New Lawyer Talk episodes coming, but here's the Common Sense Ohio podcast until then.

What does Friday the 13th mean to you? For us, a quick reference back to a classic Lawyer Talk episode.

Ohio legislators are back to life with their push for a state board of education as a cabinet post, a push again for a higher general public amendment vote.

What is going on within OH GOP in the House of Representatives? The speaker is now Jason Stevens rather than Derek Marrin. Ohio Republican Party censures GOP lawmakers who backed the new House speaker and those that voted against Derek Marrin.

Should there be more political parties? Some say yes with all this split going on. But chaos within a political party is sometimes a good thing.

The Ohio budget proposal for the fiscal year is due from Governor Mike DeWine by the end of January. It could be as large as 2600 pages. As a reference, the federal budget is 4000 pages. What makes Ohio's budget so large? One item for sure - 37% of Cuyahoga County (Cleveland area) are Medicaid recipients, so a large part of the budget is on social spending.

One of many new Ohio laws - occupational licensure, Ohio House Bill 509. We talk about pros and cons, and one con being the state of Ohio doesn't get the reciprocity we do of other states.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and "double dipping," collecting additional income with a current pension. Democrats are calling foul, but Yost is not alone. 12,000 other Ohio employees are doing the same.

Recorded at Channel 511.

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