Yearly Archives: 2024

PUCO wipes mentions of HB 6’s corruption from the record
2024-12-2
As it continues to whitewash the effects of the state’s corrupt HB 6 law, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio routinely strikes expert witness testimony that highlights the law’s corrupt origins or the capture of PUCO’s staff by utility interests. During the first audit into the effects of the 2019 law that requires Ohio ratepayers… Read more »
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PUCO decision shows how its staff and utilities march in lockstep
2024-10-11
The Aug. 21 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruling in favor of the subsidies to utilities authorized by the state’s HB 6 law showed just how closely the commission’s staff and the companies work together. In five separate parts of the ruling, the commission cites how “staff and the companies” agreed to either strike testimony… Read more »
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Nonprofit’s missing paper trail for grant request
2024-09-27
Not long after receiving its tax-exempt nonprofit status two years ago, the Indian Lake Advocacy Group hired one of Columbus’ most prominent lobbying firms. Since then, ILAG has reported lobbying for only one item, a 2022 bill that called for a tax amnesty program. That’s despite ILAG’s open solicitation of a $5 million grant in… Read more »
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Anti-solar activist confirms ties to gas industry, dark money group
2024-08-28
Jared Yost, leader of the anti-solar Knox Smart Development group, confirmed in recent sworn testimony before the Ohio Power Siting Board that his group was supported by the Ariel Corp. and its allied Empowerment Alliance. Checks & Balances Project reported last March that Yost was a former employee of Ariel, whose former CEO is one… Read more »
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