Columbus Dispatch senior editor Darrel Rowland speaks about campaign contributions in Ohio. During this episode of the Buckeye Forum politics podcast Rowland provides a snapshot of the top 16 donors in the state and give details on each of them

Democratic National Convention 2020: John Kasich, Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders

Aug 18th, 2020 13m 31s

Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Randy Ludlow recap the opening night of the online Democratic National Convention on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum. During this episode we discuss what speakers John Kasich, Michelle Obama a

What we're missing from a digital DNC

Aug 17th, 2020 11m 39s

Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan and Anna Staver discuss how things are going to be very different at this year’s Democratic National Convention. During this episode we talk about how this digital DNC will impact Ohio’s Biden delegates a

Dr. Amy Acton resigns, and the legislature breaks for the summer

Jun 15th, 2020 18m 9s

Columbus Dispatch political reporters Rick Rouan, Randy Ludlow, and Anna Staver discuss the latest in Ohio politics on the newest episode of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we talk about how Dr. Amy Acton has resigned as the stat

Sockpuppets, catfishing, and keeping your voting machines safe in the 2020 election

Feb 14th, 2020 27m 41s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland and politics reporter Rick Rouan discuss election security and what this means for voters in Ohio. Next we talk about what election officials are doing regarding the upcoming 2020 election. Finally,

How reporters uncovered problems with Ohio's voter purges

Jan 23rd, 2020 10m 34s

Ohio purged more than 460,000 voter registrations in 2019. Reporters from The Columbus Dispatch and USA TODAY Network dug into those registrations that were wrongly targeted for cancellation.

Trump launches 2020 campaign in Ohio

Jan 10th, 2020 26m 36s

Columbus Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with politics reporters Rick Rouan and Anna Staver to recap Lara Trump’s recent visit to Columbus, discusses Donald Trump’s first 2020 campaign visit to Toledo, Ohio last night, and

AWP: Three little letters that could affect your health and wallet

Dec 22nd, 2019 13m 50s

Columbus Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland and politics reporter Cathy Candisky explain the latest findings in the ongoing Side Effects series. During this episode we talk about why you are paying so much for your prescription drugs

How Ohio’s vexing voucher system blew up

Dec 15th, 2019 22m 7s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with politics reporter Anna Staver on the latest edition of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we discuss Ohio’s school voucher system, explain how school are able to obtain a vou

Guns, Gambling and the Governor's schedule: What's going on in state government?

Nov 11th, 2019 19m 36s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with politics reporters Randy Ludlow and Anna Staver on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we discuss what Governor Mike DeWine has been up to since he took

Battle for the Burbs 2020

Nov 3rd, 2019 19m 28s

Columbus Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with politics reporter Rick Rouan on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum podcast. During this episode we talk about what defines a suburb, what has been going on in these Ohio su

It’s debate day in Ohio

Oct 15th, 2019 27m 52s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with politics reporter Rick Rouan on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum Politics podcast. During this episode we preview the Democratic debate in Westerville, Ohio and tell you what to l

What really happened in Ohio’s voter purge

Sep 9th, 2019 26m 23s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with reporter Rick Rouan on the latest episode of the Buckeye Forum Politics podcast. During this we discuss Ohio’s voter purge process, talk about where things currently stand with this, and

VP Mike Pence calls out local workers, fallen soldier in Lancaster speech

Jul 30th, 2019 4m 32s

Vice President Mike Pence called out two Magna workers during a groundbreaking ceremony for the company's new manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Ohio. He also spoke of Lancaster native Sgt. Joseph Collette, who died on March 22 during a comba

Jim Siegel’s colleagues remember him a month later

Jul 12th, 2019 12m 41s

Dispatch public affairs staff Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow, Cathy Candisky, and Marty Schladen reflect on reporter Jim Siegel’s life. July 12th, 2019 is exactly one month to the day since Dispatch legislative reporter Jim Siegel passed away. Du

Ohio and the abortion controversy

May 31st, 2019 23m 59s

Dispatch public affairs editor Darrel Rowland speaks with reporters Jim Siegel and Ben Deeter regarding the topic of abortion. During this we discuss the current laws that Ohio has in place regarding abortion, what the so called “heartbeat bill

The great grad debate

May 30th, 2019 30m 37s

Dispatch public affairs reporter Jim Siegel speaks with state superintendent Paolo DeMaria and Chad Aldis, VP for Ohio policy and advocacy for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute about the latest effort to establish state high school graduation req

What's going on in Piketon?

May 23rd, 2019 7m 35s

Washington D.C. reporter Jessica Wehrman talks about how a community wrestles with what to do about reports that the region outside their middle school is contaminated with radioactive contamination.

PBM reform goes national

Apr 29th, 2019 11m 20s

Dispatch reporters Marty Schladen and Cathy Candisky discuss the latest findings in the Columbus Dispatch’s Side Effects series. During this we discuss how the efforts in Ohio to reform pharmacy benefit managers have helped this issue to gain n

Why Ohio school funding is still broken

Apr 25th, 2019 56m 37s

Dispatch public affairs reporter Jim Siegel talks with Howard Fleeter of the Ohio Education Policy Institute and Julie Wagner Feasel, member of the Olentangy Board of Education regarding Ohio school funding. During this we address issues of why

The future of Donald Trump

Apr 19th, 2019 15m 56s

Jack Torry, Washington bureau chief of the Columbus Dispatch, talks about the Mueller report and what it means for President Donald Trump's administration.

Gas tax rising, license plates disappearing

Apr 4th, 2019 29m 8s

Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland speaks with reporter Jim Siegel to discuss the latest gas tax that the Ohio legislature recently approved, talk about what the House and Senate originally proposed on this tax during the negotiation

Congressman Steve Stivers joins the show

Mar 27th, 2019 22m 58s

Washington D.C. reporter Jessica Wehrman speaks with Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Upper Arlington on the latest edition of the Buckeye Forum Politics podcast. In this episode we discuss Trump's emergency declaration on the border, civility, Trump's Tw

Fill’er up! Should Ohioans pay a higher gas tax?

Mar 11th, 2019 23m 30s

Dispatch Public Affairs Editor Darrel Rowland speaks with reporter Jim Siegel on the proposed Ohio gas tax hike, where the funds for this proposed gas tax will go, and discuss the initial gas tax proposal from Gov. Mike DeWine. Finally, we talk

Governor Mike DeWine’s first State of the State address

Mar 5th, 2019 44m 29s

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivers his first State of the State address. During this the republican delivers his first assessment of the state and highlights some of his plans for Ohio during his first term as governor.