Weekly Reporter Roundtable

As we come to the end of 2025, we discuss the accomplishments achieved by Ohio lawmakers this year.

A recent statewide measure reverses some of the rights Ohio voters approved when it comes to recreational marijuana.

Gov. Mike DeWine was asked last month if he had concerns about Senate Bill 50, which would extend the hours those teens could work from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the school year. At the time, he wouldn't preview what action he would take on the bill.

Gov. Mike DeWine now says he regrets legalizing sports betting in Ohio.

Some of the bills will head to Gov. DeWine’s desk, while others need more work.

Along with reopening the government, Congress tucked a hemp ban into the bill, which could complicate Ohio’s efforts to regulate it, causing worry among local business owners in the process.

The seven-member Ohio Redistricting Commission took a deal on a congressional map that legislative leaders brokered behind closed doors.

“Where is the map?” That’s what advocates for redistricting reform, and others, are asking Ohio's state leaders. So far, there have been two blown deadlines and no congressional map.

A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by multiple hemp-related business owners who argue Mike DeWine acted outside of his authority as governor, according to court documents.

The federal government shut down last week. How does the country move forward?