Weekly Reporter Roundtable

The Ohio Senate will begin hearings this week on the circumstances that led to the recent train derailment and hazardous chemical spill in East Palestine.

The trial of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been put on hold after a juror tested positive for COVID-19. We discuss this and a rift at the Ohio Statehouse among Republicans.

Ohio House Republicans have passed a bill that would block local governments from closing gun stores or confiscating firearms during riots or emergencies. We talk about why that matters.

The so-called lame-duck session began last week. One of the biggest priorities of the Republican-led agenda: How to spend $10 billion in COVID-relief dollars.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and others are at work on a plan to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution.

Ohio is among a handful of states in play to decide control of the U.S. Senate in 2023. The cavalcade of big-name Republicans to visit the Buckeye State in recent weeks is testimony to its importance.

With the midterm elections fast approaching our Weekly Reporter Roundtable will look at the final debate between Ohio's U.S. Senate candidates and more.

A Hamilton County judge has imposed a two-week block on Ohio’s law that bans abortion when fetal cardiac activity is detected. We'll discuss how the switchbacks on abortion rights work and more.

Columbus city school students get another swipe at having the first day of classes, returning after their teachers approve a new three-year labor deal to end a strike that started last week. We’ll talk about the return to classes and more about the impact of the strike and more on our weekly reporter roundtable.

Newly-released text messages show just how closely Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted worked with Akron-based FirstEnergy to pass the consumer-funded powerplant bailout known as HB6.