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A sign supporting Ohio Issue 2 sits in a residential yard on Election Day.

Rolling out legal recreational marijuana in Ohio

Remember Issue 2? The one Ohio voters passed last November? The one that makes recreational marijuana legal in Ohio? Attorney Tom Haren joins the show to talk about when consumers can expect to be able to make their first dispensary purchase.

More platforms, more ads: Ohio's $400 million campaign budget

Experts predict ad spending in Ohio will top $400 million. Nearly a half billion dollars will be spent to get you to vote for a U.S. Senator, decide a constitutional amendment, a member of Congress or a rapid bus line tax. Longtime political strategist Bob Clegg joins the show.

Democrat Vice President candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (left) and Republican Vice President nominee and Ohio U.S. Senator JD Vance (right).

A very Midwestern debate

There were some sharp critiques, but a whole lot of passive aggressiveness and a fair amount of substance. Overall, the vice-presidential candidates spent most of their time targeting their opponents’ running mates. WOSU’s Anna Staver, host of the talk show and podcast All Sides with Anna Staver, joins the show.

Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, left, raises his hand while taking the ceremonial oath of office, with Vice President JD Vance, right, officiating, and his wife Tina Husted, center, standing beside him in a vibrant purple outfit. The ceremony takes place at the Capitol surrounded by ornate red drapes and marble columns.

Husted heads to the US Senate

After months of speculation, Gov Mike DeWine announced that Jon Husted was his pick to be the next U.S. Senator from Ohio. Of course, Husted is replacing short-timer J.D. Vance, who job-hopped into the Vice Presidency.

The Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on March 26, 2020.

Ohio lawmakers explore income tax cuts as property taxes rise

Taxes have come to dominate the political debate in Washington, and they loom as a growing concern at the Ohio Statehouse.

FILE - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati.

What Sherrod Brown's Senate run means for Ohio politics

Brown is going to run for the U.S. Senate, the place he walked out of just eight months ago after losing a re-election bid to Republican Bernie Moreno.

Common Cause Ohio's Catherine Turcer speaks at a protest on September 23, 2025 at the headquarters of ABC6/WSYX.

Free speech concerns stoked as Nexstar and Sinclair continue Jimmy Kimmel boycott

The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk fueled a lot of hyperbolic rhetoric and some serious consequences.

Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, is a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor in 2026.

Poll shows glimmer of hope for Ohio Democrats

A new poll from Emerson College in Boston shows some interesting trends that likely give Ohio Democrats hope and give Republicans pause.

Former Republican Speaker Larry Householder speaks to the media immediately after his expulsion from the Ohio House on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio's trial of the century

The bribery and racketeering trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder—one of the biggest figures in Ohio politics over the last two decades—is set to begin this week. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the state's largest-ever bribery scandal.

Protestors at the Ohio Statehouse call for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to stay out of Columbus on Jan. 10, 2026.

Anti-ICE protest vs. obstruction

Protests continue in Minnesota and across the country. Here in Central Ohio, there is no sign of intense ICE activity, but detentions continue. Ohio State students protested the school, including the Border Patrol, at its career fair this week. Officials continue to warn protesters not to get in the way of any enforcement activity.

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