Weekly Reporter Roundtable

The police shooting of a 21-year-old pregnant black woman once again raises questions of the proper use of force. We discuss the latest on the investigation and look at the abortion rights campaign on our reporters roundtable.

After the defeat of Issue One, we'll what’s next as we look ahead to the November election on the Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

Election Day is tomorrow in Ohio, and Issue 1 is the sole ballot item. That single issue will determine how high a hurdle the abortion/reproductive rights issue on the November ballot must clear to pass.

If an abortion rights issue makes the November ballot, it will appear as one issue, not multiple issues, as an anti-abortion group wanted.

The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate last week moved ahead with a measure that the bill's sponsor said is intended to "rescue" diversity in higher education. We'll discuss this and more on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable.

Ohio Republican lawmakers are pushing a special August election to vote on a resolution that would make it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution. The plan has also received a million-dollar cash infusion from an out-of-state GOP mega-donor.

Ohio’s state board of education last week voted to give the thumbs down on an Ohio Senate bill that would shift much of the board’s authority over curriculum and other issues to the governor.

The change of course comes as Ohio Republicans aim to make it harder to amend the constitution harder before a reproductive rights amendment could possibly appear on the November ballot.

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and former GOP Chairman Matt Borges were found guilty on a racketeering charge last week. We discuss the verdict and the aftermath.

The Ohio House last week passed a $12.6 billion dollar transportation spending bill that appeared to span almost every mode, including bike lanes, highways and passenger rail.