Ohio utility ratepayers face bill to fund efficiency push
The Toledo Blade reports on Ohio House Bill 79 seeking to add 1.50 per month to electric bills to fund customer conversions to energy efficient appliances and weatherization. Critics cite FirstEnergy bribery fallout and PUCO oversight fears while noting opt out options and large potential market capitalization gains for utilities.
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Ohio
Bill Seitz
Public Utility Commission of
Chioan
PUCO
Ohio Supreme Court
Republican House Caucus
Toledo Blade
Ohio embraces growth with Google data centers plans
State leaders tout two new Google data centers in Columbus and Lancaster joining existing Ohio facilities for Facebook and Amazon while large projects from Intel and Honda LG Energy Solutions loom. Critics warn rural counties risk lagging infrastructure and revenue as officials push a Field of Dreams style development to attract major employers.
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Google
Columbus
Lancaster
Facebook
Amazon
Ohio
Intel
New Albany
Honda / LG Energy Solutions
South Korea
Cincinnati
Mike DeWine
Appalachian
Buckeye State
When Elyria West High fades memories endure instead
A Gazette reflection on Elyria West High School's demolition, alumni pilgrimages, and the clash between sentimentality and pragmatism. Former staff like Kari Foreman and alumni such as Rick Hutman recall 1980s through 1990s school life, the fight to preserve memory, and the reality of a shuttered Rust Belt town.
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Elyria West High School
West
Elyria High School
Elyria
Elyria Township
Elyria West
Kari Foreman
Foreman
Rick Hutman
Hutman
Maplewood Elementary
Jefferson School
Southview High School
Lorain
Debt ceiling fight risks a costly default standoff
Doyle McManus assesses how politics stalls talks over raising the debt limit as Biden and Republicans clash over spending cuts. With the X Date potentially June 1, each side signals hard lines while negotiators seek a path to avoid catastrophe, aiming to preserve or roll back key programs amid a polarized Congress.
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Treasury
Janet L. Yellen
Joe Biden
Congress
Donald Trump
White House
House
Biden
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kevin McCarthy
Freedom Caucus
Amy Walter
Cook Political Report
House Republicans
GOP
Internal Revenue Service
McCarthy
McConnell
Washington Post-Abc News
Wall Street
Trump
Obama
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