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Repeal HB 6 Because Of Bribery? - Wednesday 60 Minute Poll

Yesterday Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others were arrested by FBI agents in connection with bribery charges related to the passage of HB 6. HB 6 will impose a fee of 85 cents a month on most residential ratepayers beginning next year and continuing through 2027 and generate a total of $170 million a year.

Most of the money, about $150 million a year, will shore up Energy Harbor’s Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants, which generate about 15% of Ohio’s electricity. The rest of the money will help develop six solar projects.

Electricity customers also will continue to pay a fee of as much as $1.50 a month through 2030 to subsidize two coal-fired power plants, one in Ohio and one in Indiana, owned by a group of power companies that include American Electric Power of Columbus.

The House approved the bill by a 53-43 vote on May 29, 2019, with the Senate adding its approval on July 17 with a 19-12 vote and the House concurring with changes in a 51-38 vote. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, a supporter of the measure, signed it into law on July 23, 2019.

Because the bill passed under a cloud of investigations over bribery charges should it be repealed and fought again?

WEDNESDAY 60 MINUTE POLL

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