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Ohio Republicans draft bill to require campaign fund disclosure amid DeWine text message debacle
While Gov. Mike DeWine is dealing with the ongoing discovery of text messages linking him to now-indicted FirstEnergy executives, Ohio Republican lawmakers are drafting legislation requiring greater campaign finance disclosure. The bill sponsor gave us the first look. The largest corruption scheme in state history was able to take place due to dark money. 501(c)(4) […] The post Ohio Republicans draft bill to require campaign fund disclosure amid DeWine text message debacle appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
FirstEnergy VP Dowling plans to call DeWine and Husted to the stand in corruption trial
An indicted FirstEnergy executive plans to call Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to testify as witnesses in his criminal trial, according to new Summit County court filings. Former FirstEnergy VP Michael Dowling has pleaded not guilty on a dozen charges, ranging from corruption to bribery to money laundering. He is party to […] The post FirstEnergy VP Dowling plans to call DeWine and Husted to the stand in corruption trial appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Democratic women in U.S. Senate target Project 2025 on reproductive rights
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats held a press conference Tuesday to stand up for reproductive rights and freedoms, criticizing a plan by a conservative think tank that if adopted would hinder abortion and contraception access in a Trump administration. The lawmakers called attention to the potential restrictions former President Donald Trump could employ to reproductive health […] The post Democratic women in U.S. Senate target Project 2025 on reproductive rights appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Boeing CEO apologizes to families for aircraft safety failings
Boeing CEO David Calhoun on Tuesday apologized to the families of people who died in crashes in the manufacturer’s planes, while members of both parties on a U.S. Senate panel grilled the executive for failing on safety and transparency. Calhoun appeared at a hearing of the Investigations Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government […] The post Boeing CEO apologizes to families for aircraft safety failings appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Scientists argue over the origins of COVID-19 before U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON — Scientists debated the origins of COVID-19 on Tuesday, trading barbs over whether the bulk of evidence available points to a natural spillover event from a wild animal or a virus designed in a lab and then let loose through an inadvertent leak. The hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and […] The post Scientists argue over the origins of COVID-19 before U.S. Senate panel appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Child care bills pile up in Ohio General Assembly
A host of bills meant to improve the child care system in Ohio are currently making their way through the legislature, some partnering employers and the state, and some aiming to lift a tax burden off Ohio parents. State Rep. Andrea White, R-Kettering, recently spent time in the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee, introducing […] The post Child care bills pile up in Ohio General Assembly appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
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