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☆ Is Ohio really that great of a place for first-time homebuyers?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Are you a first-time homebuyer who recently moved to Ohio? Some may be found in Ohio, according to data from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com. In Youngstown, buyers earning at least $75,000 can afford to purchase 72% of listings, while those in Akron and Toledo can afford to buy 61%. It begs the question: Is Ohio really that great of a place for first-time homebuyers? We want to hear from current Ohio residents who are first-time homebuyers or recently relocated to or within the state.

Persons: homebuyer, Toledo —, Ian Beniston, Beniston, it's, Eric Cooper, he's, Cooper, Sellers, Alcynna Lloyd Organizations: Service, National Association of Realtors, Realtor.com, Ohio —, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Columbus —, Coldwell Banker, Bureau, alloyd Locations: Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, homebuying, Ohio, Wall, Silicon, There's, Ohio — Youngstown , Akron

☆ Goodyear Tire to expand board in settlement with Elliott
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The firm urged the company to refresh the board, sell its stores and conduct an operational review. On Tuesday, Goodyear said it would establish a strategic and operational review committee. Elliott, which has a history of taking board seats at companies including Twitter and eBay, had previously criticized the tyre-manufacturer for mismanagement and lagging behind its rivals, Michelin and Bridgestone. "We have been encouraged by Goodyear's openness to taking actions necessary to realize its full potential," Elliott executives said in a statement on Tuesday. Evercore, Lazard and Goldman Sachs are financial advisers to Goodyear, while Paul Weiss the legal counsel.

Persons: Goodyear, Richard Kramer, Elliott, Lazard, Goldman Sachs, Paul Weiss, Nathan Gomes, Sriraj Organizations: Goodyear Tire &, Elliott Investment Management, Twitter, eBay, Michelin, Bridgestone, Evercore, Goodyear, Thomson Locations: Tyre, Akron , Ohio, Bengaluru

CNN —Bronny James, the son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California and was hospitalized on Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest. LeBron James, left, poses with his son Bronny after Sierra Canyon beat Akron St. Vincent - St. Mary in a high school basketball game on December 14, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. “My last year will be played with my son,” James told the Athletic in 2022. Last July, USC freshman forward Vince Iwuchukwu suffered a cardiac arrest during a summer workout.

Persons: CNN — Bronny James, LeBron James, Bronny James, “, James, LeBron, ” Bronny, Bronny, Vincent, St, Mary, Jay LaPrete, ” James, It’s, Vince Iwuchukwu, Iwuchukwu, Jon Yonamine, Erin Tillman, Lauren Crawford, Andy Enfield, ”, Damar Hamlin, ” Hamlin Organizations: CNN, NBA, University of Southern, USC, USC’s, Sierra Canyon High School, Sierra Canyon, Akron St, Los Angeles Lakers, Athletic, American Heart Association ., Buffalo Bills, Twitter Locations: University of Southern California, Savannah, Los Angeles, Sierra, Columbus , Ohio, that’s

☆ The top 19 metro areas where real-estate demand is heating up, signaling home-value increases — and 20 where it's slowing the most — according to Redfin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A second metric the firm uses is the difference in weighted compete score, which measures the direction the market is trending in. It's based on a year-over-year change in the overall compete score. A good way to look at the data is by considering both the overall score and the changing score. Marr says investors should pay more attention to the difference in the compete score, and specifically, areas that are facing steep increases versus declines. Below is a list of June's year-over-year difference in weighted compete score listed from lowest to highest positive change and the overall weighted compete score.

Persons: Taylor Marr, Marr, it's Organizations: MLS, Boston Locations: East, Redfin, It's, Lake County , Illinois, Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Montgomery County, Columbus, Baltimore, Elgin, IL, Louis, Camden, NJ, Akron, York, NY, Providence, RI, Madison, WI, Haven, Newark , NJ, Bridgeport, County, Hartford, Milwaukee, Cincinnati

☆ How Do You Spell Discrimination?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Cynthia Greenlee | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1936, the eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first Black student to win the Akron, Ohio, citywide spelling bee. Spelling bees fit neatly into the idea of American meritocracy and are, increasingly, a vehicle for immigrant industry. Weatherford’s depiction of Cox’s journey pairs facts gleaned from newspaper accounts with directive questions: “Can you spell discrimination?”It is not subtle. But at a time when many Americans will offer any explanation for racism but racism, there is value in being on-the-nose. Even in seemingly straightforward games of achievement like spelling bees, the best and the brightest don’t always secure the victory, and racism can curdle the whole affair.

Persons: MacNolia Cox, Cox, —, smarts, Spelling, Carole Boston Weatherford Organizations: Akron, Washington , D.C Locations: Akron , Ohio, Washington ,

CNN —Mass shootings, like the ones that occurred Monday in Philadelphia and Fort Worth, Texas – and over the weekend in Baltimore — are not uncommon around the Fourth of July. The holiday has accounted for the most mass shootings of any other days of the year in nearly a decade, according to a CNN analysis of the Gun Violence Archive’s mass shooting data since 2014. So far, there have been at least 10 mass shootings on July 4 and 5, according to GVA. Summer days overall have higher numbers of mass shootings than other times of the year, according to CNN’s analysis. Of the top 10 calendar days with the highest number of mass shootings since 2014, all but one — New Year’s Day — was in June, July or August.

Persons: David Laughlin, WEWS, Angie Willhite, Cassondra Fovel, —, Leslie Parson Organizations: CNN, Mason, Community Center, WEWS, Akron Police Department, Sheriff’s, Twitter, Shreveport Police, WILX, Hayward Police, Metropolitan Police Locations: Philadelphia, Fort Worth , Texas, Baltimore, GVA, Akron , Ohio, Edgewood , Maryland, Harr, Edgewood, Harford, Shreveport , Louisiana, Lansing , Michigan, Hayward , California, Washington

☆ These cities in Ohio have more affordable homes available for sale than any other US metro, but they're still few and far between
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US housing shortage makes it especially hard for middle-income buyers to purchase homes. But there's some good news, at least in the data: There are still a few US metros where affordable homes remain available to middle-income buyers. According to the NAR and Realtor.com analysis, among the 100 largest US metros, three areas from Ohio: Youngstown, Akron, and Toledo have the most affordable homes available for middle-income buyers. Overall, the US housing market is short 6.5 million homes. In general, homes in the low- to mid-priced range should be more plentiful in "relatively more affordable areas," than in the expensive areas, the economists wrote in the report.

Persons: —, Ian Beniston, Eric Cooper, Sellers, it's, Beniston Organizations: Service, National Association of Realtors, NAR, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation, Coldwell Banker Locations: Three Ohio, Ohio, Youngstown , Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, Akron, El Paso , Texas, Boise , Idaho, Spokane , Washington

NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - The end of the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed not just on demand for Purell but also on efforts to sell the maker of the hand sanitizer. SC Johnson, Ecolab Inc, Essity AB (ESSITYa.ST) and Kimberly-Clark Corp (KMB.N) were among the companies that participated in the auction, the sources said. It is unclear whether the family will now hold on to Gojo and try to seek a sale in the future. The company expanded into skincare and invented Purell, an alcohol-based hand cleaner which dries on its own, in 1988. The company launched Purell in the consumer market in 1997.

Persons: SC, Clark, Kimberly Clark, Essity, Gojo, Goldie Lippman, Jerry, Clarence Cook, Abigail Summerville, Anirban Sen, Leslie Adler, David Gregorio Our Organizations: YORK, Gojo Industries Inc, SC Johnson, Ecolab Inc, Essity, Clark Corp, Thomson Locations: Kimberly, Akron , Ohio, New York

☆ Midwest American Cities Are Facing a Downtown Crisis, Urban Doom Loop
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

But Midwestern cities are also facing a crisis of their own — struggling to attract workers, residents, and visitors to their downtowns. Nine of the 13 Midwestern cities tracked in the study were in the bottom half of the rankings. In the early part of the 20th century, Midwestern cities boomed — attracting workers and families seeking out manufacturing jobs and education. Many Midwestern cities relied on a single industry or even a single company to buttress its economy. "If office workers are coming downtown less, but college students are willing to come downtown more, what about literally putting a college in your downtown?"

Persons: COVID, Michael Hicks, Jacob Frey, Salesforce, Karen Chapple, Hicks, Michael Siluk, Amanda Weinstein, Weinstein, weren't, it's, Tracy Hadden Loh, Hadden Loh, It's, they've, you've, Chapple, Edwin Remsberg, downtowns, I've, —, Columbus, Keyvan Esfarjani, Eliza Relman Organizations: metros —, metros, Ball State University, University of Toronto, St, of Cities, Midwest, University of Akron, Brookings Institution, Institution, Arizona State University, Cleveland, Housing, While Ohio, Ohio State University's, Intel Locations: San Francisco, Seattle, Indiana, Midwest, Louis, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Kansas City , Missouri, Detroit, Akron, leafier, downtowns, Lake Erie, Burke, Downtown, Kansas, Chicago, Columbus, While, Ohio

☆ Bob Huggins Resigns From West Virginia After Drunken Driving Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Claire Fahy | Santul Nerkar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Last month, Huggins was disciplined after he used a homophobic slur twice and mocked Catholics on a local Cincinnati radio program. Huggins, who coached at the University of Cincinnati from 1989 to 2005, was charged with drunken driving in Ohio in 2004 and pleaded no contest. In 38 seasons as the head coach at Akron, Cincinnati, Kansas State and West Virginia, he led his teams to 26 N.C.A.A. But a national title has eluded Huggins, who has the most wins of any coach to never cut down the championship nets. “Coach Huggins devoted himself to his players, to our student body, to our fans and alumni and to all West Virginians,” the statement read.

Persons: Huggins, “ Columbus, “, ” Huggins, Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, Jim Calhoun, ” Organizations: West Virginia University, University of Cincinnati, Division, Akron, Akron , Cincinnati , Kansas State, West Virginians Locations: Pittsburgh, ”, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Akron , Cincinnati , Kansas, West Virginia

☆ Family sues Akron and 8 officers who shot Jayland Walker
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Rich Mckay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A spokeswoman for the city told the Akron Beacon Journal that there would be no comment on the litigation from the city. The officers pursued Walker on foot after an attempted traffic stop in June 2022 and shot him dozens of times, including five times in the back, police officials said. "Only then did the officers fire believing Mr. Walker was firing again at them," said Yost, whose office was asked by local prosecutors to investigate the shooting. State law allows officers to use deadly force against a deadly threat to themselves or others, he added. A media lawsuit seeking the names of the officers is pending before the Ohio Supreme Court.

Persons: Jayland Walker, Daniel Horrigan, Stephen Mylett, Bobby DiCello, Walker, DiCello, Dave Yost, Yost, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Walker's, Pamela Walker, Rich McKay, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Northern, Northern District of, Police, Reuters, Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio, of Justice, DOJ, Ohio Supreme, Thomson Locations: Akron , Ohio, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of Ohio, City, Akron, State, United States, Minneapolis, Louisville , Kentucky, Ohio, Atlanta

☆ Middle-income buyers face the most severe housing shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

These would-be buyers face the most severe housing shortage of any other income bracket, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com that found the market is short more than 300,000 affordable homes for these buyers. Given that income, these buyers can purchase homes valued up to $256,000 without being overburdened with housing costs. Middle-income buyers can afford to buy less than a quarter — only 23% — of listings that are currently on the market. In a balanced market, buyers earning $75,000 can afford to purchase 66% of the listings in the Youngstown metro area. However, these buyers would be able to afford to buy more than 50% of the listings in a balanced market.

Persons: ”, Nadia Evangelou, that’s, ” Evangelou, “ It’s, Toledo —, Danielle Hale, “ Organizations: DC CNN, National Association of Realtors, NAR, El, homeownership Locations: Washington, United States, homeownership, Ohio, — Youngstown , Akron, Toledo, Youngstown, El Paso , Texas, Boise , Idaho, Spokane , Washington, In Boise, Boise

☆ Pat Robertson, the televangelist who helped turn Christianity into a political force, is dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ben Finley | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Robertson was a televangelist who helped bring Christianity to the center of the Republican Party. Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson was born March 22, 1930, in Lexington, Virginia, to Absalom Willis Robertson and Gladys Churchill Robertson. Robertson was interested in politics until he found religion, Dede Robertson told the AP in 1987. Pat Robertson listens as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. But after President Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020, Robertson said Trump was living in an "alternate reality" and should "move on," news outlets reported.

Persons: Pat Robertson, Robertson, —, — Pat Robertson, Steve Helber, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Jeffrey K, Hadden, ″, ″ Robertson, Bush, — Robertson, John C, Green, Marion Gordon, Pat, Absalom Willis Robertson, Gladys Churchill Robertson, Pam MacDonald, Adelia, Dede, Elmer, Dede Robertson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, God, George W, Hugo Chavez, misspoke, Bill Clinton, Trump, Kellyanne Conway, Joe Biden, Robertson's, Gordon, Rupert Murdoch's Organizations: Christian Broadcasting Network, Republican Party, Service, Christian Coalition, Regent University, American Center for Law, Justice, University of Virginia, Associated Press, ″, Republican, House, The University of Akron, U.S, Representative, Washington, Lee University, 1st Marine Division, Yale University Law School, Conservative, Conference, Yale, Southern Baptist, Catholic, AP, New York Theological Seminary, CBN, University of Akron, White, Trump, International, Entertainment Inc, The, Rupert, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Locations: Va, Virginia, America, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake , Virginia, Iowa, George H.W ., U.S, Chesapeake, Lexington , Virginia, Korea, Houston, Southern, New York, Bedford, Stuyvesant, Ohio, New, Portsmouth , Va, Virginia Beach , Virginia, Pennsylvania, Orlando , Florida, Kenya, IFE

☆ 'Shooting Stars' review: How LeBron James became a star with an assist from his friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —LeBron James continues paving the way for his post-basketball media career, this time by producing a superstar origin story adapted from his book, “Shooting Stars,” about how his hoops heroism came with an assist from a close-knit group of friends. Directed by Chris Robinson, the story is adapted from the book by James and “Friday Night Lights” author Buzz Bissinger, and previously served as the basis for the documentary “More Than a Game.”Sian Cotton, Romeo Travis, Dru Joyce III, Willie McGee, Coach Dru Joyce II and LeBron James, the real-life inspiration for "Shooting Stars." Where “Shooting Stars” merely glances the rim, ultimately, is the basketball sequences themselves, which rely too much on slow motion and don’t conjure much excitement. Heading directly to streaming via Peacock, “Shooting Stars” provides an earnest reminder that James didn’t spring from the ground a fully formed basketball phenom, but was rather shaped in part by the coaches, teammates, friends and mother that helped guide him. “Shooting Stars” premieres June 2 on Peacock.

Persons: LeBron James, ”, LeBron, Dru Joyce II, ” Wood Harris, Vincent –, Dermot Mulroney, I’m, Chris Robinson, James, Buzz Bissinger, ” Sian Cotton, Romeo Travis, Dru Joyce III, Willie McGee, Mookie Cook, Lil Dru, Caleb McLaughlin, Sian, Khalil Everage, Willie, Avery S, Wills, Jr, James ’, Savannah, Katlyn Nichol, pompously, “, ” Dru, There’s, James didn’t Organizations: CNN, NCAA, White Catholic, University of Oregon, lotto, James ’ Lakers, NBA Locations: Akron , Ohio

“Many things have happened [in my career] for the better and mistakes or not, it has always been for the better. With more than 130,000 people in the stadium that day, it remains one of the biggest attendances in boxing history. “I feel very happy and I hope to be a good example for them. But if Ryder wins on Saturday, it will go down as one of the greatest upsets in the history of the sport. If you’re in the US or Canada, you can watch on DAZN pay-per-view and in the UK with a DAZN subscription.

☆ LeBron James vs. Steph Curry: Old rivalries reignite as LA Lakers face Golden State Warriors
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers took down the Memphis Grizzlies 4-2 in the opening round of the playoffs. In another battle of the old vs. the young, the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings in an exhilarating seven-game series. José Luis Villegas/APBattles of old2015 FinalsThe first NBA Finals matchup between LeBron and Steph was in 2015. Greg Nelson/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images2017 FinalsThe Golden State Warriors responded to their 2016 Finals loss by recruiting Kevin Durant in the off-season. Following a disappointing end to his second stint with the Cavaliers, LeBron moved across to the West and signed with the Los Angeles Lakers.

☆ Ohio police break up protest over no indictment in Jayland Walker killing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Demonstrators attend a protest held after a grand jury voted against indicting police officers in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man Jayland Walker, in Akron, Ohio, U.S. April 19, 2023. The mayor's office wrote on social media that police broke up the protest after it had been declared an "unlawful assembly." The protesters were venting anger over a grand jury's decision on Monday not to indict eight Akron police officers who shot Jayland Walker 46 times last June. Investigators have said that as he was driving, Walker fired at least one shot from a gun at police. The Walker family's legal team derided the grand jury's decision and said they would file a civil lawsuit against the city in June.

☆ Fed's Mester sees policy rate over 5% and 'soft landing' on horizon
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Michael S. Derby | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Mester, who does not have a vote on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year, spoke less than two weeks before the Fed's May 2-3 policy meeting. The central bank is widely expected to hike rates a final time at that meeting, lifting its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to the 5.00%-5.25% range. Noting a need to be "prudent" with policy, Mester said this possible change in financial conditions "would work in the same direction as tighter monetary policy," which the Fed will need to take stock of "to help us calibrate the appropriate path of monetary policy going forward." Mester said she expects the unemployment rate, which is currently 3.5%, to rise to between 4.5% and 4.75%. "The 'soft landing,' of course, is what we're aiming for," Mester said, referring to a scenario in which monetary tightening slows the economy, and inflation, without triggering a recession.

☆ OH grand jury declines to indict officers in Jayland Walker’s death
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsOH grand jury declines to indict officers in Jayland Walker’s deathPostedAn Ohio grand jury voted against indicting eight Akron police officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last year, the state attorney general said on Monday, as the city prepared for a fresh round of protests against alleged police misconduct. Video contains graphic images. This report produced by Freddie Joyner.

☆ Republicans in battleground states sidestep endorsing Trump as they eye 2024 Senate bids
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Republicans weighing 2024 Senate bids in key states haven't settled on Donald Trump for 2024. "As Senate Republican's primary dynamics get messier by the day, Senate GOP candidates are in a lose-lose situation when it comes to Trump," said Nora Keefe, a spokesperson for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Representatives for the three GOP prospects and the Senate GOP campaign arm either did not elaborate or respond when asked for comment. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a potential Senate candidate in another battleground state, Wisconsin, has repeatedly said he would not support Trump since the Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in the January 6 insurrection. I stand by what I said," he said during an Axios forum when asked if he would support Trump if he becomes the nominee.

☆ 130 Regal, Eastgate, and other movie theaters could close in the US — see the list of those already shuttering
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Travis Clark | Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cineworld has sought to exit its leases for 130 theaters in the US. A bankruptcy court in Texas has already approved its plan to walk away from 47 of those locations. Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. So far, the Texas bankruptcy court overseeing the proceedings has approved the company's plan to exit 47 leases, according to court filings. The North American box office hit $7.4 billion in 2022, according to Comscore, down from over $11 billion in 2019 and 2018.

☆ Alvin Bragg's staff urges Jim Jordan to stay at home in Ohio if he wants a look at high murder rates rather than trekking to NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged Trump with falsifying business records. House Judiciary chair Jim Jordan is holding a field hearing in New York to try and shame Bragg. A Bragg aide said Jordan could more effectively crack down on crime by looking at murders in Ohio. A Bragg spokesman called the pending congressional visit a political stunt, telling Bloomberg News that murders in New York City were three times lower than the murder rate in Columbus, Ohio. New York City, which has a population of roughly 18.9 million, closed out 2022 with 433 murders, the Wall Street Journal reported, for a murder rate of 2.3 murders per 100,000 citizens.

☆ American, Delta, and United have collectively dropped 74 US airports since the pandemic — see the full list
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Taylor Rains | Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have exited 74 airports since 2020. Some of the airports are in the Essential Air Service program and are now served by a new airline. In September 2022, the company's research revealed American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines had exited 59 airports. In total, American has left 19 airports, Delta has exited 17, and United has departed 38. American, Delta, and United have all cut routes in recent years, citing poor performance and the pilot shortage as contributing factors.

Companies Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Follow(Reuters) - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (GT.O) convinced an Ohio federal judge on Friday to throw out a $64 million jury verdict over its alleged theft of trade secrets related to self-inflating tires. A jury decided last year that Goodyear misappropriated five of the 12 trade secrets Coda accused it of misusing. But Lioi said Friday that four of the five secrets – related to Coda's design, development and placement of self-inflating tire pumps – were not specific enough to be considered protectable trade secrets. Lioi said Coda's fifth alleged secret, related to developing a functional self-inflating tire, was "no secret at all" because the concept was not new in 2009. The case is Coda Development SRO v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, No.

☆ Supreme Court’s ‘Dark Money’ Rulings Anchor Defense in Ohio Political Corruption Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Julie Bykowicz | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Former Ohio Rep. Larry Householder and others were charged in what officials say is the largest political corruption case in Ohio history. CINCINNATI—An Ohio jury is about to decide whether politicians enlisted by an energy company to seek a $1.3 billion state bailout of its two failing nuclear plants pushed the bounds of campaign spending too far. Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. secretly spent more than $60 million beginning in 2018 to help then-Republican state Rep. Larry Householder win the Ohio House speakership and secure the bailout. Federal prosecutors called the arrangement an illegal pay-to-play bribery scheme.

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