Ohio Politics Explained cover art

All Episodes

Ohio Politics Explained — 114 episodes

#
Title
1

What we know about Acton fair incident

2

Ohio Senate ad sparks backlash from grieving family

3

How Ohio is trying to curb pedestrian deaths

4

What to know about Max Miller scandal

5

The state of Ohio's governor race

6

How Ohio is helping Vinton County

7

Why DeWine wants to end death penalty

8

Ohio data center bill falls apart

9

Attorney General Dave Yost reflects on surprise exit

10

Ohio's data center fight

11

Ohio's attorney general shakeup

12

Winners and losers of Ohio primary

13

What to know about Ohio's primary

14

Ohio lawmakers revive abortion fight

15

Vivek Ramaswamy's property tax pitch

16

Drugs flood Ohio prisons

17

Ohio restricts THC drinks, hemp products

18

Sen. Jon Husted testifies in bribery trial

19

Leadership crisis rocks Ohio State

20

Trump administration gets Ohio voter data

21

What we know about Les Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein

22

Dissecting Ohio's property tax crisis

23

What's up with Ohio marijuana referendum?

24

Springfield braces for potential ICE surge

25

Vance touts economy in Ohio trip

26

Stage set for Ohio governor's race

27

2025 recap: Reviewing some big moments in Ohio politics and what’s next in 2026

28

Understanding Ohio's childcare crisis

29

How Ohio property tax, marijuana laws could change

30

What end of shutdown means for Ohio

31

Dissecting Ohio's local election results

32

Ohio wrestles with loss of SNAP benefits

33

What's happening with hemp in Ohio?

34

Ohio death penalty remains in limbo

35

DeWine group pitches property tax fixes

36

Will Ohio lawmakers provide property tax relief?

37

How Ohio officials are responding to Charlie Kirk shooting

38

What's on the Ohio Legislature's fall agenda?

39

Why DeWine sent Ohio National Guard to DC

40

Is recreational marijuana working in Ohio?

41

How a Cincinnati street brawl got political

42

What's Sherrod Brown's plan?

43

The rise of political outsiders

44

Ohio redistricting on the horizon

45

Will Ohio lawmakers undo DeWine vetoes?

46

Breaking down the Ohio budget

47

A new era for Ohio Democrats?

48

Tax cuts and Medicaid cuts dominate Ohio Senate budget

49

Jim Obergefell reflects on 10 years of marriage equality

50

What Trump budget bill means for Ohio Medicaid

51

Will Ohio vote to ban property taxes?

52

Ohio Democratic Party shakeup

53

What to know about Issue 2

54

Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel talks new job, higher ed and 2026

55

Ohio pensions lose money amid Trump tariffs

56

Are vouchers hurting Ohio's public schools?

57

Ohio House pitches in for new Browns stadium

58

What Ohio House budget means for schools

59

Why Ohio lawmakers are going after hemp

60

Can Ohio get rid of its income tax?

61

Takeaways from DeWine's State of the State

62

How Ohio dog laws fail victims of attacks

63

Trump calls for end to CHIPS Act

64

What DEI means for Ohio universities

65

Trump issues warning to Ohio colleges

66

Ex-OSU coach tapped for Lt. governor

67

DeWine pitches tax hike on cigarettes, sports betting

68

What Trump immigration crackdown means for Ohio

69

Ohio GOP wants to transform higher ed

70

It's almost Inauguration Day

71

Amy Acton kicks off governor race

72

What we're watching in 2025

73

A conversation with Rep. Bill Seitz

74

Will Legislature pass controversial education bill?

75

Voter turnout drops in Ohio's blue counties

76

Ohio House GOP picks new leader

77

What's on the menu for lame duck?

78

Election recap

79

Everything to know about Tuesday's election

80

Dead Ohio man charged with illegal voting

81

Explaining Ohio's new drop box rules

82

To debate or not debate?

83

Breaking down Issue 1

84

The veepstakes debate edition

85

The high stakes of Ohio's Senate race

86

Bernie Moreno blasted over abortion

87

What to know about Ohio Supreme Court races

88

Ohio becomes target for threats

89

What's happening in Springfield, Ohio?

90

GOP wants to keep tabs on Ohio polling places

91

Ohio Democrats rally at DNC

92

Sweet home Chicago

93

Ex-FBI agent details bizarre case of former deputy Ohio treasurer

94

Retired agent details how FBI nabbed 2 Ohio lawmakers in related cases

95

High times for Ohio

96

DeWine opposes redistricting ballot issue

97

Redistricting makes the Ohio ballot

98

All eyes on Ohio at RNC

99

Biden puts Democrats between rock and hard place

100

Ohio House passes transgender bathroom bill

101

The time DeWine asked FirstEnergy for a handout

102

Should Ohio hospitals disclose their costs?

103

Ohio marijuana sales may start soon

104

Why people are dying in Ohio jails

105

Breaking down Ohio's Biden ballot fix(es)

106

WTH is going on with Ohio pensions?

107

Biden ballot debacle boils over

108

Campus unrest gets political

109

Ohio judge blocks House Bill 68 - for now

110

Will Joe Biden make the Ohio ballot in November?

111

What's happening with abortion in Ohio?

112

Householder, the indictment kid

113

Breaking down Ohio's primary

114

The final (primary) countdown