Ohio insurers, utilities drop millions on governors races
Investor-owned electric utilities and insurers that help run Ohio Medicaid gave millions of dollars to groups trying to influence Ohio’s governor’s race and similarly close contests in other states. One Democratic group received $50,000 from the scandal-plagued FirstEnergy Corp. and $10,000 from its CEO.
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