POWER Notebook: Ohio Gas Plant Project in Jeopardy if Nuclear Bill Passes

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 00:39:26 +0000

New York City-based LS Power on July 15 said it would end a project to expand its natural gas-fired Troy power plant in Ohio if state lawmakers pass legislation to subsidize the state’s two nuclear power plants. LS Power in a news release Monday said, “Handouts to nuclear plants jeopardize the economics of the other […]

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New statues, education center honor Neil Armstrong in Ohio

Credit to Author: nguno| Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:02:59 +0000

Neil Armstrong

The museum will dedicate the Neil Armstrong STEM Inspiration Center, promoting science, technology, engineering and math learning.

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Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:29:43 +0000

Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The center of presidential politics this weekend is the California Democratic Convention, but Democrats’ 2020 front-runner is almost 2,500 miles away, going it alone.Joe Biden will headline an LGBTQ civil rights gala Saturday evening in Columbus, Ohio. It’s an appropriate venue for a Democratic White House hopeful on the first day of Pride Month, particularly for the former vice president who endorsed same-sex marriage in 2012 before his old boss, President Barack Obama.

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Tornadoes in Ohio leave at least one dead, widespread damage

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 23:02:59 +0000

Tornadoes in Ohio leave at least one dead, widespread damage

Ohio residents inspected destroyed homes and debris-strewn streets Tuesday after powerful tornadoes ripped through the US state overnight, killing at least one person and causing widespread damage and power outages.

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Drag 101 class for teens draws support, criticism from parents

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 05:14:35 +0000

Drag 101 class draws support, criticism

An American library’s Drag 101 class for teens, to be delivered by a drag queen, has drawn support and flak from the community.

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High school student gets banned from prom for racist promposal

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 03:54:52 +0000

Racist promposal leads to student's prom ban

A student from Ohio, United States was banned from prom after his “promposal” was deemed racist by school officials.

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8-year-old boy saves sister, pulls her out of moving car during kidnapping attempt

Credit to Author: ccepeda| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 04:23:28 +0000

Boy saves sister from kidnapping

An 8-year-old boy from Ohio, United Stataes saved his sister during a kidnapping attempt that had them tumbling out of a moving car.

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Nuclear Subsidy Dispute Now Rests with FERC, Competitive Generators Say 

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:41:28 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to reconsider industry-led challenges to state nuclear subsidy programs in New York and Illinois leaves the contentious matter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).  The high court on April 15 declined to accept petitions for review of decisions by the Second Circuit and Seventh Circuit, dealing a major blow […]

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Ohio Lawmakers Announce Plan to Subsidize Nuclear Plants

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:28:09 +0000

Ohio lawmakers on April 12 announced a plan to provide financial support to the state’s two nuclear power plants by adding a surcharge to customers’ electric bills. The bill’s supporters said it also would generate as much as $300 million annually for clean power generation in Ohio, though the measure calls for abolishing mandates for […]

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