We explain what started a 2023 prison riot and why it took nearly a year for the answer, how the fight over our Congressional map ended, and whether a Senate candidate is living up to his promise.

This week we're explaining your property taxes, whether Bob Young will lose his chairmanship, how JD Vance navigates his first year and why parental consent is a hot topic.

We're explaining how Ramaswamy fared in his first presidential debate, which schools are arming staff, why the Cleveland Browns are getting into politics, and the reasons a redistricting amendment got rejected. 

We're explaining how Householder's guilty verdict might be a window in the charges Trump faces in Georgia, what Marijuana making the November ballot means for abortion and what legal changes will impact your kids this school year. 

This week we're explaining the special election results, what the reaction has been, and how Issue 1 might impact the abortion vote in November.

We're explaining Ohio's reaction to Trump's indictment, why libertarians are upset with Frank LaRose and whether schools might start hiring chaplains.

Political reporters Laura Bischoff and Jessie Balmert speak with Jeff Williams, former FBI agent on the latest special edition of the Ohio Politics Explained podcast. During this episode we discuss his career with BCI and the FBI, talk about what it is like investigating public corruption cases, and provide details from the day Larry Householder was arrested at his Perry County farmhouse.

Political reporters Laura Bischoff and Jessie Balmert speak with Jeff Williams, former FBI agent on the latest special edition of the Ohio Politics Explained podcast. During this episode we discuss public corruption, dark money, how Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in prison and why young FBI agent Blane Wetzel was so important in Ohio’s largest public corruption case.

Political reporters Laura Bischoff and Jessie Balmert speak with Jeff Williams, former FBI agent on the latest special edition of the Ohio Politics Explained podcast. During this episode we discuss Tyler Fehrman, the secret recordings with Matt Borges, and how Juan Cespedes and political consultant Jeff Longstreth were critical to helping the federal case.

Political reporters Laura Bischoff and Jessie Balmert speak with Jeff Williams, former FBI agent on the latest special edition of the Ohio Politics Explained podcast. During this episode we discuss the news splash that the Householder arrest made and the role that super lobbyist Neil Clark played in the largest public correct case in Ohio history.