Mugshots of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, and former Ohio Republican Party chair and lobbyist Matt Borges.
The case on coal plant charges also shows how overbroad confidentiality claims compound challengers’ problems in contesting allegedly unlawful and unreasonable charges.An 18-month stay on four HB 6 regulatory cases ended, but new issues have led parties to ask the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to push out the schedule until criminal claims are resolved.
After the letter was filed, the PUCO ruled that any outstanding or requested subpoenas for Jones or Dowling would not go forward. The Consumers’ Counsel agreed not to require testimony from them or Randazzo before their trials in the criminal cases. On Feb. 16, the Ohio Attorney General’s office asked a Franklin County court for a full stay on its HB 6 civil case against the three defendants, FirstEnergy and others. No party has opposed the motion, which argues that the state’s case against any defendant could hinge upon discovery from the others. Judge Chris Brown might still rule on multiple