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Today in Ohio

cleveland.com·Hosted by Chris Quinn, Laura Johnston, Leila Atassi and Lisa Garven·1000 episodes

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Today in Ohio is a review and analysis of the week's news in Ohio by the reporting and editing team that brought you that news, the team at cleveland.com. Listen each day for perspective and inside information you can find no where else.

Why listen

Today in Ohio gives you a sharp weekday read on Ohio politics, Cleveland-area institutions, and Statehouse decisions from the Cleveland.com newsroom. Chris Quinn, Laura Johnston, Leila Atassi, and Lisa Garven talk through the stories they are reporting and editing, so listeners get context, skepticism, and local newsroom judgment rather than a headline recap. It is a strong fit for Ohio listeners who want to understand what elected officials, courts, schools, utilities, and public agencies are doing and why it matters.

Episodes

32 min
Jun 3, 2026
Today in Ohio - June 3, 2026 Is Ohio's $1 billion-plus private school voucher program becoming a 2026 election issue

Should short-term rentals be permitted in Northeast Ohio residential neighborhoods? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Jun 2, 2026
Today in Ohio - June 2, 2026 Why the trade of Myles Garrett is front-page news in Cleveland

Capping income for private school vouchers is smart, but at half a million dollars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Jun 1, 2026
Ohio is setting up to hand over public schools to private concerns

Ohio's forcing of public schools to transport students to private schools is another blow to their budgets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 min
May 29, 2026
JobsOhio's days of secret deal-making could be numbered

JD Vance's address at a military academy graduation shows once again he has no spine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
May 28, 2026
All of the sudden, Ohio's elected leaders profess shock about data centers

As suddenly, they are worried about the public dollars going to private schools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 min
May 27, 2026
All the ways an Ohio bill to ban DEI in public schools can go wrong

Fatal accidents plummet over the Memorial Day weekend in Ohio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
May 26, 2026
Ohio AG Dave Yost still won't adequately explain why he's leaving six months early

Why the Medical Aid in Dying bill for the terminally ill faces long odds in the Ohio legislature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
May 22, 2026
If Ohio is creating the plainest license plate possible, why do we have to pay extra for it?

Why was a former British prime minister in Cleveland on Thursday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
May 21, 2026
Ohio's voter photo amendment: Are Republicans scrambling to divert voters from what makes them angry

Why does Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman care so much about taxes in Cuyahoga County? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
May 20, 2026
Those "outraged" Ohio Republicans rage-baiting on Medicaid fraud have been in charge of Medicaid since 2011

If they actually uncover fraud, it will have happened all on their watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
May 19, 2026
Despite claims by Donald Trump and JD Vance, most ICE detainees in Ohio aren't criminals

Cleveland and Brook Park end a yearslong dispute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
May 18, 2026
Will Matt Huffman be the hero who stops the next HB6 involving nuclear power?

With Gov. Mike DeWine soon to make a death penalty pronouncement, we talk about where Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton stand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
May 15, 2026
Why is a set of private schools getting an exemption from Mike DeWine's reading decree?

FirstEnergy has to come up with a plan for billing data centers for their energy needs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
May 14, 2026
Put aside politics. Was Frank LaRose wrong to give voter data to the Justice Department?

The dog whistling about Medicaid fraud is just another way for politicians to bait voters into rage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
May 13, 2026
More judges appear to see big legal challenges for Ohio's private school vouchers

many Ohioans are struggling with money, but state coffers overflow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
May 12, 2026
An Ohio group leads the way in the latest corrupting of the tax system to support religious schools

Mike DeWine names a new attorney general. We still don't know why Dave Yost is leaving Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 min
May 11, 2026
The Acton-Ramaswamy contest already is in the dirt

A special ship is in Cleveland this week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
May 8, 2026
Ohio AG Dave Yost abandons his post with work still to be done

Another scandal, this time with a ray of hope, in Cleveland's lead paint saga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40 min
May 7, 2026
Angry taxpayers mostly said no to taxes Tuesday. Ohio needs tax reform

The absurdity of a consitutional amendment to protect hunting and fishing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
May 4, 2026
Ohio AG Dave Yost tells feds that states, not the feds, should regulate prediction markets

Vivek Ramaswamy's vow to end Ohio's income tax rings hollow without a means to pay for it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35 min
May 1, 2026
How will the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling play out in Ohio

Something stinks in Loran County government, and now it's under criminal investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
Apr 30, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to send thousands of Haitians in America to their doom

Ohio's international college students have plummeted in number Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 29, 2026
Bob Sprague's ideas are so uninformed that he has no business running for secretary of state

Ohioans should look instead to any candidate who does not pander and try to create false fears of fraud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 28, 2026
Why President Dondald Trump should not pardon Larry Householder

A bipartisan proposal to provide family leave in Ohio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 27, 2026
Cuyahoga County elected officials could personally owe taxpayers' millions

Should Ohio have a law requiring disclosure that artificial intelligence is used in a political advertisisng? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 24, 2026
That move to abolish property taxes in Ohio appears to be stalling

But the effort did force reforms in the legislature, so it is not a failure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 23, 2026
Ohio Supreme Court rescues renters from unscrupulous electricity billers

But the Ohio Legislature could muck up the solution and harm renters anew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 22, 2026
Ohio lawmakers want to stop you from having a say on whether nuclear plants are built in your town

If Ohioans are building ballot initiatives to stop data centers in their backyards, how do you think they'll feel about nuclear plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 21, 2026
The Ohio Turnpike publishes its list of the worst scofflaws

The Northeast Ohio Sewer District enters the last phase of the massive tunnel project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

35 min
Apr 20, 2026
Ohio can't support all of its colleges, but don't look for solutions soon

Why people in Pike County are correct to be suspicious of power generation plans there Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 17, 2026
Why are Parma schools persecuting a board member for serving her country?

Sen. Jon Husted will be on the hot seat again when he votes on whether to support Ohio's Haitian community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 16, 2026
How Ohio law allows governments to hide info on data centers from voters

Gambling is gambling, Ohio says in fining a prediction market firm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 15, 2026
Ohio lawmaker chooses religion over science therapy law for children

JD Vance and Bernie Moreno choose the president over the pope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 14, 2026
Where does Mike DeWine, who spiked our electric bills with data centers, get off saying voters should have no say on data centers

The Ohio Supreme Court makes a controversial free speech ruling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Apr 13, 2026
he Republican Party thinks Jon Husted's election is in jeopardy

An Ohioan gets an unprecedented ruling from the U.S Supreme Court Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
Apr 3, 2026
Can the Ohio data center opponents meet the deadline to get a ban on the November ballot?

FirstEnergy ends the fee it was charing to pay your electric bill in cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 2, 2026
One reason property tax bills are high today is that lawmakers passed a 2013 law to make them rise

The Cleveland Air Show gets into the battle over Burke Lakefront Airport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Apr 1, 2026
Most jurors voted to convict the former FirstEnergy execs in the bribery trial

When will the Cuyahoga County Council do its job and stop being a rubber stamp on the jail and other matters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Mar 31, 2026
Why is the jury having such a hard time reaching a verdict in the FirstEnergy case?

Readers are passionate about getting Burke redevelopment right Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Mar 30, 2026
Do you want a new wage tax to pay for your school district?

Medina County verges on slashing school budgets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Mar 27, 2026
An inexplicable change in Ohio law last year threatens entire Cuyahoga County jail project

The Ohio legislature takes on drag performers again, this time with a law that pretty clearly violates the First Amendment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Mar 26, 2026
A quick solution to keep hemp-based beverages legal, but will Ohio lawmakers say no?

Northeast Ohio should get a lot more creative about how to develop Burke airport for recreation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
Mar 24, 2026
Competing Ohio bills for high school NIL, one to legalize it and one to prohibit it

Ice arrives at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Mar 23, 2026
Backers of Ohio Charlie Kirk Bill say Christianity has had no negative impacts in history

Is Lyndhurst violating the First Amendment by clamping down in Tesla protesters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
Mar 20, 2026
The Ohio House disregards the voters again as it attempts an abortion restriction

The Ohio Turnpike tries shaming to get scofflaws to pay up. Why not just use the courts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Mar 19, 2026
Ohio House Republicans, having heard from constituents, take on data centers

People are finding pieces of the asteroid that broke up over Cleveland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Mar 18, 2026
The shared experience of an exploding meteor over Cleveland

Sen. Bernie Moreno comes our forcefully against a data center subsidy on the backs of taxpayers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Mar 17, 2026
Rural Ohioans are fed up with data centers, aim to all but ban them

Ohio colleges working to compete open up branches in new places Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

34 min
Mar 16, 2026
Republicans brought all those data centers to Ohio. Now some have regrets

After 13 years, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office gets re-politicized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 min
Mar 13, 2026
A surprise pick to lead Ohio State University after its president quits in disgrace

Where will Cleveland's St. Patrick's Day Parade be next year? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices