Railroad Company Linked to Toxic Train Crash Helped Fund Ohio Governor’s Campaigns: Report

Railroad Company Linked to Toxic Train Crash Helped Fund Ohio Governor’s Campaigns: Report
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine answers a question while taking part in a panel discussion during a Republican Governors Association conference in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 16, 2022. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who authorized an end to the evacuation order of East Palestine two days after a controlled burn sent toxic vinyl chloride into the air and onto the ground after a Norfolk Southern Railway train crash, has received financial support from the railroad for several years, according to a Columbus, Ohio TV station’s investigation.

WSYX reported that Norfolk Southern and its political action committee have contributed more than $20,000 to DeWine’s gubernatorial campaigns and his 2019 inauguration.
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