Following action by Ohio House leadership to preserve a House Bill 6 provision that forces electric ratepayers to subsidize 1950s-era coal plants, editorial writers at The Blade (Toledo) are urging House Democrats to remove current Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill). “House Democrats made Jason Stephens Speaker, and they can unmake him,” says the editorial, written following the recall of House Bill 120, legislation to repeal the HB 6 subsidies for the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) — estimated to cost ratepayers $850 million by 2030. 6/28/2023