Ohio Has Issues
On Ohio Has Issues with Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr., we talk through the things Ohioans need to know leading up to the November 2024 election, with the people who have the answers to your questions.
You'll hear directly from the organizers behind the initiatives you'll see on the ballot in November, your elected officials on both sides of the aisle, and the candidates who hope to represent you in public office.
To help you decide how to cast your ballot this fall, we also check in with the reporters on the ground covering politics in our state.
Watch Ohio Has Issues streamed live every Wednesday at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app, and listen back on your favorite podcast platform later that night.
Ohio Has Issues
How Joe Biden stepping aside will impact Ohio's Senate race between Sherrod Brown and Bernie Moreno
On the July 24, 2024 edition of Ohio Has Issues with Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr., we dive deep into the implications of President Joe Biden stepping aside as the Democratic presidential nominee.
First, we show you the President’s full speech from Wednesday night, where he explains himself after declaring on Sunday that he would leave the race. Then, we share Ohio political leaders reactions, before getting into the details of how this move toward Vice President Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee will affect Ohio's Senate race between Sherrod Brown and Bernie Moreno.
Our guests this week are Statehouse News Bureau Senior Reporter and producer and host of the Ohio Statehouse Scoop Podcast Jo Ingles, and The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Election Law Director Professor Edward Foley.
Watch this episode of Ohio Has Issues here:
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Read Jo Ingles' reporting here:
https://www.statenews.org/people/jo-ingles
In our Ohio roundup, we also look at the question of whether former President Donald Trump will be dumping Senator JD Vance as his running mate now that Biden is no longer the competition, what Ohio state Senator George Lang is saying about a speech he gave at a Vance rally where he called for a Civil War if the Trump-Vance ticket loses in November, and a major win for the people behind a proposed Ohio constitutional amendment to change the way our voting districts are drawn.
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"Ohio Has Issues" is recorded in Cleveland, out of WKYC Studios. New episodes typically stream live every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app. "Ohio Has Issues" is also available wherever you listen to podcasts, with episodes dropping after the livestreamed recording sessions end.
Stephanie is the digital anchor and legal analyst at WKYC. She produces and hosts VERIFY fact check segments and is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and California.
Mike is an anchor, commentator and editorialist at WKYC. Mike hosts "Front Row Friday" which airs every Friday at 7 PM on 3News and on WKYC+.