New Year, same Common Sense Ohio.

New laws taking effect in Ohio in 2023

• An enhanced distracted driving provision within a broader omnibus criminal justice bill, which DeWine vocally supported and signed during a ceremony Tuesday morning, now gives law enforcement the ability to pull a person over solely for being on their phone.
• Many many implications of wrongful searches.

Finishing up the Amber Alert story. How 2 Indiana moms capture suspect, rescue missing Ohio baby Kason Thomas.

Biden awards Citizens Medal to 12 on Jan. 6 anniversary.

Jim Jordan nominated for speaker of the House of Representatives? By conservative hardliners amid GOP infighting for House leadership

FAA investigating operations safety at Cleveland Hopkins airport - but not just seeing the light of day by the public.

NFL incident - another chapter of in the saga of shutting down the NFL

JD Vance comments about 3-week recess just after being sworn in - "Well, I guess my first reaction...is they don't work very hard, because we got sworn in on Tuesday and then we started a three-week recess."

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

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