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
Political spending, FCC rules for political ads, the problem of false equivalency
In the September 4 edition of Ohio Has Issues with Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr., we look at political spending in Ohio, FCC rules for political ads, the problem of false equivalency and more.
Cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn joins the show to talk about his recent Letter from the Editor, talking about his concern over counting articles, false equivalency and lies in the mainstream media. We also check in with Cleveland.com political reporter Andrew Tobias, to see where the money is being spent on political ads this election cycle, while giving you an inside look at what little control TV stations have over the ads the show up on the air.
We also give you an update on the Senate race between sitting Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, Republican challenger Bernie Moreno, and Libertarian challenger Don Kissick, to the best of our ability.
Watch this episode of Ohio Has Issues here:
https://youtube.com/live/PdjMqCYKCyc
In our Ohio roundup, we look at court challenges involving the proposed redistricting amendment ballot language, the ban on gender-affirming care, and what’s shaping up to be a nasty divorce between US Representative for Ohio Max Miller and Emily Moreno Miller.
Watch every episode of Ohio Has Issues here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_SLtTChKczKqXFI_ZvzC9nuEFetXAaJX
Read Chris Quinn’s Letter from the Editor here:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/08/fox-news-false-equivalence-and-calling-out-the-lies-letter-from-the-editor.html
Read Andrew Tobias’s reporting here:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/09/get-ready-ohio-labor-day-means-getting-pounded-with-us-senate-campaign-ads.html
"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+.