Redistricting

A lawsuit has been filed over the sixth set of legislative redistricting maps adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission on September 26.

The Ohio Attorney General approved summary language for the proposed amendment brought by the group Citizens Not Politicians to change the legislative redistricting process.

Ohio’s redistricting fight ended in a sudden bi-partisan fashion last week. We'll discuss this as well as the abortion rights and the marijuana legalization campaigns on the November ballot.

In this episode of Snollygoster, we look at the proposed abortion rights amendment and how it compares to Michigan's amendment from last year. Zoe Clark, political director at Michigan Radio, discusses the dynamics and messaging of her state's successful abortion rights campaign.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously adopted new maps, but Democrats are not happy.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission is working to approve new state House and Senate maps. The commission is holding its second of three public hearings on Monday.

Majority Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission reject maps drawn by Democrats and choose to go with their own working maps at next week's public hearings.

Petition language for the amendment to put redistricting in the hands of a citizens commission is rejected a second time, on the same day as a meeting of the panel that currently draws maps for Ohio lawmakers' districts is postponed.

The first meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission in 16 months was supposed to be short and organizational, but the map-drawing panel's session was cut short when members were unable to pick the co-chairs who would lead the panel.

Expanded access and funding for a controversial school voucher program has intensified the tug-of-war over school funding in Ohio. On our weekly Reporter Roundtable, we discuss this as well as Ohio Rep. Bob Young's resignation, redistricting, property taxes and more.