• At the center of the $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio, FirstEnergy has admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort 
• Authorities charged the corporation with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and alleging payoffs to public officials to back a $1 billion subsidy
• If the company complies with the terms of the deal where they pay a $230 million settlement, their charge may be dropped in three years

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• With the failure of the new Texas Voting laws to be passed, the Governor of the state Greg Abbot revives Republican efforts in passing the new laws 
• In a special session that begins Thursday (tomorrow), he is instructing Texas lawmakers to revise the laws over the next 30 days

• Three of Ohio’s electric companies which is owned by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp will reign the money collected from a “tainted energy bill
• Toledo Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating companies, and Ohio Edison will start crediting customers a total of $27.5 million
• Those residential customers who use more than 1,000 kilowatts in electricity next month will be refunded $8.95 from Ohio Edison, $13.19 from Toledo Edison, and $16.18 from Cleveland Electric

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