Bob Cupp

The commission will likely make changes to the House and Senate district maps after holding three public hearings.

Advocates for fair districts said redistricting leaders should remain focused on the goal.

Some Democrats and voting advocates worry maps will be drawn behind closed doors and rushed through the process.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday convenes the state redistricting commission, a seven- member board, charged with drafting new maps for state lawmakers’ districts. They’ve got a lot on their plate and not a lot of time to handle it all.

With the budget bill signed into law, legislators are looking ahead for the next big issues to be tackled after summer break. Among the conversations that'll take place between now and when lawmakers return will be the future of sports betting in Ohio.

A confrontation between two Republican lawmakers at a Columbus restaurant is stirring up questions about potential infighting in the Ohio House. The dust up was over the pending vote to expel former Representative Larry Householder from office.

The Speaker of the Ohio House said recent false comments made during testimony by an anti-vax doctor is out of the ordinary. He doesn’t think changes need to be made to fact-check speakers in the future or stop their messages from being spread online through the state’s broadcast service.

Former Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) remains in the Ohio House as he awaits trial on federal bribery charges related to the 2019 passage of House Bill 6, the sweeping energy law.

The Ohio Senate has released its latest attempt to legalize sports betting in the state with a proposal that creates two types of licenses, both regulated by the Ohio Casino Control Commission.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss the political legacy of Neil Clark,…