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State regulators made ‘utility-friendly’ edits to audit of coal plant bailout, emails show
- Jake Zuckerman
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Final version omits statement that bailout is not in ratepayers’ best interests
World science community watching new project in tiny village of Hannibal, alongside Ohio River
COVID’s effects worsen America’s racial wealth gap, especially for black women
- Charlene Crowell
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Closing gaps would create 1.7 million jobs, add $300-450B to economy
FirstEnergy’s admissions feed critics’ call for big-picture regulatory oversight and review
- Kathiann Kowalski
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The company’s revelations about Ohio’s largest corruption case raise questions about the integrity of the regulatory process and its piecemeal approach to reviewing utility spending.
By Kathiann M. Kowalski
Lavishly paid and unapologetic. Company at center of Medicaid scandal focuses on profits
- Marty Schladen
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$46B emergency rental assistance delay leaves 3.5 million at risk of eviction
- Charlene Crowell
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After scandal broke, FirstEnergy lobbyist pushed DeWine on “covid response”
- Marty Schladen
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Lobbyist helped direct dark-money group implicated in bribery scandal
How soon will President Biden’s American Jobs Plan arrive to help housing?
- Charlene Crowell
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11 million families pay more than half their income on housing
Ohio leaders push to make it harder for poor to get health coverage
- Marty Schladen
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Medicaid provider’s profits surge just after it announces massive settlement
- Marty Schladen
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Centene is paying out more than $1 billion on fraud claims
Without supporting data, Ohio to end federal unemployment supplement
Pandemic hardship is about to get a lot worse for millions of out-of-work Americans
- Guest Column
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COMMENTARY
By Jeffrey Kucik and Don Leonard
Warnock works to remedy decades of USDA discrimination against Black farmers
- Ariana Figueroa
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Study: COVID-19 reversed progress for Ohio women, more than 1 million workers displaced
- Susan Tebben
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Business Ledger | Pre-bid meeting for MetroHealth project; GCP gets $1.9M grant for MBE support
- RDP Staff
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Biden to order $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contract workers
- Ariana Figueroa
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Large employers, family pharmacists worry about more middlemen inflating drug costs
- Marty Schladen
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Are drug middlemen adding another black box?
If sports gambling is legalized, where should Ohioans be able to bet?
- Tyler Buchanan
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Info leading to massive settlement in Ohio Medicaid fraud case almost stayed hidden
- Marty Schladen
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Huge health care companies still seeking to keep much of it secret
Lake Erie still at significant risk for harmful algae blooms, experts warn
- Guest Author
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After financing xenophobic campaign, FirstEnergy deplores anti-Asian bigotry
- Marty Schladen
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CDC eviction ban ended by Supreme Court: 4 questions about its impact asked and answered
- Guest Author
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Close to 15 million people may be at risk of losing their homes
By Katy Ramsey Mason
