Today in Ohio is a review and analysis of the week's news in Ohio by the reporting and editing team that brought you that news, the team at cleveland.com. Listen each day for perspective and inside information you can find no where else.
Step 1 to sanity in Ohio government was defeating Issue 1. Step 2 -- ending gerrymandering -- has begun
29 mins; August 15, 2023
Ohio's turnpike director explains the wacky toll system soon to be in place for drivers
30 mins; August 14, 2023
Hey, J.D. Vance, it's not collusion when people talk to each other. Stop with the conspiracy theories
32 mins; August 11, 2023
Chief political writer Andrew Tobias' takeaways on the Issue 1 smackdown and Frank LaRose's future
30 mins; August 10, 2023
Voters torch the move by Frank LaRose and Matt Huffman to derail democracy in Ohio
31 mins; August 09, 2023
Listen to this episode while you drive to the polls. It's Election Day for Issue 1. Please -- Vote!
30 mins; August 08, 2023
Quid pro quo? Nursing homes get millions from Ohio's budget, pay big in campaign contributions
31 mins; August 07, 2023
The Porn Moms of Shaker Heights and other pro-Issue 1 lies you'll likely hear this weekend
30 mins; August 04, 2023
Will Dave Yost do what federal prosecutors won't - charge FirstEnergy's Chuck Jones in the bribery scandal?
32 mins; August 03, 2023
When will Ohio Republicans finally disavow Donald Trump for trying to overthrow the government?
33 mins; August 02, 2023
Did Issue 1 creator Frank LaRose just throw a Hail Mary pass to save his political career?
29 mins; August 01, 2023
Why is a lawyer on a one-man mission to block solar farms and wind turbines in Ohio?
33 mins; July 31, 2023
Dave Yost, who would sue a ham sandwich to get a headline, won't go after Kia and Hyundai? Why?
38 mins; July 28, 2023
Is Issue 1 originator Frank LaRose illegally running a de facto U.S. Senate campaign?
33 mins; July 27, 2023
Abortion will be on the Ohio ballot in November, but Issue 1 in August will decide its fate
33 mins; July 26, 2023
Why is Ohio dead last in the nation in helping parents with childcare?
30 mins; July 25, 2023
The big difference in the disappearance cases of Cleveland's Lachelle Jordan and Alabama's Carlee Russell
33 mins; July 24, 2023
Will Issue 1 spell doom for Frank LaRose's political career?
32 mins; July 21, 2023
Is Ohio's sales tax holiday a gimmick? Should we spend the money on childcare instead?
31 mins; July 20, 2023
Is a proposed Ohio ban on drag queen story hours the latest sign that Issue 1 will fail?
32 mins; July 19, 2023
Early voting is way higher than predicted for Issue 1, Frank LaRose's move to hamstring the voter
32 mins; July 18, 2023
Could Cuyahoga County alone doom Ohio's anti-democracy Issue 1 with higher-than-predicted turnout?
31 mins; July 17, 2023
What is it with Ohio's Jim Jordan and his antics this week? Is it just to get attention?
34 mins; July 14, 2023
How Ohio's budget helps children, Jim Jordan's FBI circus sideshow, and Barbie!
34 mins; July 13, 2023
True: Cleveland cops wrangle Punchy the bull. False: Any argument favoring Issue 1
32 mins; July 12, 2023
Today's the day -- You can finally take a stand and protect democracy from power-drunk Ohio lawmakers
31 mins; July 11, 2023
Could Cuyahoga County turnout be the difference that kills democracy-torching Issue 1?
33 mins; July 10, 2023
Judge says Householder handed public money to "suits with private jets," but that's still happening today
32 mins; June 30, 2023
Will Ohio's Supreme Court return Sam Randazzo's $4 million even though FirstEnergy says it's bribe money?
29 mins; June 29, 2023
Most Ohioans have no say on who appears on their ballots; lawmakers want to keep it that way
33 mins; June 28, 2023
Ohio State University's day of reckoning over Dr. Strauss' sex abuse is coming
31 mins; June 27, 2023
Brent Larkin says Ohio's three branches of government collude against the citizens
34 mins; June 26, 2023
Why is Matt Huffman taking care of the tobacco companies at the expense of Ohio's children?
29 mins; June 23, 2023
Transcription error? How can that be? Frank LaRose screws up big-time on Issue 1 ballots
32 mins; June 22, 2023
Is the Cuyahoga County jail in danger of a riot because of disgusting food?
24 mins; June 21, 2023
Northeast Ohio's war with the Canada goose, with border collies on the front lines
32 mins; June 20, 2023
A new Ohio Senate tactic to force Jerry Cirino's anti-free speech rules into Ohio colleges
32 mins; June 16, 2023
Businesses line up against Issue 1 -- Frank LaRose's assault on Ohio voters on the Aug. 8 ballot
34 mins; June 15, 2023
Ohio voters appear to understand that Issue 1 attacks democracy despite Frank LaRose's misleading wording
32 mins; June 14, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court twists logic into a pretzel to allow Frank LaRose's tortured Issue 1 ballot language
28 mins; June 13, 2023
Here's what Ohio would look like if the anti-democracy Issue 1 had been adopted decades ago
32 mins; June 12, 2023
The Ohio Senate budget plan: take from the unemployed, the hungry and the homeless, and give to the wealthy
30 mins; June 09, 2023
Ohio's senate wants to upend public education with charter school vouchers for almost anyone
28 mins; June 08, 2023
Beyond the social cost, State Sen. Jerry Cirino's Orwellian college clampdown has a big dollar cost
32 mins; June 07, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost says it is perfectly fine for Issue 1 to be misleading on the August ballot
32 mins; June 06, 2023
The lies and bogus arguments for reducing democracy in Ohio failed when used in other states
34 mins; June 05, 2023
The strategy from those hoping to fool voters into ending Ohio's majority rule: subterfuge, misdirection, lying
31 mins; June 02, 2023
Shades of the corrupt HB6 in Mike DeWine's appointment to a horse racing commission
29 mins; June 01, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost uses gratuitous scare tactic in the transgender bathroom debate
31 mins; May 31, 2023
Ohio Republicans get caught in a big lie about voter turnout expectations for August
31 mins; May 30, 2023
Why Mike DeWine is a hypocrite in supporting the effort to trash democracy in Ohio
33 mins; May 25, 2023
Ohio lawmakers, auditor try to intimidate school districts suing the state over funding
31 mins; May 24, 2023
It's sinister. It's cynical. It's an attack on democracy. And Ohio AG Dave Yost defends it.
33 mins; May 23, 2023
Why are Ohio politicians so upset about AM radios being dropped from new cars?
33 mins; May 22, 2023
Ohio Republicans disguise August ballot language to fool you into eroding our democracy
31 mins; May 19, 2023
The Ohio car theft ring that stole $5 million in vehicles, including Deshaun Watson's truck, finally is caught
31 mins; May 18, 2023
We know how much Ohio's Jon Husted is collecting for his unprecedented conflict of interest
31 mins; May 17, 2023
Householder files are clear proof that Ohio government is for sale to those willing to pay
32 mins; May 16, 2023
How can Ohio lawmakers schedule an August election when they outlawed August elections?
32 mins; May 15, 2023
No fish for you! The Cleveland fishing contest cheaters will eat jail food
31 mins; May 12, 2023
The battle for the soul of Ohio is on with the Legislature's full-fledged attack on democracy
34 mins; May 11, 2023
Is an Ohio suburb's "No Mow May" based on wacky, pseudo-science?
31 mins; May 10, 2023
Is Ohio's 3rd grade reading guarantee a simplistic gimmick that should end?
31 mins; May 09, 2023
Now we know the real story behind the Ohio Lottery director's abrupt exit
32 mins; May 08, 2023
A judge does what Ohio government would not, ordering steps to reduce Lake Erie algae blooms
32 mins; May 05, 2023
Kevin McCarthy's budget cuts would do some serious harm to Ohio
32 mins; May 04, 2023
Add election officials across Ohio to the giant group opposing Frank LaRose's attack on majority rule
32 mins; May 03, 2023
5 former Ohio attorneys general join 4 former governors in opposing Frank LaRose's attack on democracy
33 mins; May 02, 2023
How is it possible that the Ohio Lottery Commission is losing money on sports betting?
31 mins; May 01, 2023
Are Ohio Republicans paying any attention to what's happening with abortion issues in other state?
32 mins; April 28, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost stops chasing down scofflaws from 20-years ago
31 mins; April 27, 2023
Would Mike DeWine's seat belt ticket proposal merely give police another avenue for racial profiling?
32 mins; April 26, 2023
Four former Ohio governors oppose ending majority rule in Ohio, But Mike DeWine is all for it
32 mins; April 25, 2023
Ohio AG Dave Yost is chasing down people with 20-year-old parking tickets
30 mins; April 24, 2023
Why won't Akron Police provide proof they were provoked into hitting protesters with tear gas?
27 mins; April 21, 2023
Ohio Republican lawmakers call it a Parent's Bill of Rights. It's not.
32 mins; April 20, 2023
That Republican lawmaker idea for a flat Ohio tax that would have wrecked local governments is dead
31 mins; April 19, 2023
A discussion of the evidence in the Jayland Walker case
32 mins; April 18, 2023
The state of traffic cameras in Northeast Ohio, and why does Linndale even exist?
32 mins; April 17, 2023
Mattress Factory of Sadness Stadium? Sex Abuse Survivor Stadium? Readers have ideas for Browns Stadium
33 mins; April 14, 2023
Ohio voters stripped education from the governor in 1953, so how can legislators give it back?
34 mins; April 13, 2023
Scamming off the East Palestine train wreck, and bad news about the contaminated soil
34 mins; April 12, 2023
What is the staggering sum of cash Ohio could reap from drilling in state parks?
33 mins; April 11, 2023
Ohio's Jim Jordan says his work in D.C. is a strategy, not political theater
33 mins; April 10, 2023
Finally, signs that FirstEnergy's Chuck Jones will be charged in Ohio's massive bribery case
35 mins; April 07, 2023
We name Ohio's hypocritical lawmakers who now champion August elections after prohibiting them