Snollygoster | Ohio's Politics Podcast

Ads vs. Substance in the Ohio Governor’s Race

The race for Ohio governor is heating up.

Amy Acton's appeal to moderates

The Democrat running for governor is doing her best to stay away from any kind of socialist label. She has taken some moderate stances in recent weeks.

Lessons from Abdul El-Sayed's victory in Michigan

What lessons can Ohio Democrats, or Ohio politicians in general, learn from Abdul El-Sayed's far-left progressive victory in that state's Senate primary?

Rep. Max Miller resists calls to drop reelection bid amid bitter custody battle

Emily Moreno, in court filings, accuses Miller of physically abusing her and their 2-year-old daughter. Miller denies the allegations and says his ex-wife has mental heal

Candidates pitch their tax relief plans

Next to rising gas prices and grocery prices, property taxes have loomed as the symbol of affordability in Ohio. Thanks to rising property values and voter-approved levie

Ohio's 2026 money race is high-stakes for Senate and Governor

With an open governor's seat and control of the U.S. Senate at stake, candidates running for major office in Ohio this year are attracting lots of donations.

Ad targets Husted on data center support

This week, we discuss the race for the U.S. Senate and Sherrod Brown’s slightly risky new ad, where he takes on Jon Husted and data centers.

Politics and a pint

WOSU hosted a Politics and a Pint event last week. These events are a lot of fun. We get together at a Columbus-area brewpub and talk politics in front of a crowd of poli

Death penalty politics

DeWine’s change in position seems little more than symbolic. Republican leaders in the Legislature support the death penalty. There is no movement ready to put it on the

Why Ohio’s governor wants to end capital punishment

Gov. Mike DeWine has come out against Ohio’s death penalty. This week, the conservative Republican governor, who co-sponsored the bill that reinstated capital punishment

What's next for the property tax repeal effort?

The effort to abolish Ohio property taxes has failed – at least for now. The group collecting signatures to put an amendment on November’s ballot says it has fallen short

Inside the allegations of Ohio Medicaid fraud

For weeks, DeWine has faced criticism from his fellow Republicans over allegations of widespread fraud in the state’s Medicaid system. It started with a report in the con

The next Ohio governor will be new to elected office

For the first time in eight years, Ohio will have a new governor. It will be someone from outside government: tech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy, who briefly ran for presid

Key Takeaways from the Ohio Primary

The candidates are set for Ohio's general election in November. There were no big surprises in this week’s primary.

Poll suggests Ohio may look more like a purple state in November

An important election is just around the corner. Ohio will elect a new governor and decide who will represent the state in the U.S. Senate. A new poll provides a snapshot

The Personal Turn in the Ohio Gubernatorial Race

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is out with a new ad where his wife shows off their new baby. In another ad, he goes after Democrat Amy Acton for her role in the COVID-19 shut

Looking Back To When Ohio Was Blue

We look back at a time when Ohio was blue politically, or at least purple. We talk with longtime Democratic activist Dale Butland, who worked for U.S. Sen. John Glenn and

Democrats plan for Vance 2028

The 2028 presidential campaign likely will start about a year from now, but Democrats are not waiting to take on a likely candidate: Ohioan and Vice President JD Vance.

Transparency at JobsOhio

JobsOhio is in the news not because of a big new project, but because of the role, however small, it played in the sudden resignation of Ohio State University President T

Citizens organize to stop data centers

As electric bills rise and data centers start to encroach upon suburbs and farmland, politicians are hearing from voters and starting to ask if data centers are worth it.