Cincinnati.com Local Politics:Feds recommend 5-8 years in prison for ex-Ohio GOP leader

Ex-Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges was convicted for his role in a sweeping pay-to-play scandal at the Ohio Statehouse. [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( Local Politics Mon Jun 26 2023 [For subscribers] [Feds recommend 5-8 years in prison for ex-Ohio GOP leader]( [Former Ohio Republican Party chairman Matt Borges speaks to the media outside of the Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in downtown Cincinnati Thursday, March 9, 2023 after a jury found him and Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder guilty of racketeering conspiracy.]( Ex-Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges was convicted for his role in a sweeping pay-to-play scandal at the Ohio Statehouse. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [The Rhodes Tower in downtown Columbus contains 40 floors of state offices.]( [For subscribers] [Ohio Senate wants state workers in the office 4 days a week]( The proposed change would prohibit most state employees from working at home for more than eight hours in a work week. [READ MORE]( [The Downtown Columbus skyline features include (from left): the Rhodes Tower, LeVeque Tower, the Huntington building, the Riffe Center, and the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (front).]( [For subscribers] [Ohio Senate wants state workers in the office 4 days a week]( Senate Republicans want to send state employees back to the office at least four days per week. [READ MORE]( [FILE - Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, center, walks into Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse with his attorneys, Mark Marein, left, and Steven Bradley, right, before jury selection in his federal trial, Jan. 20, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The federal government rested its case Monday, Feb. 27, in lobbyist Matt Borges and Householder's racketeering trial, after presenting jurors with reams of financial documents, emails, texts, wire-tap audio and firsthand accounts of what prosecutors allege was a $60 million bribery scheme to pass a $1 billion ratepayer-funded nuclear bailout. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)]( [For subscribers] [Feds recommend 16-20 year sentence for Householder in corruption case]( Federal prosecutors recommended a 16- to 20-year prison sentence for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder. [READ MORE]( [A handful of Kroger's 26 Cincinnati locations offer in-store bars.]( [For subscribers] [Kroger shareholders tell grocer: Disclose pay for women and minorities]( Kroger shareholders on Thursday approved a nonbinding measure asking the grocer to disclose median pay of workers by race and gender. [READ MORE]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. • Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. • Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. • The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper , plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. • Original reporting of our hometown teams, from high school sports to the pros. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( Advertisement [Newsletters]( | [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](