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Military personnel and Customs and Border Protection officers gather at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego. The number of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status has declined to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to a new report released Tuesday.

U.S. Seeing Lowest Level Of Unauthorized Immigrants In A Decade, Pew Study Says

A large decline in illegal immigration from Mexico means fewer unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S., and those already here are likely to be long-term residents, according to a new study.

In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they're in direct talks on hostages

A Hamas official tells NPR that the United States has held direct talks with the Palestinian militant group over the release of several American-Israeli dual citizens taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

GOP lawmakers scramble to raise the bar on ballot amendments

Republican lawmakers who oppose abortion want to make 60% the new threshold for amending the Ohio constitution. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the rush for a special election in August, before a possible abortion rights vote in November. Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau Chief Karen Kasler joins the show.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine speaks during an interview at the Governor's Residence in Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 13, 2019.

DeWine hopes to give families a break

For the third time as governor and the first time in his second term, Mike DeWine delivered his State of the State address this week. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the governors speech, which avoided divisive hot-button cultural issues.

Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton at a press conference on April 7, 2020.

Doctor's Orders: No Senate Run For Amy Acton

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss former Health Department director Amy Acton's decision not to run for Rob Portman's Senate seat. Democratic strategist Antoinette Wilson joins the show.

The early voting center at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus.

Problems Plague Ohio Voter Purges

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk about the ongoing battle over how Ohio…

Abortion rights opponents promise a tough fight

Anti-abortion rights organizations are getting ready to defeat the proposed amendment that would essentially codify the Roe v. Wade decision in the Ohio constitution. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the proposal with Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right To Life.

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted speaks during the announcement on Friday Jan. 21, 2022 in Newark, Ohio, that Intel will invest $20 billion to build two computer chip factories on a 1,000-acre site in Licking County, Ohio, just east of Columbus.

Text messages reveal Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted's role in nuclear bailout law

Newly-released text messages show that Lt. Gov. Jon Husted worked diligently behind the scenes to pass HB6, the nuclear power plant bailout law. We discuss what this new information means in the ongoing saga of the $60 million bribery scandal that led to multiple arrests and indictments.

Former Ohio Republican Party Chairman Matt Borges walks toward Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse with his attorneys on Jan. 20, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Borges and former state House Speaker Larry Householder were convicted Thursday, March 9, 2023, in a $60 million bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history.

Bribery scandal informant feels 'disenchanted' with Ohio politics

A key piece of evidence in the corruption trial of Larry Householder and Matt Borges was a recorded conversation between Borges and FBI informant Tyler Fehrman.On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk with Fehrman about his decision to blow the whistle when his former mentor offered him a shady deal.

Shame! Shame! Shame!

During an Ohio House committee meeting on an August ballot measure to make it harder to change the Ohio Constitution, members shut off debate without opposition input. Cries of "shame" rang out from the audience.On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the future of the effort.

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