Columbus Perspective

00:00 Show open/ Cassandra Crifasi, Co-Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, on safe gun storage.

7:43 Dr. Robyn Koslowitz on post-trauma parenting.

19:29 Dr. Courtney Campbell, veterinarian, on the cost of pet parenthood.

28:34 Face the State: An interview with State Representative Gary Click on the "Taxpayer Freedom Trilogy" of bills. Fourth introduction of the C.R.O.W.N. Act in the Ohio legislature with Fran Frazier of Black Girl Rising.

00:00 Show open/ Back to school eye exams due to digital eye strain with Dr. Janelle Davison.

7:06 Julie Garner, Founder OF Project Yellow Light, on distracted driving.

16:30 David Sampson, President of American Property Casualty Insurance Association, on rising insurance costs.

25:48 Face the State: Democratic Strategist Morgan Harper and Republican Strategist Matt Dole on Sherrod Brown's announcement that he is running for a US Senate seat, Ohio's gubernatorial and Secretary of State races.

00:00 Show open/ Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association, on back-to-school costs.

12:09 Dr. David Levine on male postpartum depression.

29:25 Face the State: Democratic Strategist Dale Butland and Republican Strategist Matt Dole on Sherrod Brown vs. Jon Husted in the 2026 US Senate race.

35:07 Face the State: Ohio Equal Rights Co-Chair Lis Regula on the future of marriage equality. Ohio Democratic Congress Member Joyce Beatty's social security forum.

00:00 Show open/ Herb Gillen, Event Producer of the 2025 Columbus Air Show, on its collaboration with the US Navy.

8:15 Abigail Ross Hopper, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association, on solar jobs in Ohio.

23:16 Dr. Janelle Davison on Gen Z's digital eye strain.

31:13 Face the State: An interview with the Executive Co-Chair of Ohio Equal Rights Lis Regula on two proposed constitutional amendments.

00:00 Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Director LeeAnne Cornyn on the Wellness Workforce campaign.

10:26 Shena Ashley, President of the Capital One Insights Center and Justin Richardson, CEO of Pacific Transformer with a small business update.

20:10 Elizabeth Werner on Toys for Summer.

27:02 Face the State: Portion of an interview with Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary Mertz.

34:33 Face the State: Reaction to comments vice president JD Vance made about the safety of Columbus. Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno's criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Ohio Equal Rights moving forward with two separate proposed constitutional amendments.

00:00 Show open/ Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin on the Columbus Promise program.

11:37 Leslie Dach, CEO of Protect Our Care on cuts to the Medicaid program.

23:48 Face the State: The Ohio House choosing to override one of governor mike DeWine's vetoes on property tax reform. Gov. DeWine's property tax working group. A bipartisan bill that would allow local governments to approve liquor sales on Sunday without a local vote with State Rep. Jack Daniels (R- Akron)

37:44 Face the State: A new industrial solar development in Knox County.

00:00 Show open/ Antonio Ciaccia, a leading expert on Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

9:58 Tadd Nicholson - Executive Director of the Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association with an update on Ohio's farms.

20:58 Dr. Sandra Faeh - President of the American Veterinary Medical Association on summer pet safety.

27:48 Face the State: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on state lawmakers' attempts to override his vetoes of state budget measures. Ohio Republican Rep. David Thomas (65th District) on property taxes. A court ruling that the Trump administration cannot end temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants in Springfield in early September.

00:00 Show open/ Rachel Lustig, CEO of Lutheran Social Services Network of Hope, on changes to Medicaid.

10:55 Anne Zimmerman, Co-Chair of Small Business for America's Future, on concerns of small businesses.

20:18 Alison LeRoy, City of Dublin, on the upcoming Dublin Irish Festival

27:35 Face the State: A portion of an interview with Kathleen Clyde, the new chair of the Ohio Democratic Party.

35:21 Face the State: The Ohio house has called a special session to try to override governor mike DeWine's line-item vetoes on property tax reform. Impact of Columbus property taxes on Columbus City Schools with CCS Superintendent Angela Chapman and Treasurer Ryan Cook. The grassroots efforts to abolish property taxes in Ohio. Effort to put an equal rights constitutional amendment on Ohio's ballot.

00:00 Show open/ Vanessa Okweraiwe from Edward Jones on care for loved ones.

9:31 Rod Griffin, Sr. Dir. Public Education at Experian on Gen Z's finances.

19:28 Face the State: Reporter roundtable on the new state budget with Jeremy Pelzer, Politics Reporter with Cleveland dot com and the Plain Dealer and Jo Ingles, reporter and producer with the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau.

33:25 Face the State: Ohio's planned celebration of America's semiquincentennial with America 250-Ohio Executive Director Todd Kleismit.

00:00 Show open/ Lora Monfared from Bank of America on summer travel.

8:18 Doug Ressler from Yardi Matrix on public transportation for renters in Columbus.

20:34 Face the State: Governor DeWine's assessment of conditions in Springfield nine months after President Trump amplified false claims that Haitian immigrants there were eating cats and dogs. An interview with Springfield mayor Rob Rue.

34:04 Face the State: The new state budget and its impact on school funding with State Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio (D- Lakewood), Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman (R- Lima), State Senate President Rob Mccolley (R- Napoleon), and Education Advocate Kathryn Garvey. Vice President JD Vance's recent visit to Senator Bernie Moreno's (R- OH) desire to have President Trump to receive the Nobel peace prize for his actions in Iran.