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Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
Snollygoster takes an in-depth look at politics in Ohio. Each week we dig into the top political stories in Columbus and Ohio and explore national stories that impact the state by talking with politicians, reporters and other news-makers. (In case you're wondering, a "snollygoster" is a shrewd and unprincipled politician.)Listen to Snollygoster on the WOSU Public Media mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
New election bill would require photo ID
The House and Senate are working on a couple of bills that would change voting rules, including a proposed requirement for a photo ID in order to vote.On this…
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Making amendments harder to pass in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is pushing to update the rules for changing Ohio’s consitution, moving the threshold from 50% to 60% to pass an amendment…
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The lame-duck session to-do list
It’s the most wonderful time of the year... the lame-duck session at the Ohio General Assembly. So many bills. So many important issues. So little time to…
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GOP dominates Ohio's statewide midterm races
Republicans captured every statewide office: Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and three seats on the Ohio Supreme Court. The…
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Ohioans to decide on amendment to ban non-citizen voting
Issue 2 would make Ohio the 7th state to explicitly ban non-citizens from voting in elections. Ohio’s constitution already says you have to be a citizen to…
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Early voting numbers are up compared to 2018
Just over a week before the official election day, more than a million Ohioans have voted or requested a mail-in ballot. If you compare this year’s early…
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One poll gives J.D. Vance a slight lead over Tim Ryan
The race for U.S. Senate remains neck and neck, but there are signs that J.D. Vance is pulling ahead just a bit—at least in one poll.
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The debate by the lake
Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance stood shoulder to shoulder on a Cleveland TV station this week and argued who was the best person to represent Ohio…
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In the home stretch of the 2022 campaign
It's now just five short weeks until election day and just a week or so before Ohioans can start casting early ballots. The ads are all over TV. Our mailboxes…
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The cost of voting in Ohio
In the latest Cost of Voting Study, which evaluates all 50 states based on what it calls "the overall investment a resident must make in time and resources to…
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The great debate debate
All around the country candidates are refusing to participate in the age-old tradition of a live political debate. Most of those refusing to debate or throwing…
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Six-week abortion ban temporarily blocked
A surprise ruling by a Hamilton County judge has put Ohio’s six-week abortion ban on hold.
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Challenger seeks to unseat Ohio Republican Party leader
The fall campaign season is usually a time when political parties come together. But this is 2022, and this is Ohio, and 67 days before the election, there is…
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Ohio Democratic candidates distance themselves from Biden
It’s a tradition in party politics that goes back generations—candidates forsake the extreme elements of their parties and distance themselves from…
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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…
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J.D. Vance reintroduces himself to Ohio
After a period of silence, U.S. Senate candidate and author J.D. Vance is back with new campaign ads. One ad featuring his wife, Usha Vance, tells his life…
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Ohio's forgotten primary and lessons from the Kansas abortion vote
While Ohio voters largely stayed home on Tuesday, a vote on abortion rights brought an impressive amount of Kansas voters to the polls.
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Indiana abortion fight provides a preview of what's to come in Ohio
Activists on both sides of the abortion issue this week swarmed the Indiana Statehouse to rail against or cheer on a bill that would ban most abortions in our…
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Where have you gone J.D. Vance?
Democrat Tim Ryan has maintained a high-profile presence in Ohio's U.S. Senate race since the May primary, while the Republican nominee J.D. Vance has been…
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Republicans backpedal after calling rape of 10-year-old a fabrication
After the Indianapolis Star reported on a 10-year-old Ohio rape survivor who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion, politicians didn't waste time…
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Ohio reacts to overturn of Roe v. Wade
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade and allowed states to regulate abortion once again, just like they could back in 1973. In this week's…
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Ohioans should not expect a tax break at the gas pump
President Biden is asking Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months and proposing that states do the same. In this week's episode of…
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Tim Ryan tries to sway moderate Republican voters with new ads
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan is working to erase Republicans’ built-in advantage in this state. New ads claim his opponent J.D. Vance is…
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Searching for solutions on gerrymandering and gun control
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson talks with a panel of reporters and pundits about guns and…
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Gov. DeWine plans to sign a law arming teachers with less training
After a mass shooting, gun control advocates want to ban assault-style weapons and install background checks. Gun rights advocates argue the solution is more…
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Recent mass shooting unlikely to change Ohio gun laws
A vast majority of Americans support new laws to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, but Republican lawmakers seem set on eliminating regulations…
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Anti-abortion activists prepare for Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade
The biggest political story of the spring is abortion. That's thanks to the leaked majority opinion that indicates a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is…
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Statehouse Democrats push to protect abortion rights with a constitutional amendment
A group of Democratic women in the Ohio Legislature wants to change the Ohio Constitution to protect abortion rights and all methods of contraception. In this…
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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…
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Trump and Trump supporters at odds in Ohio Senate race
In the days before the primary, Republican U.S. Senate candidates and their affiliated Super PAC’s are scorching the earth with television ads attacking each…
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Democratic race for governor goes negative
In their gubernatorial campaigns, former Dayton mayor Nan Whaley and former Cincinnati mayor John Cranley have been cordial, but that's changing. In this…
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Middle-class tax rate becomes an issue in Ohio's Senate race
Are the middle class paying their fair share of income tax in this country? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts…
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Controversial 'Don't Say Gay' bill lands in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers will consider a bill modeled after a Florida law that limits what can be taught on LGBTQ issues in schools. In this week's episode of…
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Republicans abandon the work of outside mapmakers
After days of work creating new maps with out-of-state experts, Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission voted to approve a tweaked version of…
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Consultants and mediators hired to help mapmakers play nice
Can the Ohio Redistricting Commission—with some outside help—finally come up with a state district map that the Ohio Supreme Court will approve? In this week's…
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Russia invades GOP Senate primary race
How do Russia and its invasion of Ukraine factor into the race for the US Senate here in Ohio? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast…
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Lawmakers try to pump the brakes on new gas tax
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk about how some legislators want to stop the…
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New York Democrats gerrymander just as well as Ohio Republicans
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the fact that gerrymandering is an issue…
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Legislative maps could come too late for the May primary
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the latest news on the standoff between…
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Will Portman's endorsement matter in Trump's Republican Party?
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss Sen. Rob Portman's endorsement of Jane…
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Redistricting limbo
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown consider how the state can hold primaries this…
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Legalization opponents plan to fight recreational marijuana efforts
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson discusses the opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana in…
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What's inside Intel's deal with Ohio?
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the possible incentives Ohio used to…
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Michigan Maps Praised As Fair Redistricting Model
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown ask if Michigan's independent redistricting…
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Ohio Supreme Court Sends Redistricting Commission Back To The Drawing Board
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the Ohio Supreme Court decision to…
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January 6: A Day That Will Live In Infamy
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown reflect on the January 6 storming of the Capitol…
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Top Political Stories Of 2021
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the top stories from 2021.
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Cultivating More Medical Marijuana
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk about the possible expansion of medical…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
Will Ohio Supreme Court Find Fairness On District Maps?
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown talk about the state legislative district maps…
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What The Mississippi Abortion Case Could Mean For Ohio
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the potential consequences of the…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
New Congressional Districts Mapped Out
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the redistricting process as Ohio loses…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
Redistricting Could Actually Bring Competitive Congressional Races To Ohio
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss Ohio's Congressional redistricting…
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Overhyping Virginia's Gubernatorial Race
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the election results and why some races…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
School Board Squabbles Attract Dark Money To Elections
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss why local school board races are getting…
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Local Governments Move To Restrict Solar And Wind Projects
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss why Delaware County Commissioners want…
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Ohio Republicans Introduce Their Own Marijuana Bill
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss a new Republican-backed bill to legalize…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
GOP Lawmakers Push For Vaccine Mandate Exemptions
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the ongoing Republican efforts to ban…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
Conservatives Push For 'Trigger Law' On Abortion
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss what might happen in Ohio if the Supreme…
- Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast
The Gerrymander Shuffle
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss how lawmakers weave their way through…
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New Legislative District Maps Unveiled
In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, host Mike Thompson discusses the maps released by the Ohio Redistricting Commission…