First Energy

The latest Ohio Supreme Court ruling sparked the call for change.

The Cleveland Browns have been playing in FirstEnergy Stadium since 2013, through a $102 million, 17-year contract. Some state lawmakers want to know if the utility used ratepayer money to pay for the deal.

The report looks into whether FirstEnergy followed corporate separation safeguards.

Rep. Jeff Crossman (D-Parma) hopes a complete, independent investigation reveals more about the relationship between Sam Randazzo and the utility company.

The University of Akron’s football program has been hit with NCAA sanctions for improper loans to players; Columbus is on pace to exceed last year's record homicides; the Ohio Attorney General's Office has approved summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state; and more stories.

Matt Borges talks about his case in a wide-ranging interview for "The State of Ohio."

Democrats in the Ohio House want Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) to fire two members of his staff in response to new information to come out related to the nuclear bailout bribery case. But DeWine's office says that's not going to happen.

Rep. Casey Weinstein (D-Hudson) says he had suspected the tie after hearing Randazzo's nuclear bailout testimony, but Randazzo wouldn't disclose the connection.

Ohio is no stranger to scandal.In fact, it's been reported that, as of today, no state in the Union has a bigger scandal than the $61 million bribery case that federal prosecutors have brought against former Ohio Speaker Larry Householder and his associates for pushing a $1.3 billion bailout of Akron-based First Energy for two failing nuclear power plants.

The subsidies mean that ratepayers are paying for inefficient coal plants, the residential utilities advocate says.