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Ohio Politics Explained — 108 episodes

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Why DeWine wants to end death penalty

2

Ohio data center bill falls apart

3

Attorney General Dave Yost reflects on surprise exit

4

Ohio's data center fight

5

Ohio's attorney general shakeup

6

Winners and losers of Ohio primary

7

What to know about Ohio's primary

8

Ohio lawmakers revive abortion fight

9

Vivek Ramaswamy's property tax pitch

10

Drugs flood Ohio prisons

11

Ohio restricts THC drinks, hemp products

12

Sen. Jon Husted testifies in bribery trial

13

Leadership crisis rocks Ohio State

14

Trump administration gets Ohio voter data

15

What we know about Les Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein

16

Dissecting Ohio's property tax crisis

17

What's up with Ohio marijuana referendum?

18

Springfield braces for potential ICE surge

19

Vance touts economy in Ohio trip

20

Stage set for Ohio governor's race

21

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

22

Understanding Ohio's childcare crisis

23

How Ohio property tax, marijuana laws could change

24

What end of shutdown means for Ohio

25

Dissecting Ohio's local election results

26

Ohio wrestles with loss of SNAP benefits

27

What's happening with hemp in Ohio?

28

Ohio death penalty remains in limbo

29

DeWine group pitches property tax fixes

30

Will Ohio lawmakers provide property tax relief?

31

How Ohio officials are responding to Charlie Kirk shooting

32

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

33

Why DeWine sent Ohio National Guard to DC

34

Is recreational marijuana working in Ohio?

35

How a Cincinnati street brawl got political

36

What's Sherrod Brown's plan?

37

The rise of political outsiders

38

Ohio redistricting on the horizon

39

Will Ohio lawmakers undo DeWine vetoes?

40

Breaking down the Ohio budget

41

A new era for Ohio Democrats?

42

Tax cuts and Medicaid cuts dominate Ohio Senate budget

43

Jim Obergefell reflects on 10 years of marriage equality

44

What Trump budget bill means for Ohio Medicaid

45

Will Ohio vote to ban property taxes?

46

Ohio Democratic Party shakeup

47

What to know about Issue 2

48

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

49

Ohio pensions lose money amid Trump tariffs

50

Are vouchers hurting Ohio's public schools?

51

Ohio House pitches in for new Browns stadium

52

What Ohio House budget means for schools

53

Why Ohio lawmakers are going after hemp

54

Can Ohio get rid of its income tax?

55

Takeaways from DeWine's State of the State

56

How Ohio dog laws fail victims of attacks

57

Trump calls for end to CHIPS Act

58

What DEI means for Ohio universities

59

Trump issues warning to Ohio colleges

60

Ex-OSU coach tapped for Lt. governor

61

DeWine pitches tax hike on cigarettes, sports betting

62

What Trump immigration crackdown means for Ohio

63

Ohio GOP wants to transform higher ed

64

It's almost Inauguration Day

65

Amy Acton kicks off governor race

66

What we're watching in 2025

67

A conversation with Rep. Bill Seitz

68

Will Legislature pass controversial education bill?

69

Voter turnout drops in Ohio's blue counties

70

Ohio House GOP picks new leader

71

What's on the menu for lame duck?

72

Election recap

73

Everything to know about Tuesday's election

74

Dead Ohio man charged with illegal voting

75

Explaining Ohio's new drop box rules

76

To debate or not debate?

77

Breaking down Issue 1

78

The veepstakes debate edition

79

The high stakes of Ohio's Senate race

80

Bernie Moreno blasted over abortion

81

What to know about Ohio Supreme Court races

82

Ohio becomes target for threats

83

What's happening in Springfield, Ohio?

84

GOP wants to keep tabs on Ohio polling places

85

Ohio Democrats rally at DNC

86

Sweet home Chicago

87

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

88

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

89

High times for Ohio

90

DeWine opposes redistricting ballot issue

91

Redistricting makes the Ohio ballot

92

All eyes on Ohio at RNC

93

Biden puts Democrats between rock and hard place

94

Ohio House passes transgender bathroom bill

95

The time DeWine asked FirstEnergy for a handout

96

Should Ohio hospitals disclose their costs?

97

Ohio marijuana sales may start soon

98

Why people are dying in Ohio jails

99

Breaking down Ohio's Biden ballot fix(es)

100

WTH is going on with Ohio pensions?

101

Biden ballot debacle boils over

102

Campus unrest gets political

103

Ohio judge blocks House Bill 68 - for now

104

Will Joe Biden make the Ohio ballot in November?

105

What's happening with abortion in Ohio?

106

Householder, the indictment kid

107

Breaking down Ohio's primary

108

The final (primary) countdown