Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Medicaid director Maureen Corcoran often stresses the importance of transparency in delivering $35 billion worth of health care each year to Ohio’s poor and disabled. But in response to an open-records request, the department last week refused to provide copies of key, federally required reports meant to ensure that its biggest contractors aren’t…
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House GOP leader on Justice Maureen O’Connor impeachment: ‘All options are on the table’
BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN AND NICK EVANS – Ohio Capital Journal Columbus, Ohio – A ranking House Republican left open the possibility of impeaching the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, which this week rejected Republicans’ third proposed legislative redistricting map. During a private GOP caucus phone call Thursday, House Majority Leader Bill Seitz and Rep. Jon Cross voiced support…
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PERMITLESS CARRY, A TOP NRA PRIORITY, ADVANCING ACROSS Ohio and COUNTRY DESPITE WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION
EDITORIAL, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioIf the gun lobby gets its way, more than half the country will have permitless carry laws in place by the end of 2022. Just in the past week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey sided with the gun lobby and signed new permitless carry bills into law, ignoring widespread opposition from…
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Ohio Supreme Court rejects GOP-drawn Statehouse district maps for the third time
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.. by Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal March 17, 2022 A bipartisan majority on the Ohio Supreme Court has for the third time rejected Statehouse district maps passed along partisan lines by Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission. The most recent versions of legislative maps that had been approved by the ORC…
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Donating at Hoxworth is pretty easy and there is a critical need! Please watch this video
Nervous about donating blood? There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there, let’s dispel some of those rumors with a quick fact check! The Critical Need Hoxworth Blood Center is in need of Type A and O blood, and platelet donors! If you are eligible to give, please schedule your next donation as…
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U.S. Senate backs shift to permanent daylight saving time
Education, Latest Stories, Loveland & Local, News, Region and Beyond, Spotlight, Statehouse and Around OhioBY: ARIANA FIGUEROA – Ohio Capital Journal WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate with little debate on Tuesday unanimously supported a permanent change to daylight saving time, several days after Americans once again went through the hated “spring forward” ritual of changing their clocks. If the bill, the Sunshine Protection Act, clears the House, it would mean most states would…
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Ohio State Leaders Must Allow Voter Education Collaboration
CLEVELAND — In response to the Ohio Supreme Court’s rejection of the third proposed state map due to partisan gerrymandering, All Voting is Local Ohio State Director Kayla Griffin released the following statement: Background: At the moment, state and local officials are preparing for a May 3 primary. On its face, Revised Code § 3501.054,…
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Sen. Brown statement following address from Ukraine President Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released the below statement following Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the U.S. Congress. “Today President Zelenskyy made it clear that Ukraine needs more resources to defend itself and its freedom, and that’s what the U.S. is providing. President Biden is announcing dramatic new military assistance for Ukraine…
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DeWine signs law removing training, background check, permitting requirement to conceal carry
BY: JAKE ZUCKERMAN – Ohio Capital Journal Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Monday removing training, background check and permitting requirements to carry a concealed weapon in Ohio. When the law takes effect in 90 days, all Ohioans aged 21 and older who are lawfully allowed to possess a weapon will be able to carry it…
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