Trial of Ex-FirstEnergy Execs Charged in $60M Ohio Bribery Scheme Begins February 5, 2026 By Julie Carr Smyth The $4.3 million payment that Ohio-based FirstEnergy made to veteran lawyer and lobbyist Sam Randazzo in 2019, shortly before he...
Ohio’s FirstEnergy Ordered to Pay More Than $250M for Bribery Scheme November 21, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Ohio utility regulators ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy on Wednesday to pay more than $250 million in fines and refunds as a...
5 Years After Bribery Scandal, Critics Say FirstEnergy Hasn’t Faced Consequences July 25, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Five years after a $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, expert observers say...
Congressman Jim Jordan Deposed in Ohio State Sex Abuse Case July 24, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan was among those questioned under oath this month about the sexual abuse of Ohio State...
Former Ohio Doctor Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against Ex-Employers June 19, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth and John Seewer A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14...
Ohio Attorney General to Certify Proposed Ban on Police Immunity April 24, 2025 By Julie Carr Smyth Prompted by a stinging defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court, Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Tuesday said he...
Lawsuit Blames Deaths on Ohio Train Derailment February 5, 2025 By Josh Funk and Julie Carr Smyth A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment was...
Adults in Ohio Can Legally Possess and Grow Marijuana – But There’s Nowhere to Buy It December 11, 2023 By Samantha Hendrickson and Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of recreational marijuana limbo, in which adults can legally...
Ohio Votes to Legalize Marijuana For Adult Recreational Use November 9, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had...
Ohio to Vote on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in November August 18, 2023 By Julie Carr Smyth COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio was cleared Wednesday to appear...