Last night was the first Presidential Election Debate. Did you watch? Who won? Will it have any effect on your vote this November? On this hour, we’ll give you a recap and fact check of the event.

Guests

• Joan McLean (politics and government professor at Ohio Wesleyan University)
• John Green (Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron)
• Rob Farley (Deputy Managing Editor for FactCheck.org)

On this hour, we’ll give you a special rundown and discussion of the 2012 Democratic National Convention starting Tuesday in Charlotte, NC. Ann will host a panel to provide the highlights of the Convention.

Guests

• Howard Wilkinson (politics reporter for 91.7 WVXU Cincinnati)
• Jack Torry (Correspondent for the Columbus Dispatch Washington Bureau)
• John C. Green (Director, Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, the University of Akron)

GOP Presumptive Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has finally announced his Vice Presidential candidate: Wisconsin’s Paul Ryan. On this hour, we’ll talk a close look at the 2012 Presidential Election as we analyze Romney’s decision and the decision’s effect on his campaign.

Guests

• Joe Hallett (Senior Editor at the Columbus Dispatch)
• John C. Green (Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron)

The city of Steubenville has been chosen by Governor John Kasich to host the State of the State address… Why Steubenville? And how will this help the city?

Guests

• Joe Nocera (Principal, Wells Academy)
• Jerry Barilla (small business owner and local historian)

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Then, before we hear the Governor’s State of the State address in Steubenville, we’ll ask what is the state of our state… What are the issues and what are conditions in different regions of the state?

Guests

On Election Day, Ohio voters will get their chance to weigh in on Senate Bill 5, the new law that limits collective bargaining rights of public employees and bans public employees from striking. Senate Bill 5 basically gutted another law that had been on the books since 1983.  But ohio voters as far back as 1953 addressed the issue of worker rights. In this hour of All Sides, learn about the history behind Senate Bill five with two veteran journalists and a history scholar.

Guests:

• William Hershey (Columbus Bureau Correspondent, Dayton Daily News)
• John Green (Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Akron)
• Eugene Branstool (sponsor of 1983 Collective Bargaining law)
• Lee Leonard (veteran statehouse reporter)