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• Clear-cut corruption or misunderstanding? Closing arguments begin in FirstEnergy bribery trial March 17, 2026
  Closing arguments have begun in the FirstEnergy corruption trial, with the state arguing that two former executives need to be convicted for their role in the largest bribery scheme in Ohio history. The defense argued there has been a “misunderstanding” with the state, and that the “only” corrupt man died. For six weeks, jurors listened […]
• Catching Our Eye News Roundup, March 17, 2026 March 17, 2026
  Every morning in the Ohio Capital Journal’s free newsletter, The Eye-Opener, we round up the news and commentary from across Ohio and around the country and world that is catching our attention. We call this feature Catching Our Eye, republished here. Please subscribe to our free daily newsletter to get all the Ohio news you need to know […]
• A university president, an inappropriate relationship, $60K podcasts, and another scandal in Ohio March 17, 2026
  JobsOhio, the state’s privatized economic development agency, is now saying that former Ohio State President Ted Carter facilitated a $60,000 grant to support a podcast by a woman with whom Carter had an inappropriate relationship. The agency was created by the legislature and is funded by the state liquor franchise. Late on Wednesday, it announced […]
• Meet the Republican candidates running in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District primary March 17, 2026
  Four candidates are running in Ohio’s 1st Congressional District’s Republican primary.  The candidates are former CIA officer Eric Conroy, former businesswoman Holly Adams, nonprofit CEO Rosemary Oglesby-Henry, and dentist Steven Erbeck.  Republican voters in the Southwest Ohio district will cast their ballots in Ohio’s Primary Election on May 5. Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman […]
• Who is Hailey Buzbee, and why are Ohio lawmakers moving to restrict online gaming after her death? March 17, 2026
  Ohio lawmakers are introducing a bill to safeguard minors on online gaming apps after 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee was abducted, abused, and killed. On a snowy day in February, Hailey’s body was found in the Wayne National Forest in southern Ohio. “These predators, they do the devil’s work by hiding behind irresponsible social media and messaging […]
• Ending protection for legal immigrant neighbors in Ohio will send them back to violence March 17, 2026
  This February, a panel of federal judges ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras, and Nepal. For the over 60,000 immigrants impacted by this decision, this is an incredible loss. As Jessica Bansal, an attorney with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, writes, […]