House panel OKs bill lifting Ohio renewable energy mandates

A repeat proposal seeking to eliminate Ohio's renewable energy requirements has cleared a pivotal legislative committee and heads next to the House floor.The House Public Utilities Committee approved the measure in a 14-9 vote Wednesday, after accepting five amendments and rejecting a sixth.Republican Gov. John Kasich vetoed a similar bill last session, but fellow Republicans in the Legislature are determined to try again.The latest bill would lift mandates requiring utility companies to generat