Month: January 2023

Twenty Three Found Guilty in Mount Vernon Municipal Court

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

MOUNT VERNON – Judge John Thatcher found twenty-one guilty after arraignments and hearings were held in the Mount Vernon Municipal Court.

January 23

•Michael Gumm, 56 of Howard, was found guilty of Operating a Vehicle While Under the Influence. The Court sentenced him to pay a $700 fine, serve 180 days in jail, with 155 days suspended, placed him on three years of community control with the following condition: complete a drug and alcohol assessment, and suspended his operator’s license for two years.… Read full story

PUCO Authorizes Smaller Rate Case Settlement for Columbia Gas of Ohio

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Jan. 26, 2023) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today accepted a rate settlement agreement for Columbia Gas of Ohio, which serves approximately 1.45 million customers.

Under the terms of the settlement, Columbia Gas of Ohio is authorized to file rates that will produce a total increase in base distribution rates by $68.19 million on an annual basis—compared to the $221.4 million sought by Columbia Gas of Ohio in its application.… Read full story

Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Modernize VA Infrastructure, Deliver New Facilities for Veterans

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

Senators Push to Expedite VA Infrastructure Projects, Bolster Workforce, and Save Taxpayer Dollars Through BUILD for Veterans Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) in reintroducing the Build, Utilize, Invest, Learn, and Deliver (BUILD) for Veterans Act of 2023.… Read full story

PUCO Accepts Results of CenterPoint Energy Ohio’s Natural Gas Supply Auction

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Jan. 26, 2023) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today accepted the results of CenterPoint Energy Ohio’s auction for its standard choice offer (SCO). The auction secured natural gas supplies for CenterPoint’s customers from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 and established a retail price adjustment of $0.10 per hundred cubic feet (ccf).… Read full story

PUCO Accepts Results of Columbia’s Natural Gas Supply Auction

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

COLUMBUS, OHIO (Jan. 26, 2023) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) today accepted the results of Columbia Gas of Ohio’s auction for its standard choice offer (SCO). The auction secured natural gas supplies for Columbia’s SCO customers for the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 and established a retail price adjustment of $0.18 per hundred cubic feet (ccf). … Read full story

Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Announce Plan to Cut One-Third of Ohio Administrative Code

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

Effort promotes good government, streamlines regulations

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today announced a new plan that, when complete, will eliminate nearly one-third of the Ohio Administrative Code by targeting duplicative provisions, outdated sections, and unnecessary requirements.… Read full story

IRS Opens Free Portal to File Information Returns; New Electronic Option can Reduce Millions of Paper Forms 1099 Estimated to be Filed by Businesses in 2023

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

WASHINGTON – January 25, 2023 – The Internal Revenue Service announced today that businesses can now file Form 1099 series information returns using a new online portal, available free from the IRS.

Known as the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS), this free electronic filing service is secure, accurate and requires no special software.… Read full story