PUCO Pauses HB 6 Investigations

State regulators have paused four investigations tied to FirstEnergy’s 2019 lobbying to advance the scandal-plagued House Bill 6. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Jenifer French says this is “a temporary stay” and the PUCO will continue with its investigations “when it is appropriate to do so.”

The stay was recently requested by U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker who wrote that the PUCO’s cases could directly interfere with or impede the ongoing federal investigation. Here’s more on this development as reported by Gongwer News Service. 8/24/2022