"What Happened Now?" is a lively roundup and analysis of the top stories of the day in Northeast Ohio from News 5's Joe Donatelli. It’s like getting the news from a friend who is hoping for the same thing we all are.
We’re still waiting on word with Bernie Kosar: He was set to go into surgery this morning for a liver transplant. This is about a 5-8 hour procedure, as I understand it. We’ll have an update on our site and app as soon as we know more.
Report shows scandal-plagued Ohio utility made $108 million in errors, and now it wants customers to pay: Here’s one to get your blood moving. “As it was in the midst of financing a $61 million bribery scheme, Akron-based FirstEnergy also improperly claimed millions in construction expenses, according to a new report.The company classified lobbying and donations as construction expenses at the same time that it funded the bribery scandal, although it’s not clear if any of that money was paid in bribes. Now that $108 million in such errors have been found, the utility is asking Ohio regulators for permission to charge its customers for them. Otherwise, they’ll be billed to FirstEnergy shareholders — which prominently include the company’s own executives.” More from the Ohio Capital Journal.
One girl’s life in Appalachia: A stirring photo essay in the New York Times from Ohio-based photographer Maddie McGarvey.
‘The worst municipal income tax structure in the country’: Cleveland.com looks at Northeast Ohio’s long love affair with making someone else pay for it.
The case against Clase: Terry Pluto waded through the charges in the federal indictment against Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase. You read something like this, and, assuming it’s an airtight case, you can’t help but wonder: Why?!?
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