This week Senator Michele Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester, joins the President's Podcast for a candid talk about Black History Month, her bills recognizing the contributions of Black Ohioans from World War II, and her remarkable background growing up in a caregiving environment that helped shape her into the strong leader she is today.

The Snowstorm froze out the Senate’s first session of the year this week, but the President’s Podcast plows ahead with Senate President Rob McColley.2025 generated major pieces of legislation from the Senate.Senate Bill 1 reset the mission of teaching for public universities to education rather than indoctrination.Senate Bill 2 established a 21st Century Energy Policy.The General Assembly also passed critical updates to the state's property tax laws.2026 is a big election year with all the statewide Executive Branch offices up for voters to decide in November. President McColley made headlines recently as he got the Lt. Governor nod this fall from a major party ticket. Hear his thoughts on this week's President's Podcast.

College football's new national champion and the state's new marijuana law highlight this week's edition of the President's Podcast.

Did you just say, "What are you guys smoking over there?"

Our guest this week is a medical doctor who has practiced emergency medicine for years and he played Division I College Football for the Toledo Rockets.

Senator Steve Huffman sponsored SB 56 which updated Ohio's marijuana law that included merging intoxicating hemp sales into existing marijuana dispensaries.

It was a major challenge that took several months but the final product was something that both chambers of the General Assembly and the Industry agreed with. Except the hemp industry that recently announced a petition drive to repeal the law. We cover the changes, why it's for the better, and the remarkable way the State of Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control oversees the industry 24/7/365.

Plus, we get his thoughts on the Big 10's new national champion.

Senator Andrew Brenner serves as the Chairman of the Senate's Education Committee and he makes the case for dissolving the U.S. Department of Education and sending all of the money from that expansive bureaucracy back to the states. He talks about his new bill that would require party designations to be printed on the ballot for school board candidates.  It has worked well for State Supreme Court races. Plus, hear his opinion on so called "sanctuary cities" and the billion dollar fraud investigation rocking Minnesota. What that means for Ohio. Senator Brenner also highlights the key changes the Ohio General Assembly passed as part of the much needed statewide property tax reforms last fall.

Governor Mike DeWine joins us for an insightful, comprehensive, and interesting conversation about his 50 years of public service.We cover today's disturbing political environment ranging from a socialist elected in New York City, to his response on the avalanche of social media resulting from the $9 billion fraud investigation into childcare operations in Minnesota that spilled over into Ohio.Governor DeWine highlights how Ohio has a far different system than Minnesota, one that is built on certified attendance, follow-up investigations and 10,000 unannounced visits by inspectors in 2025.

Plus he talks about Senate President Rob McColley being named the Lt. Governor candidate for the 2026 Republican ticket led by Vivek Ramaswamy.

Five years after what we now know was weaponized in a Wuhan lab, the governor talks about what we learned from Ohio's response to Covid-19, and hear what he has to say as a former member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee about U.S. Special Forces capturing Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

We have great Ronald Reagan story you don't want to miss.
National Political Commentator, Author, and Political Strategist Mark Weaver joins the President's Podcast to talk about today's changing political environment, the fight over free speech, and the big political headlines of the year.
Mark is a respected lawyer, political insider, and crisis communications expert who has some great stories about his career in campaigns and politics.
He also has a new children's book designed and illustrated around America's 250th birthday next year.
Join us for an entertaining and enlightening conversation.

Ohio Senate Majority Floor Leader Theresa Gavarone goes on the record with the President's Podcast to talk about the hidden dangers within a campaign to repeal property taxes statewide. She also highlights her legislation that updates security involving Ohio elections and she cuts through the political attacks directed at a new bill designed to improve Ohio's family law procedures.

Father. Grandfather. Friend to those who protect and serve.
Strongsville is his home, and he is a son of Cuyahoga County who never left. Senator Tom Patton joins the President's Podcast. Senator Patton is the second longest serving active member of the Ohio General Assembly and has unique insight and perspective about one of today's most heated public policy debates. Property Taxes.

The Ohio Senate passed major reforms to Ohio's Property Tax Laws ending the unfair practice of runaway tax increases without a vote of the people.This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as the full force of the changes take effect.The Senate acted to pass reforms in five key areas.This will save Ohio's property taxpayers $2 billion over three years as the full force of the changes take effect. Senate President Rob McColley joins the President's Podcast to explain the changes step-by-step and the transformational difference it will make for taxpayers.

The Ohio Senate saluted Veterans Day as the USMC, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps celebrate their 250th birthday. This week veteran, doctor, and Senator Terry Johnson joins the President's Podcast. Just honored as the Ohio VFW's Legislator of the Year, Senator Johnson is a true patriot and unafraid to describe the dangers of today's highly charged political environment. He talks about the election of a socialist to the mayor's office in New York City, the political fight that finally ended the "Schumer Shutdown" of the federal government, and how that turned into an effort that even targeted Ohio's Budget Stabilization Fund.