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Hottinger Linked to New FirstEnergy Scandal Analysis

Hottinger owes voters an explanation, must give back or  donate dirty money

Last week, the Cincinnati Enquirer published an analysis finding that FirstEnergy donated $158,000 to political candidates just days before Larry Householder and others were arrested for their massive corruption scandal.…

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New Polls Finds Democrats Surging in State House Districts

Even in districts they gerrymandered, GOP can’t outrun stink of corruption

Fresh polls from Public Policy Polling in seven highly competitive Ohio state House districts show Democrats leading or within striking distance. The polls also find Joe Biden leading or highly competitive in many traditionally Republican, suburban districts.…

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House GOP Shows They Need to Be Replaced if We Want to Repeal HB6

In response to today’s hearing on bills dealing with HB6, in which Republicans blocked a bill to repeal the corrupt legislation, ProgressOhio Managing Director Michael McGovern issued the following statement:


“When Hollywood stars used secret bribes to secure college admissions for their children, the government and universities launched investigations, corporations withdrew endorsements, and studios canceled upcoming deals.…

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The Weak, Pathetically Out-Of-Step Ohio Legislature

In a shocking story by the Ohio Capital Journal, Senate President Larry Obhof finally admitted to having no interest in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic:

“What magic law do you want me to want me to pass that will increase the number of tests?…

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MEMO: Twenty Years of Ohio GOP Corruption

TO: Ohio Reporters, Editors, And Editorial Boards 

FROM: Michael McGovern, ProgressOhio

DATE: September 2, 2020

RE: Ohio GOP’s Corruption – 20 Years of The Same Story 

Few close observers of Ohio politics were surprised when news broke of the corruption scandal involving Larry Householder and House Bill 6.…

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Ohio Polling Shows Biden Leading Trump, Generic State Legislative Ballot Tied

New polling from TargetSmart, a leading national progressive polling and data firm, shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in Ohio, with highly competitive races down ballot. 


A more detailed memo from TargetSmart is online here. 


“It is once again clear that Ohio will be a highly competitive state this fall, especially as Ohioans learn more about the massive corruption scandal perpetrated by Speaker Larry Householder and his Republican allies,” said ProgressOhio Managing Director Michael McGovern.…

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ProgressOhio Brings on New Staff to Focus on GOP Corruption

Today, ProgressOhio brought on Michael McGovern as the organization’s new Managing Director. ProgressOhio has been largely dormant for the last year, but will now focus on the FirstEnergy/Householder corruption scandal, especially the extensive connections to Republicans state legislators, state Supreme Court Justices Judith French and Sharon Kennedy, and other GOP elected officials.…

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Progress Ohio Calls Buckeye Institute Database Hypocritical, Divisive

Calls on Right Wing Group to Take it Down

COLUMBUS – Progress Ohio said Tuesday that the Buckeye Institute is waging a war on working people and using publicly available government data to do it.

“It’s more than a bit rich that the husband and wife team who run the Buckeye Institute and pay themselves half a million dollars a year are attempting to shame public servants for making an honest living working on behalf of the rest of us,” said Progress Ohio Spokesperson Ron Sylvester.…

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