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How many people helped make your morning coffee? A.J. Jacobs set out to thank them—from the farmer to the barista and everyone in between—and discovered the list was much longer than he thought.

Northeast Ohioans aren’t wasting any time requesting absentee ballots for the November election. Tens of thousands of people – at least – have sent in their request forms to local boards of elections. Many may be trying to avoid voting in person during the pandemic, while getting out ahead of any delays in the mail. ideastream’s Nick Castele talked with All Things Considered host Tony Ganzer about how local election boards are preparing.

During a vigil for the victims from the recent mass shooting in Dayton, Gov. Mike DeWine's remarks were drowned out by those in the crowd imploring him to "do something." And he has started to do something, rolling out a 17-point plan to reduce gun violence. Several parts of his plan address mental health.

MetroHealth recently announced it will invest $60 million in a new mixed-income housing community in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood on Cleveland's West Side. Case Western Reserve University Professor Mark Joseph spoke with ideastream's Anne Glausser about the influence

The Trump Administration is encouraging Ohio and other states to adopt a new federal proposal that would cap Medicaid spending and potentially save money. State lawmakers have not indiciated if Ohio's Medicaid program will embrace block grants as an alternate way to pay for the health insurance program. Proponents say the block grants will provide more flexibility for states. Critics say the plan, which was rolled out last week, would simply pass costs along to low-income recipients and might discourage them from getting medical care.

The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that weekly increases have reached a higher rate than during the pandemic's peak in March, with "alarming rates of transmission across the region."

The deadline for Ohio's new Congressional district maps is looming, while COVID-19 cases have ticked up in recent days. We'll discuss this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable show.

State lawmakers from both parties have released their first proposals for Ohio’s new congressional maps. On the Weekly Reporter Roundtable, we discuss the latest on Congressional redistricting in Ohio.

This week the impeachment process against President Trump began in the Senate, only the third such trial in U.S. history.Tensions ran high between the…

This episode originally aired on April 9, 2020.After six years at the helm, Dr. Michael Drake faces his greatest challenge as Ohio State’s president:…