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Republican Senate candidate JD Vance speaks to his supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Cincinnati.

Super PAC millions and Trump bump gave JD Vance the edge in the GOP primary

JD Vance may have been rising in the polls before election day, but it was former President Trump’s endorsement and one big super PAC contribution that put him over the top. In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the race for Ohio's open Senate seat and the other primary results.

Voters line up at the Franklin County Board of Elections on Morse Road to vote early for the Aug. 8, 2023 special election.

Abortion rights will be on the November ballot, marijuana maybe

Ohio voters will vote on abortion rights in November but whether that will require 60% of the vote or a simple majority will be decided on August 8. On this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the latest polling and the pro-marijuana supporters racing to collect more signatures.

Columbus City Councilmember-elect Tiara Ross celebrates her victory in the race for the District 7 seat on November 5, 2025 at Strongwater Events venue. She was surrounded by family, supporters and her new colleagues on city council. Ross won a very narrow race against Jesse Vogel.

Tiara Ross wins Columbus City Council District 7 race, fending off Jesse Vogel's outsider challenge

Ross ran a campaign supported by nearly the entire city and county political establishment in her bid to represent downtown Columbus and many of its surrounding neighborhoods. Vogel framed himself as a challenger to that establishment but came up short.

The 25 Best Songs Of 2025

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and dozens in between, NPR Music shares its picks for the best songs of 2025.

Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y., ca. Sept. 1947

Ella 101: S'Wonderful (Day 16 of 101)

Music and television history right here... Sunday, February 2, 1964: Ella headlines an installment of The Ed Sullivan Show that also features Sammy...

Everything Was Beautiful at the Ballet

If you've ever seen me get up from a chair, never mind dance, you'll know why I seldom write about our friends at Ballet Met. I'm ashamed to say that it…

First streetcar being tested on the tracks in Over-the-Rhine.

Streetcar Operating Funds Closer To Coming Together

Cincinnati and the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank Foundation have reached agreement on streetcar operations funding. The 8-page deal releas...

Prince performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XLI in 2007.

4 Prince Videos You Should Watch Right Now

Prince was not only a spectacular musician but also a singular performer. From the Super Bowl to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he left a mark onstage.

ProMusica and Vadim Gluzman Take Listeners to the Northern Lights

Siberia. The word, alone, sends a shiver down your spine. Siberia has some of the coldest temperatures on earth. Recent temperature readings have hit 50…

Dessa's new album, <em>Chime</em>, comes out Feb. 23.

It's Never Too Early To Celebrate The Music Of 2018

Hear songs from forthcoming albums by Rhye, Lucy Dacus, Dessa and the globetrotting Texas trio Khruangbin.

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