Governor DeWine and First Energy Money

WOSU’s Mike Thompson and the Columbus on the Record panel look at disclosure that Gov. DeWine received millions of dollars in secret support from First Energy.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and dark money contributions, including $2.5 million from FirstEnergy during his last campaign.
- The group Make Liberty Win is working to defeat four Republicans in the Ohio House because they sided with Democrats to help elect Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens.
- Pro-Palestine protests on Ohio State’s campus lead to arrests.
- Lawmakers say President Joe Biden will appear on the Ohio ballot despite the Democratic National Convention happening after the state’s ballot deadline.
- Off The Record closing comments.
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This Week’s Panelists:
Laura Bischoff, report with USA Today Ohio Network
Herb Asher, Ohio State political scientist
Mike Gonidakis, Republican strategist
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:18 - DeWine's secret millions from FirstEnergy
08:00 - Four Republican House incumbents in a divided Ohio House
14:13 - Pro-Palestine protests on Ohio State’s campus lead to arrests
21:20 - President Biden will appear on Ohio ballot despite deadline
24:38 - Off The Record closing comments

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First Energy is so corrupt

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The smarmy way in which these hosts laugh off real student concerns and the genocide in Israel is vile.

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