FBI arrests Larry Householder today. This is going to change things w/DeWine

[irisblue]

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200721/ohio-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-in--60-million-bribery-case

snip--"Former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, longtime Householder adviser Jeff Longstreth, and lobbyists Neil Clark and Juan Cespedes also were arrested, the sources confirmed.

All are expected appear in video arraignment in US District Court in Columbus today.

DeVillers’ Office and the FBI plan to announce charges later today in the case, which a press release said involves a state official and “associates.”

Bit more at article

2:30pm presser today

[irisblue]

1. Householder has blocked DeWine on alot of issues over the yrs.

This is going to be interesting.

[cilla4progress]

2. Change?

How?

[irisblue]

3. Householder has blocked DeWine on chgs to gun laws and Corona masks

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/05/speaker-larry-householder-has-been-a-thorn-in-ohio-gov-mike-dewines-side-during-coronavirus-response.html

snip--"House Speaker Larry Householder, long respected in Columbus as a patient and cunning political tactician, has been putting his skills to work in countering Gov. Mike DeWine’s response to the coronavirus crisis."

snip--" But it was just the latest in a long string of moves Householder, a conservative Perry County Republican with an independent streak, has made pressuring the governor’s office to pull back its COVID-19 response."


snip--" - In an April 17 radio interview, Householder indicated he would block any tax increases requested by the DeWine administration to balance the state budget. He expressed anger that the governor vetoed House-backed changes to the state Medicaid program. “I told them, don’t drag your butt back in here a year from now and ask for a tax increase,” he said. He also recalled forcing former Gov. Bob Taft to approve temporary budgets during a previous stint as House speaker in the early 2000s. “He hated me doing that,” Householder said."



Householder has blocked DeWine and previous Govs b/c he tightly controls his members. That control is now gone.

Things at the state house are going to be different

[irisblue]

4. Householder & possible gun laws changes

https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190924/speaker-householder-leery-of-governors-gun-reform-proposals

[True Blue American]

9. I guess old Larry

Will not be arguing against that bill! He is already in the poky, along with his stinking butt buddies.

[leftieNanner]

5. Looks like Larry took his position of power a little too seriously

And he got caught.

What's a few million rubles between friends?

[cilla4progress]

6. Fan-

fuckingTASTIC!

[True Blue American]

7. This was the bailout to nuclear

They passed last year. No surprise from the Columbus Court House gang.all arrested!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/21/ohio-house-speaker-larry-householder-arrested-bribery-case-source/5478219002/

[irisblue]

8. Yeah. And Kasich was involved how,?

Link to tweet

?s=20

[True Blue American]

10. Who mentioned Kasich?

DeWine is the Governor.

[irisblue]

11. I mentioned Kasich. I know DeWine is the current Gov.

Kasich got lots of money from coal companies in his earlier campaigns, but was very publicly against the nuclear bailout.
example-https://radio.wosu.org/post/gop-lawmakers-and-kasich-disagree-whether-firstenergy-should-get-bailout


Kasich is a smart pol, what did he know?

[True Blue American]

14. I am sure Kasich knew it all if he was not trying to kill public unions and stealing from

Public education. I hate when people call Kasich a moderate!

[luvs2sing]

12. Good question, although..

I always heard that Kasich and Householder were bitter enemies. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out..

[Maeve]

13. I may actually have to watch the presser!

[True Blue American]

15. I will enjoy

Every minute.

[Ohiogal]

16. Wow

I, too, will have to watch the presser today.

Just, wow.

[True Blue American]

17. They are laying out facts right now!

And they are not through yet. Investigation on going!

[Ohiogal]

18. I am watching the press conference as I type this

This is huge. Biggest corruption case ever in Ohio!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

19. Yes. Yes! YES!!

I can't stand Householder!

[Maeve]

20. All those times I screamed at the tv ads about HB 6

I was right!