USA Today Network Ohio Bureau Chief Anthony Shoemaker speaks with politics reporter Erin Glynn on the latest episode of the Ohio Politics Explained podcast. During this edition we preview next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, how JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in an official debate, and recap everything that happened in Ohio’s…

A decade ago, Ohio's former deputy state treasurer Amer Ahmad fled the country to avoid sentencing in federal court in a bribery and kickback scheme − traveling to San Diego, walking into Mexico and flying to Pakistan with a suitcase full of cash. Retired FBI agent Jeff Williams joined Ohio Politics Explained podcast to dust off the details on this…

Campaigns to rein in payday lending led to the downfall of two Democrats serving in the Ohio House: Carlton Weddington and Clayton Luckie. Retired FBI agent Jeff Williams joined the Ohio Politics Explained podcast recently to talk about how one case led to the next and what lessons can be learned.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the launch of recreational marijuana sales, how Sen. Sherrod Brown is snubbing his party, the latest in a fight for transgender health care for minors and why Ohio leaders are talking about redistricting in Iowa.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss Gov. Mike DeWine's take on the redistricting proposal on the November ballot, how Ohio is modernizing state IDs, what Donald Trump said about JD Vance this week and why the state is removing people from the voter rolls.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the latest in the presidential race, a proposal to change how Ohio draws district maps, why a federal judge blocked a state election law and how lawmakers want to help workers with disabilities.By Ohio Politics Explained

We recap the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and how Ohio grabbed the spotlight.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the fallout in Ohio from the first debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, how a campaign to raise the minimum wage unraveled and why some lawmakers want to make it easier for students to get religious instruction.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the Legislature's final session of the summer, Attorney General Dave Yost's political future and what the veepstakes mean for Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss a 2018 donation from FirstEnergy to help Gov. Mike DeWine, a bill that aims to help people with developmental disabilities, what's happening with Ohio's Senate race how a federal court ruling could affect LGBTQ Ohioans.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss a fight over hospital price transparency, the results of Ohio's 6th Congressional District special election, why lawmakers want to ban ticket quotas and how much the state could spend on local projects.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the status of recreational marijuana in Ohio, how lawmakers want to tackle high property taxes, what Republicans are saying about Trump's conviction and the status of a controversial higher education bill.By Ohio Politics Explained

A USA TODAY Network Ohio investigation found at least 219 people died in county jails over four years. Where is the system falling short?By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss President Joe Biden's ballot status, a new plan to tweak the recreational marijuana law, why Republicans want to crack down on foreign campaign money and how some lawmakers want to change private school standards.By Ohio Politics Explained

This week, we discuss chaos in Ohio's teacher pension system, a new challenge to Ohio abortion restrictions, why J.D. Vance ended up on Donald Trump's VP shortlist and how an obscure law could penalize student protesters.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss President Joe Biden's status on the November ballot, a bill to limit cell phone use in schools, how one lawmaker wants to combat antisemitism and why Ohio doesn't require dark money disclosures.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the politics of campus protests, a new proposal to raise the minimum wage, what marijuana rescheduling means for Ohio and how lawmakers changed a controversial parents' rights bill.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss the latest in the Biden ballot debacle, a key ruling in the lawsuit over Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, how Gov. Mike DeWine wants to solve the child care crisis and why marijuana sales could start sooner than expected.By Ohio Politics Explained

This week we discuss how former PUCO chairman Sam Randazzo has died by suspected suicide, how FirstEnergy gave $1 M in donations through dark money groups to back Jon Husted, and how Ohio House GOP votes to take control of House campaign funds. Finally, we talk about how President Joe Biden won’t make it on the November Ohio ballot unless state law…

We discuss the latest lawsuit over abortion access, a new bill to deal with parking payments, why marijuana users can't smoke in public and how Sam Randazzo's Christmas costume ended up in court filings.By Ohio Politics Explained

We discuss new charges against former House Speaker Larry Householder, shoot houses for armed school employees, double-dipping in the Medicaid program and a lawsuit over Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.By Ohio Politics Explained

We dissect the results from Ohio's 2024 primary and what lies ahead for the November general election.By Ohio Politics Explained

This week, we discuss the last days of Ohio's Senate primary, a proposed ballot issue to raise the minimum wage, why Gov. Mike DeWine wants to limit cell phones in schools and what state officials are saying about the solar eclipse.By Ohio Politics Explained

This week, we discuss the latest Republican U.S. Senate debate, what the governor’s adviser knew about a payment to Sam Randazzo, why a Republican dropped out of an Ohio congressional race and how a state Supreme Court decision could affect college students.By Ohio Politics Explained

Ohio is no longer the presidential battleground it once was. What does that mean for 2024?By Ohio Politics Explained