On the June 12 edition of Ohio Has Issues, Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr. round up the political talking points from around the state.

NBC Cleveland investigative reporter Lynna Lai shares which Ohio cities are banning recreational marijuana sales, now that applications to sell the products are open for medical dispensaries.

Plus, Cleveland.com’s Jeremy Pelzer joins the show to break down an impressive amount of money coming to Northeast Ohio, while PolitiFACT’s chief correspondent and the Center For Politics Sabato’s Crystal Ball senior columnist Louis Jacobson explains the importance of the 3 races for Ohio’s Supreme Court that voters will decide in November.

We also share the results of the special election for Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, tell you where US Senator Sherrod Brown and his candidate Bernie Moreno stand on a bill that would help protect contraception access, and share reporting from the Ohio Capital Journal about Moreno’s claims that he was responsible for AT&T bringing 5G internet to our area.

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Read Sarbina Eaton's reporting here:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/06/us-senate-republicans-kill-right-to-contraception-legislation-in-politically-charged-vote.html

Read Nick Evans' reporting here:
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/06/07/bernie-moreno-claims-blockland-conference-convinced-att-to-bring-5g-to-cleveland/

Read Jeremy Pelzer's reporting here:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/06/lawmakers-are-now-looking-to-give-more-than-140-million-to-northeast-ohio-projects-heres-who-stands-to-get-a-share.html

Read Lou Jacobson's column here:
https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/the-state-supreme-court-skirmishes/

"Ohio Has Issues" is recorded in Cleveland, out of WKYC Studios. New episodes typically stream live every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app. "Ohio Has Issues" is also available wherever you listen to podcasts, with episodes dropping after the livestreamed recording sessions end.

Stephanie is the digital anchor and legal analyst at WKYC. She produces and hosts VERIFY fact check segments and is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and California.

Mike is an anchor, commentator and editorialist at WKYC. Mike hosts "Front Row Friday" which airs every Friday at 7 PM on 3News and on WKYC+.

It's an Ohio roundup edition of Ohio Has Issues with Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr., on June 5.

First up, Ohio politicians react to former President Donald Trump's felony convictions in New York.

Then, we talk with Cleveland.com's Andrew Tobias to break down the results of the Ohio General Assembly's special legislative session, and what that means for President Joe Biden making it onto Ohio's ballot in November.

We close things out with Cleveland.com's Jake Zuckerman, who explains what deadline is about to pass related to the FirstEnergy House Bill 6 bribery scandal, and which group is about to evade prosecution because of it.

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Ready Marty Schladen's reporting here:
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/05/31/donald-trump-is-a-convicted-felon-some-ohio-leaders-react-with-fury-others-silence/

Read Andrew Tobias's reporting here:
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2024/06/gov-mike-dewine-signs-bills-expanding-ban-on-foreign-contributions-fixing-biden-ballot-issue.html

Read Jake Zuckerman's reporting here:
https://www.cleveland.com/open/2024/06/firstenergy-the-center-point-of-a-bribery-plot-could-officially-beat-the-rap-this-summer.html

"Ohio Has Issues" is recorded in Cleveland, out of WKYC Studios. New episodes typically stream live every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app. "Ohio Has Issues" is also available wherever you listen to podcasts, with episodes dropping after the livestreamed recording sessions end.

Stephanie is the digital anchor and legal analyst at WKYC. She produces and hosts VERIFY fact check segments and is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and California.

Mike is an anchor, commentator and editorialist at WKYC. Mike hosts "Front Row Friday" which airs every Friday at 7 PM on 3News and on WKYC+.

What do Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Ohio's Democratic Party Chair, the Democratic National Committee and a law professor have in common? They all have their take on why Ohio Has Issues when it comes to getting President Joe Biden on the ballot.

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On the May 29 edition of Ohio Has Issues with Stephanie Haney and Mike Polk Jr., we unravel what led to the DNC having to take pandemic measures to nominate President Joe Biden, in order to ensure he could be certified in time to appear on Ohio's November ballot, despite DeWine calling a rare special legislative session to try to accomplish just that.

We hear from Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters, who sets the stage for explaining what one major factor was that kept Ohio's General Assembly from doing what it's done multiple times in the past: adjusting Ohio's candidate certification deadline to accommodate the date of the Democratic National Convention.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law professor Jonathan Entin goes into great detail about Ohio Republican's proposed ban on foreign contributions to ballot measures, further unraveling what kept Ohio lawmakers from being able to fix this issue themselves.

Plus, as always, Mike and Stephanie give you the latest information on what's happening in Ohio's US Senate race between sitting Senator Sherrod Brown and challenger Bernie Moreno.

"Ohio Has Issues" is recorded in Cleveland, out of WKYC Studios. New episodes typically stream live every Wednesday night at 7:30 PM on the WKYC YouTube page and the WKYC+ streaming app. "Ohio Has Issues" is also available wherever you listen to podcasts, with episodes dropping after the livestreamed recording sessions end.

Stephanie is the digital anchor and legal analyst at WKYC. She produces and hosts VERIFY fact check segments and is licensed to practice law in both Ohio and California.

Mike is an anchor, commentator and editorialist at WKYC. Mike co-hosts "Front Row Friday" with Laura Caso, which airs every Friday at 7 PM on 3News and on WKYC+.