/news/tags/hb6 HB6 en-US Copyright Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:45:09 GMT /2023-06-29/ex-ohio-house-speaker-gets-max-sentence-in-corruption-case-blasted-as-bully-with-a-lust-for-power Immediately after U.S. District Judge Timothy Black sentenced Larry Householder to 20 years in prison, the Republican former Ohio House speaker was handcuffed and led from the courtroom. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:45:09 GMT /2023-06-29/ex-ohio-house-speaker-gets-max-sentence-in-corruption-case-blasted-as-bully-with-a-lust-for-power Karen Kasler /2023-06-29/former-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-bribery The sentence was handed down after Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges were found guilty in a corruption trial back in March. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:39:33 GMT /2023-06-29/former-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison-for-bribery Jared Clayton Brown, Karen Kasler /2023-06-23/federal-prosecutors-recommend-16-20-year-sentence-for-former-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder Householder, along with former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges, have been convicted in federal court of wrongdoing in connection with the House Bill 6 scandal. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:53:22 GMT /2023-06-23/federal-prosecutors-recommend-16-20-year-sentence-for-former-ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder Jo Ingles /2023-03-17/democrats-propose-another-attempt-to-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-in-ohios-nuclear-bailout-law More than a dozen bills have been proposed to repeal all or the repeal of House Bill 6, which was stripped of its subsidies to Ohio’s nuclear plants in 2021. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:27:32 GMT /2023-03-17/democrats-propose-another-attempt-to-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-in-ohios-nuclear-bailout-law Karen Kasler /2023-03-13/after-house-bill-6-convictions-dewine-says-lawmakers-should-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-too Gov. Mike DeWine, who signed into law the nuclear power plant bailout at the center of the case involving former speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges, said the subsidies for coal-fired plants in that law should be repealed. Tue, 14 Mar 2023 03:37:59 GMT /2023-03-13/after-house-bill-6-convictions-dewine-says-lawmakers-should-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-too Karen Kasler /2023-03-09/former-house-speaker-ex-ohio-republican-party-chair-convicted-in-federal-racketeering-trial After listening to seven weeks of testimony, jurors returned verdicts in the federal racketeering trial of Republican former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-Ohio GOP Chair Matt Borges. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:00:32 GMT /2023-03-09/former-house-speaker-ex-ohio-republican-party-chair-convicted-in-federal-racketeering-trial Karen Kasler, Andy Chow /2023-03-07/jury-hears-closing-arguments-against-republican-former-house-speaker-and-ex-chair-of-ohio-gop Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder and former FirstEnergy lobbyist and state party chair Matt Borges, both Republicans, are accused of playing roles in a $61 million bribery scheme to pass a billion-dollar bailout for two nuclear power plants. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:43:51 GMT /2023-03-07/jury-hears-closing-arguments-against-republican-former-house-speaker-and-ex-chair-of-ohio-gop Karen Kasler /2023-03-02/former-ohio-house-speaker-on-stand-for-a-second-day-as-prosecutors-ask-questions Former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder is done on the stand, and ex-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges's team said they would not mount a defense. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:32:19 GMT /2023-03-02/former-ohio-house-speaker-on-stand-for-a-second-day-as-prosecutors-ask-questions Karen Kasler /2023-02-27/informant-closes-prosecutions-case-in-householder-borges-federal-trial-defense-takes-over A Republican strategist who was friends with former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges took the stand as the prosecution brought its case against Borges and Republican former House speaker Larry Householder to a close. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 04:50:18 GMT /2023-02-27/informant-closes-prosecutions-case-in-householder-borges-federal-trial-defense-takes-over Karen Kasler /2023-02-14/former-lobbyist-on-stand-again-in-federal-trial-of-former-ohio-house-speaker-ex-ohio-gop-chair Former FirstEnergy Solutions lobbyist Juan Cespedes spent a second day on the stand in federal court, telling jurors of former Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges' involvement in the House Bill 6 corruption case. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:34:25 GMT /2023-02-14/former-lobbyist-on-stand-again-in-federal-trial-of-former-ohio-house-speaker-ex-ohio-gop-chair Karen Kasler