Nuclear Bailout

Prosecutors and defense lawyers said the trial of former House Speaker Larry Householder and former FirstEnergy lobbyist Matt Borges will take about six weeks.

The party wants documents that show any possible connection between Gov. Mike DeWine's administration and the nuclear bailout bribery scandal.

The Statehouse News Bureau takes a look back at 2021 and the fallout of what’s been called the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history.

One of Ohio's largest utility companies is attempting to leave its past in the rearview mirror, but accountability concerns still linger as FirstEnergy looks at its plans for the future.

The utility bosses talked about their companies' priorities and if they can get help from the then-chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

Roadblocks at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, in Gov. Mike DeWine’s office and elsewhere could make it harder to prevent future corruption.

A Democratic state lawmaker said he wants more information on the relationship between the former chair of the state’s utility regulating panel and FirstEnergy.

Former Ohio Republican Party, Matt Borges has kept a fairly low profile since being arrested last summer as a part of the nuclear bailout bribery scandal. However, now he is alleging federal prosecutors lied about evidence in a meeting last year to get him to plead guilty.

A bipartisan bill in the Ohio Legislature would once again allow power companies to offer energy efficiency programs such as smart thermostats or appliance rebates.

A Franklin County court has frozen $8 million in assets of the former head of Ohio’s utility regulator.