Today in Ohio
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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
32 mins; April 06, 2023
Does Ohio have its own version of George Santos in a lawmaker who faked a resumé?
32 mins; April 05, 2023
Why Jim Jordan's plan to protect Donald Trump from prosecution will fail
31 mins; April 04, 2023
An end to fat-shaming? New attitudes and treatments for obesity
33 mins; April 03, 2023
Is Jim Jordan right? Should federal courts handle prosecutions of former presidents, like Donald Trump?
35 mins; March 31, 2023
Ohio's Dave Yost does the right thing; Cuyahoga County's Jail commissary is in scandal
33 mins; March 30, 2023
Is Cleveland a national leader in the theft of Kias and Hyundais?
35 mins; March 29, 2023
Is Ohio better off today than 20 years ago, when Republican lawmakers started cutting income taxes?
35 mins; March 28, 2023
What's the real reason Ohio's Frank LaRose pulled the state out of group fighting voter fraud?
33 mins; March 27, 2023
Proud Boys, armed protesters are coming to a Geauga County drag show
33 mins; March 24, 2023
Matt Huffman makes a cynical, hypocritical move to block Ohio abortions. Will it backfire?
33 mins; March 23, 2023
A glimmer of hope that Ohio lawmakers will finally abolish Larry Householder's corrupt HB6?
33 mins; March 22, 2023
Ohio's Jim Jordan is abusing his authority -- to protect crony Donald Trump
33 mins; March 21, 2023
How hazardous is Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman's plan to drill under state parks?
34 mins; March 20, 2023
What's the best place to hang convicted racketeer Larry Householder's official portrait?
33 mins; March 17, 2023