CORRUPTION
Army Corps Expediting Permits for Fossil Fuel Projects in OH, WV
Marcellus DrillingOctober 21, 2025 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed new permitting processes in West Virginia and Ohio that would allow certain fossil fuel projects to be built through wetlands and streams without a public comment opportunity. The proposals would allow mines, natural gas pipelines, hydropower dams, and other energy infrastructure projects in…
Read MoreCounty commissioner, wife, indicted for public corruption
The Center SquareBy J.D. DavidsonAug 26, 2025 A grand jury indicted a southern Ohio county commissioner and his wife on charges of operating a kickback scheme involving public contracts with the Southern Ohio Port Authority. State Auditor Keith Faber announced the 13-count felony indictment of Bryan Davis, a Scioto County commissioner accused of engaging in…
Read MoreNew HBO documentary digs into Ohio bribery scandal as case study for dark money corruption
The words of the late, prolific Ohio lobbyist Neil Clark narrate a new HBO documentary from award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney about dark money’s nefarious and pervasive influence on politics from statehouses to the U.S. Supreme Court. A pay-to-play scandal that unfolded at the Ohio Statehouse and sent a top politico to federal prison is the focus of the first in a…
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