First Energy

Amid a bribery investigation, the utility makes a deal with New York-based shareholders.

An ally of former President Donald Trump who recently stepped down as chair of the Ohio Republican Party is joining the race for the U.S. Senate seat that the GOP’s Rob Portman is vacating; Ohio death penalty opponents are announcing a new effort to end capital punishment that includes several GOP supporters of a ban; Ohio’s current COVID-19 hospitalizations and average new case numbers continued a downward slide on Thursday as more people receive vaccinations; and more stories.

Changes in U.S. attorney posts are typical with any new incoming president, Sherrod Brown says.

The post remains unfilled after former Chair Sam Radazzo resigned last fall.

The ruling prevents the new charges that are a result of the controversial energy bill from being added to electricity bills.

The sweeping energy law that bails out nuclear power plants has been linked to the biggest alleged scandal in Ohio politics.

One supporter of the bill that would delay the nuclear bailout says it also nixes measures that would financially benefit First Energy.

Electric bills are still scheduled to increase next month.

The plan would put off collecting money from all Ohio electric ratepayers.

Corruption continues to surface, and the efforts to repeal the so-called nuclear bailout law are at a standstill.