Gov. Mike DeWine has proposed doubling state aid for family and children’s services, from $74 million a year to $151 million a year, shoring up poor counties more dependent on the state. In fact, just 51 of Ohio’s 88 counties use levies to generate local funding, a big factor in Ohio’s last-place ranking for support of local children’s services. Today on All Sides weekly reporter roundtable, how the governor’s promises will land in the Ohio General Assembly and more.

Join guest host Christopher Purdy as we discuss the Columbus library's latest "Quick Picks" and more.

Sherrod Brown announced yesterday that he won’t run for President in 2020. But there are no shortage of candidates, currently, there are 14 Democrats declared, and Vice President Joe Biden is expected to be the 15th. Today on All Sides, Sherrod Brown choice to bow out and the Democrats 2020 agenda.

Students who miss a lot of school tend to perform at lower levels. What about teachers who miss class? When a teacher misses school for 10 or more days a year, the impact on the student is equivalent to the experience of having a brand new teacher versus one with a few years experience, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. Coming up on All Sides: the impact of teacher attendance.

A health trend claims that blood transfusions from younger people can prevent aging, dementia and other problems associated with old age. But the practice has raised ethical questions with the Food and Drug Administration issuing a warning to companies doing the transfusions this month. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, blood transfusions, the recent measles outbreak and more.

Following Gov. Mike DeWine’s first State of the State address, House Republicans trimmed back the proposed 18 cent gas tax increase. The move comes after the Governor proposed what he called a minimalist request. Today on All Sides, the reaction to the 2019 State of the State address.

Some 1,000 youth each year transition from the foster care system across the state. But most are ill-equipped to take on the adult lifestyle. Today on All Sides, the challenges for those aging out of foster care in Ohio and around the country.

SpaceX successfully launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft over the weekend from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon is the first commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft to leave Earth. It arrived safely at the International Space Station, where it's expected to stay docked for five days before returning to our home planet. The flight is expected to bring NASA one step closer to sending humans back into space, which hasn’t been done in nearly a decade. Today on All

Real estate developer and former longtime Central Ohio Transit Authority board member Bob Weiler has proposed that buses be fare free, spreading the burden with an increase in the county sales tax. Today on All Sides, the prospect and possibility of free COTA rides .

Governor Mike DeWine has proposed an 18-cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase to offset at least part of a billion-dollar-a year revenue shortfall for the Ohio Department of Transportation construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof has said that if there’s a tax hike on gas, a cut would be called for in income taxes. Today on All Sides Weekly Reporter Roundtable: the prospects for a gas tax hike.