gerrymandering

Leading GOP officials, including Gov. Mike DeWine, joined forces against Issue 1, arguing the new commission was flawed and unaccountable.

It's a war over one word — “gerrymander” — and rarely have so many dictionaries been called into action during an Ohio ballot campaign.

Gerrymandering is bad, right? Drawing congressional or statehouse districts to benefit one party at the expense of the other is wrong. Right? As we untangle redistricting this season, we wanted to unravel the belief that gerrymandering is bad. Guests include: Matt Huffman, Ohio Senate President (R-Lima); Maureen O’Connor, former chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court; Allison Russo, Ohio House Minority Leader (D-Upper Arlington); David Pepper, former Ohio Democratic Party Chair; Jeff Berding, co-owner of FC Cincinnati; and David Niven, political science professor at the University of Cincinnati.

Gerrymandering is bad, right? Drawing congressional or statehouse districts to benefit one party at the expense of the other is wrong. Right? As we untangle redistricting this season, we wanted to unravel the belief that gerrymandering is bad.

Gerrymandering was once again a watch word in Ohio politics this year, as lawmakers had to draw new maps to replace the ones used because of a federal court order in 2022.

Ohio’s districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade.

Ohio’s districts for both the state's House of Representatives and Senate have been set for the next decade.

Petitioners need to gather 1,000 signatures to get ballot language before the Ohio Attorney General for approval.

Can the Ohio Redistricting Commission—with some outside help—finally come up with a state district map that the Ohio Supreme Court will approve? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Steve Brown and Ann Fisher discuss the odds.

How do Russia and its invasion of Ukraine factor into the race for the US Senate here in Ohio? In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss why business ties to Russia are putting some candidates on the defensive. Statehouse correspondent for the Associated Press Julie Carr Smyth joins the show.