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Weekly Reporter Roundtable: What's next after the jury was undecided in the FirstEnergy trial?

Defendants former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling enter the courtroom in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross’ courtroom in Akron on March 31, 2026. The jury informed the judge that they were at an impasse and unable to render a verdict.
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Defendants former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and ex-FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling enter the courtroom in Summit County Common Pleas Judge Susan Baker Ross’ courtroom in Akron on March 31, 2026. The jury informed the judge that they were at an impasse and unable to render a verdict.

What’s next in the state’s largest corruption case, following a hung jury in the trial of two former FirstEnergy executives?

Weeks of testimony and more than a week of deliberations yielded no verdict. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Senior Vice President Michael Dowling were charged with bribery and corruption.

A hearing Wednesday could determine next steps in the case.

While the case is in flux, so are customers’ electric bills.

From rising costs to accelerating demand, consumers are fighting back, perhaps at the ballot box.

If you’re not registered to vote in the May primary, today is the last day to do so.

We're talking about all of these subjects on this week's Reporter Roundtable.

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