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Ohio convictions end one chapter of long-running corruption saga

2023-03-17

The conviction of former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and state Republican Party chairman Matt Borges in a $61 million bribery trial ends just one chapter in a long-running saga of corruption in Ohio that Checks & Balances Project has uncovered over the last decade. At the heart of the scandal is FirstEnergy, a fossil… Read more »

Ohio Official: State Might Have 100,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

2021-04-21

Ohio passed legislation in 2018 that increased funds for capping oil and natural gas wells with no identifiable owners or that are bankrupt. But an analysis of state data shows the rate they’re being capped has been declining at 5% per year since the 1990s.

Ohio Speaker’s Office Sends Proof that Majority Leader Seitz Exchanged Email with a Canadian!

2021-04-2

We Asked, Though, for Text Messages with the Gov’s Chief of Staff, PUC Chair, First Energy CEO and a Lobbyist…. It took four and a half months, but we finally got a response to our request for records of powerful Ohio House Majority Leader Bill Seitz relating to a disgraced official and the $61 million… Read more »

Randazzo Secretly Bought 5 Ohio Properties Starting in 2013

2020-11-24

FirstEnergy Corp. admits to paying $4 million to end a consulting contract with “an entity associated with an individual who subsequently was appointed” as utilities regulator. The contract began in 2013, when Randazzo began buying properties.

Ohio PUC Chair Randazzo’s Ties to Players in $61M FirstEnergy Scandal Raise Questions

2020-11-2

C&BP launches “The Randazzo Accountability Project,” building upon several years of our previous investigative work into various players in Columbus’s culture of corruption.

Ohio’s Seitz Stays on ALEC Board While 71 Companies Leave and Charles Koch Shows Up

2019-02-25

At the ALEC Annual Meeting, on the first full day after his arrival, Seitz’ calendar shows that he met with the ALEC finance board and attended a lunch with donors.

Fossil Fuel Operatives Using Social Media Pressured Ohio County to Spurn Wind Tax Millions

2019-02-14

A new investigation uncovers how a sophisticated social media disinformation campaign helped to convince Van Wert County to reject further wind development.

Two Neighboring Ohio Counties, Two Different Economies

2019-02-7

While Van Wert County ended all wind energy development, Paulding, located to its north, embraced it. The results are that Paulding County taxpayers are benefiting from increased county tax revenue, stronger public schools and a boost in its bond rating by the international agency Moody’s Investor Service.

Coal-Backed Anti-Wind Guru Barrels into Ohio’s Seneca County to Attack Wind Energy

2018-10-25

Kevon Martis positions himself as a volunteer who travels the country educating local communities. “I am not paid by the fossil fuel companies to fight wind,” Martis declared, but admitted that his expenses are covered.

Anti-Wind Gadfly’s Propaganda Provokes “Angst and Fear” in Ohio’s Seneca County

2018-10-4

An examination of public records obtained by Checks and Balances Project shows that county commissioners were the target of anti-wind propaganda supported by or aligned with the interests of oil, natural gas, and coal companies.

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