Northeast Ohio Congressional leaders react to Joe Biden’s inauguration: The Wake Up for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com
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Inauguration: Joe Biden’s inauguration as the nation’s 46th president on Wednesday was like none other because of coronavirus-related social-distancing requirements and security measures imposed after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault nixed many of the usual trappings. But Rep. Marcy Kaptur said attending the event was worth navigating through streets blocked off by Nation
Environmental News For The Week Ending 20December 2019
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Also, mentioned in two articles near the end of the disease collection is that there is a new strain of the virus circulating in southeast England that is 70% more infectious than the common strain. Since these news collections were assembled, England has locked down London and several European countries have restricted travelers from the country. I expect that we ll have more news on that in this coming week.
Screening committee sends four finalists for PUCO seat to Gov. Mike DeWine
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Gov. Mike DeWine has gotten a list of four finalists for a vacancy on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio A screening panel has submitted four finalists for Gov. Mike DeWine to consider as he moves to fill a vacancy on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
The PUCO Nominating Council interviewed eight candidates on Monday, winnowing the list down to four finalists. They are:
Angela Amos, a senior policy adviser for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the federal equivalent of the PUCO
Outgoing Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French was picked as one of four finalists for a seat on a powerful panel that regulates the state s utilities.
The 12-member nominating council for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio submitted the name of French and three others Angela Amos, Anne Vogel and Greg Poulos to Gov. Mike DeWine to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of PUCO Chairman Sam Randazzo for a term that ends April 10, 2024.
Randazzo resigned after the FBI searched his Columbus house and Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. disclosed a $4 million payment was made to an entity meeting the description of one owned by Randazzo as part of its internal investigation into a bribery scandal around House Bill 6 that bails out the state s two nuclear power plants. The plants are owned by a former FirstEnergy subsidiary.