CLEVELAND — 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.
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.
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"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+.
